Campus News
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December 5, 2018
Jeffries’ $33M gift dedicated to student support at Law School
Lisa and Christopher Jeffries have committed $33 million to the Law School, with the gift’s entirety dedicated to student support. The school’s South Hall will be renamed Jeffries Hall.
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December 3, 2018
Campus briefs
News from around the university.
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December 3, 2018
Jacqueline Bowman named U-M’s first ombudsperson for staff
Jacqueline Bowman has been appointed to lead the university’s new Office of the Staff Ombuds for all U-M staff working on the Ann Arbor campus and in Michigan Medicine.
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December 3, 2018
Taubman assistant professor uses architecture to help children with autism
Sean Ahlquist, assistant professor of architecture, has dedicated his scholarship and teaching at U-M to creating sensory-rich environments that help children with autism overcome challenges for interacting within “sensory-toxic” socially active environments.
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November 30, 2018
Faculty panel plans broad outreach across three campuses
The panel of faculty members appointed to explore the intersection of faculty members’ political ideology and their responsibilities to students has initiated a survey of the U-M community and will host several open meetings.
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November 29, 2018
Julia Putnam, Tim Wise to deliver MLK Symposium keynote
Author and educator Tim Wise and Detroit school principal and writer Julia Putnam will deliver the 33rd annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium memorial keynote lecture Jan. 21.
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November 28, 2018
UNC professor lectures on government interference in higher ed
University of North Carolina professor Gene Nichol discussed how government and university leadership can undermine academic freedom and free speech in higher education.
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November 28, 2018
U-M receives more than 12,600 gifts on fifth annual Giving Blueday
Donors made 12,635 gifts to U-M on the fifth annual Giving Blueday, raising $3,638,612 over 24 hours Tuesday for university causes of of donors’ choice.
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November 28, 2018
NCID provides funding, opportunities for DEI public scholarship
The National Center for Institutional Diversity has created several sources of funding to help faculty and staff collaborate to advance equity, inclusion and social justice.
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November 27, 2018
Fifteen U-M scientists, engineers named AAAS fellows
Fifteen researchers at U-M have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers.
