Campus News
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April 27, 2015
Screen arts and cultures senior interns for David Letterman
For LSA senior Caroline Schaper, comedy is serious business. Well, sort of. “I’ve known for a pretty long time that I wanted to be a television writer, so I came to the University of Michigan knowing I wanted to do something with writing,” says Schaper, a Pittsburgh native. After taking writing courses with lecturer Oliver… -
April 27, 2015
Senior thrives in ‘journey of healing’
Leontine Wallace didn’t usually share details of her life, including drug abuse, but that hesitancy changed after a lecture by a professor who openly shared the challenges he faced in life. Wallace, a 26-year-old Owosso senior who will graduate with a nursing degree and minor in social work, has a better perspective on life. She… -
April 27, 2015
Profiles from the Class of 2015
Each year The University Record profiles several graduating seniors who highlight the range of experiences and people who attend U-M. Profiles from the Class of 2015 are:
• Danny Freed, who co-founded Companion, an app that helps promote late-night safety.
• Hillary Kooistra, whose internships have helped further a passion for dance.
• Caroline Schaper, whose work as a sketch comedy writer and actor led to an internship with David Letterman.
• Leontine Wallace, who draws on her personal life challenges to inform her training as a nurse.
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April 27, 2015
Five faculty projects honored for innovative teaching methods
Five U-M faculty projects that demonstrate fresh approaches to advancing student learning are winners of the seventh annual Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prize.
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April 24, 2015
Obituary: Victor Streeter
Victor Streeter, a U-M alum and former Civil and Environmental Engineering professor, died April 15 at the age of 105.
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April 23, 2015
Campuses, units to celebrate Spring Commencement
A roundup of Spring Commencement ceremonies, including the main event Michigan Stadium, unit celebrations and ceremonies at the UM-Dearborn and UM-Flint campuses.
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April 23, 2015
OSCR sees small drop in reported student code violations
The Office of Student Conflict Resolution says there was a slight decline in the overall number of reported student code of conduct violations for the 2013-14 academic year.
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April 22, 2015
Ciorciari, Lupia among first class of Carnegie Fellowship winners
Two U-M professors are among the first 32 recipients of the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship, which awards up to $200,000 to support humanities and social science scholars.
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April 22, 2015
Schlissel, Deloria elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
President Mark Schlissel and professor Philip Deloria have been elected as new members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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April 21, 2015
Nominations sought to recognize those who champion disability issues
Nominations are now being accepted for the 26th annual James T. Neubacher Award. The deadline for submissions is June 1.
