Campus News

  1. February 18, 2013

    Police Beat

    January 2013 crime map > Police investigation into sexual assault at West Quad still pending University police continue to wait for results from their investigation in the Jan. 13 report of a sexual assault at West Quad residence hall. A suspect was arrested and interviewed Jan. 19. He was released pending warrant authorization by the…
  2. February 4, 2013

    Obituary

    Spickard worked in Office of University Development for 20 years Catherine K. Spickard, 47, died Jan. 11 at her home. A 20-year member of the U-M Office of University Development, she began working as a joint secretary in the Corporate Foundation Relations and Development Reports & Information Offices in 1994. She quickly demonstrated her skills…
  3. January 21, 2013

    Obituaries

    Design professor Shaun Jackson dies following Florida plane crash By Rick Fitzgerald Public Affairs Shaun Jackson, a professor of art and design who has received international acclaim for his work, died Jan. 15 from injuries sustained in a Florida plane crash. Jackson, 63, of Ann Arbor, was a passenger in a single-engine airplane that crashed…
  4. January 21, 2013

    Police Beat

    December 2012 crime map > Police investigating sexual assault at West Quad University police continue to investigate a report of a sexual assault from Jan. 13 at West Quad residence hall. Video images were released the next day in an effort to identify the male subject. They can be viewed on the U-M police website…
  5. January 14, 2013

    Obituaries

    Hanes Walton Jr. Hanes Walton Jr., a professor of political science known for his research, humor and dedication to students, died Jan. 7 at age 72. Colleagues and former students fondly remembered the scholar for his positive influence through his teaching and advising, as well as his contributions to political science. “Professor Walton also was…
  6. January 14, 2013

    Regents roundup

    The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its Dec. 13 meeting. Regents cancel formal session for January The Board of Regents has canceled its Jan. 17 formal session in Ann Arbor and will instead meet in a two-day strategic session Jan. 17-18. The special informal session will take place in Los…
  7. December 10, 2012

    Police Beat

    Attempted home invasion Crime Alert #18 canceled University police have determined that the Nov. 12 report of an attempted home invasion likely was the result an unknown subject opening the wrong apartment door at Northwood. They concluded that no crime was committed at the apartment in the 1900 block of McIntyre, and the crime alert…
  8. December 3, 2012

    Obituaries

    Joseph Blotner Joseph Leo Blotner, a former U-M professor whose biography of William Faulkner set a new standard for a literary biography, died Nov. 16 in Oakland, Calif. As the editor of the Faulkner letters and then of all Faulkner’s novels for the Library of America, Blotner was the crucial expert of his era on…
  9. November 19, 2012

    Regents Roundup

    The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its Nov. 15 meeting. Addition and renovations planned for School of Music, Theatre & Dance A $23.27 million dollar project is planned that will create an approximately 21,000-gross-square foot addition to the Earl V. Moore Building. The addition will house a new rehearsal hall,…
  10. November 19, 2012

    Police Beat

    October 2012 crimemap > Two assaults on Oct. 20 Two separate aggravated assaults reportedly occurred Oct. 20, resulting in emergency room visits for each victim. Around 2 a.m., a university police officer observed a fight near Washtenaw Avenue and South University. As the officer exited his vehicle, he observed one of the fighters unexpectedly strike…