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April 9, 2012
Hubert (Hu) English Hubert (Hu) English, emeritus professor of English, LSA, died suddenly Feb. 8 in a manner wholly in keeping with the civility of his life, family members say, while walking with his wife and their dog in a park. English was born July 2, 1925, in Gary, Ind. At 18, he entered national…
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April 2, 2012
Celebrated civil rights litigator John Payton has died at age 65. He was the lead counsel throughout the university’s landmark case Gratz v. Bollinger, the LSA undergraduate admissions case argued in 2003 before the Supreme Court of the United States. Payton was remembered by President Barack Obama as a “personal friend” and “a true champion…
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March 19, 2012
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its March 15 meeting. ANN ARBOR CAMPUS Faculty appointments with tenure Dr. Amr H. Sawalha, associate professor of internal medicine, Medical School, effective April 1. Bruno E. Simma, professor of law, Law School, effective Sept. 1. Named professorships Dr. Ann A. Little, James W.…
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March 12, 2012
Leo F. McNamara Leo F. McNamara, emeritus professor of English, died Feb. 9 at the age of 78. McNamara was born June 3, 1933, in Clinton, Mass., the son of Leo and Helen (Weaver) McNamara. He received his Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1954. The next year he married Barbara…
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March 12, 2012
February 2012 crime map > Burglaries reported at three apartments Residents in two Northwood Community apartments reported March 2 that backpacks had been taken from the first floor of their apartments. The incidents occurred in Northwood V on Stone Road. One resident reported that she had been sleeping upstairs and found her backpack missing when…
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February 20, 2012
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its Feb. 16 meeting. Meeting schedule set for 2013, 2014 The Board of Regents approved meeting schedules for 2013 and 2014 during its Feb. 16 meeting. The regents will meet 11 times per year, with no meeting in August. All meetings are on the…
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February 13, 2012
January 2012 crime map > Man remains in jail for East Quad home invasion A 55-year-old man remains in jail awaiting his pre-trial hearing March 7 on a charge of first-degree home invasion. He is accused of entering an East Quad residence hall room around 6:30 p.m. Jan. 6. His bond was set at $25,000…
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January 23, 2012
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its Jan. 19 meeting. Kraus auditorium to be updated A renovation in the Edward Henry Kraus Building is planned that will update the building’s auditorium space to current life safety and accessibility code requirements, provide accessible seating and accessibility improvements, update finishes, replace the…
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January 16, 2012
Cecelia Banwell-Graham Cecelia Banwell-Graham, a former Medical School illustrator, died Dec. 14 in Tacoma, Wash. She was 87. Photo courtesy Patty Graham. Born in Detroit in 1924, Graham was identified early as an art prodigy. In 1943 she graduated from Cass Technical High School and entered Wayne State University, to pursue a degree in art…
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January 16, 2012
December 2011 crime map > Student reported sexual assault A resident of Baits Housing reported Dec. 5 that she had been sexually assaulted in her room by a visiting acquaintance. The Department of Public Safety (DPS) issued Crime Alert #23 to inform the community. The suspect was interviewed and the investigation is continuing. Unarmed robbery…
