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April 23, 1996
The University Record, April 23, 1996 Shady Trails, Filibert Roth camps will be sold The Regents approved the sale of two pieces of University property, formerly the sites of Shady Trails Camp and Camp Filibert Roth. Shady Trails Camp, located on 26 acres of land in Omena, Mich., along Grand Traverse Bay, provided a summertime…
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April 23, 1996
The University Record, April 23, 1996 Cole will give commencement address May 4; U-M awards honorary degrees to six Johnnetta B. Cole, president of Spelman College, and U-M President James J. Duderstadt will deliver commencement addresses at the U-M graduation ceremonies May 34. Honorary degrees will be awarded to Cole; Henryk Mikolaj Górecki, composer; Jesse…
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April 23, 1996
The University Record, April 23, 1996 Four faculty will hold named professorships Ronald D. Holmes, clinical professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases at the Medical School, will hold the David G. Dickinson Collegiate Professorship of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases. His appointment to the professorship, effective May 1, was approved by the Regents at their April…
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April 16, 1996
The University Record, April 16, 1996 Experts differ on how Social Security can be saved By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services Three major players in the national debate over how to save Social Security for Generation X clashed politely but fervently at a U-M conference on Social Security Reform held here April 4. Speaking…
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April 16, 1996
The University Record, April 16, 1996 Safety oversight group seeks non-union staff member The Public Safety Oversight Committee, required under Public Act 120, is comprised of two staff members, two students and two faculty members nominated and elected by their peers. The committee receives and makes recommendations regarding grievan ces against any public safety officer…
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April 16, 1996
The University Record, April 16, 1996 British comedy producer will give Stasheff Lecture Friday British television comedy producer Dan Patterson, a U-M alumnus, will discuss and present video clips of his work in the free, public Stasheff Lecture at 4 p.m. Friday (April 19) in Room 1324, East Hall (formerly East Engineering Building). Patterson, who…
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April 16, 1996
The University Record, April 16, 1996 Visiting professor at School of Art and Design gives a new perspective on ‘the art of conversation’ By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Language, words and sounds signify conversation to most, but to the hearing impaired conversation takes on a totally different form, and to Joseph Grigely becomes…
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April 16, 1996
The University Record, April 16, 1996 LGBPO gets grant for Crossing Bridges research project The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Programs Office (LGBPO) has received a $9,550 grant by the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan H.O.P.E. Fund for its Crossing Bridges intergenerational research project. Volunteers involved in Crossing Bridges, LGBPO’s first funded venture into academics and research,…
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April 16, 1996
The University Record, April 16, 1996 Americans have contempt for poor, Wilkins states ‘Papa Skins’ doesn’t call himself homeless—he just says he’s a traveler. He and others who live on Ann Arbor’s streets collect returnable bottles and redeem them for the deposit to get money for food. Photo by Rebecca A. Doyle By Bernie DeGroat…
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April 16, 1996
The University Record, April 16, 1996 U-M child care programs get ‘Best on the Block’ award The U-M has received the Michigan Child Care Challenge’s Best on the Block Award for its innovative child-care programs. The award from the House Republican Task Force on Child Care recognizes organizations across the state that have responded to…
