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January 23, 1996
The University Record, January 23, 1996 Apple and Baker are visiting writers this month; will read from works By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Max Apple, author of Roommates, and poet David Baker will present their works in the Visiting Writers Series this month. Sponsored by the Department of English and Borders Books and…
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January 23, 1996
The University Record, January 23, 1996 Deadline for Alumni, Alumnae Council scholarships is Feb. 16 Students from the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses have until Feb. 16 to submit applications for Alumnae Council Scholarships and Alumni Scholarships. The Alumnae Scholarships are available to women students who are currently or formerly enrolled in degree granting…
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January 23, 1996
The University Record, January 23, 1996 Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. Fund awards 10 grants to faculty for improvement of teaching By Jared Blank Provost J. Bernard Machen recently announced the faculty recipients of 10 grants of $5,000 each from the Gilbert R. Whitaker Fund for the Improvement of Teaching. Up to three proposals will be…
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January 23, 1996
The University Record, January 23, 1996 CRLT’s multicultural resource program up and running By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) is launching a new multicultural program designed to enhance the learning experience for all students at the University. “We have a new century coming,” explains Constance…
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January 23, 1996
The University Record, January 23, 1996 New president should appreciate multi-campus environment, U-M-Flint says By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services While members of the University of Michigan-Flint campus and Flint community would like the next U-M president to be a person of high integrity and impeccable character, many say that the University’s next leader…
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January 23, 1996
The University Record, January 23, 1996 KUDOS Barlow awarded fellowship to study in Saudi Arabia Robin Barlow, director of Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies and professor of epidemiology, was awarded a Joseph J. Malone Fellowship and participated in a two-week Arab and Islamic studies program in Saudi Arabia. He was one of…
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January 23, 1996
The University Record, January 23, 1996 Elders: Don’t wait for a backbone transplant to get started By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services If Martin Luther King Jr. were alive today, he would “shed tears for a nation that has replaced its social safety net with a dragnet.” He would find an American society that…
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January 23, 1996
The University Record, January 23, 1996 Believe in yourself, not labels, Fleming says By Julie A. Peterson News and Information Services As a young man in his 20s, Thomas Fleming found himself in the U.S. Army, unable to read or write—but determined that he would learn. He picked up the government-issued New Testament and, with…
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January 23, 1996
The University Record, January 23, 1996 Johnson recreates ‘I have a dream’ speech for hundreds By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Several hundred Washtenaw County high school students too young to remember Martin Luther King Jr. came face to face with King’s vision for America on Jan. 12 as they listened to a dramatic…
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January 16, 1996
The University Record, January 16, 1996 Orion Nebula: cloud of gas is nursery for infant stars The constellation of Orion, the Giant Hunter, sparkles in Michigan’s winter evening sky. At the midpoint of his sword, which is marked by three stars hanging from his belt, observers can see the Orion Nebula—a glowing cloud of gases…
