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October 30, 1995
The University Record, October 30, 1995 Wallenberg’s heroic actions were no surprise, Anger says By Rebecca A. Doyle “Not only we Swedes, but the whole world has the right to know what happened to the man who, through his deeds in Budapest, has become one of the greatest humanitarians in modern times, has become a…
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October 30, 1995
The University Record, October 30, 1995 Campus, area groups unite to sponsor Gibran celebration By Betsy Barlow Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies In the summer of 1895 a young Arab boy arrived in New York City from his village in Lebanon. His name was Kahlil Gibran and he went on to a…
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October 30, 1995
The University Record, October 30, 1995 Shapiro: Research universities ‘society’s best hope for change’ By John WoodfordMichigan Today Former U-M President Harold T. Shapiro returned to campus last Monday to share his forecast about the impending transformation of the American research university. He titled his speech “The New University? The New Liberal Education?” Shapiro, who…
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October 30, 1995
The University Record, October 30, 1995 Get your dialing fingers ready for Michigan Radio’s on-air fund drive By Harriet Teller Michigan Radio The banks of telephones have been ordered. Volunteers have signed up for shifts taking pledge calls from listeners. The listener-supported public radio stations of the University of Michigan are preparing for the annual…
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October 30, 1995
The University Record, October 30, 1995 U celebrates Peace Corps Nov. 6-9 By Jared Blank Peace Corps Week kicks off on campus Nov. 6-9 with activities designed to inform students, faculty and staff about opportunities available in the Peace Corps. Nearly 6,000 Peace Corps volunteers currently are spending two years working in 90 countries around…
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October 30, 1995
The University Record, October 30, 1995 CP&P presents career days, job fairs for students Career Planning and Placement presents Career Days, Oct. 30-Nov. 10, a concentrated collection of career-related events anchored by two career conferences. Conferences include Graduate and Professional School Day, noon-4 p.m. Thurs (Nov. 2) at the Michigan Union. Students will have the…
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October 30, 1995
The University Record, October 30, 1995 Elders will speak at MLK Symposium in January Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders will deliver the MLK Memorial Lecture at the University’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium in January 1996, the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic and Multicultural Affairs (OVPAMA) has announced.…
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October 30, 1995
The University Record, October 30, 1995 I am a Man opens next week at TruebloodTheatre “T.O. is not a fictional character. It was T.O. who started the union, and T.O. who called the strike. T.O. started the ball rolling and the ball rolled over him,” says Charles “OyamO” Gordon describing I Am A Man, his…
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October 30, 1995
The University Record, October 30, 1995 Senate Assembly proposes new grievance policy By Jane R. Elgass Senate Assembly members last week tabled for further discussion a proposed new model grievance policy because of a recommendation that calls for a binding decision by a faculty committee. In presenting the proposal to Assembly members, Senate Advisory Committee…
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October 30, 1995
The University Record, October 30, 1995 Risk Management urges staff to look at insurance on papers The Risk Management Office urges all members of the University community to take a look at the risk posed by fire to valuable papers that may not be insured. The University, note Risk Management staff, does not have an…