-
February 6, 1995
The University Record, February 6, 1995 Clements Library exhibition traces botanists in 18th century Clements Library exhibition traces botanists in 18th century By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services From the lowly milkweed to tomatoes and chocolate and from the Carolinas to the Caribbean, “Listening the Secrets of the Vernal Grove: Botany in Early America…
-
February 6, 1995
The University Record, February 6, 1995 Women’s Studies film series continues Feb. 9 and Feb. 16 Two sessions of films in the “Women and Differences Film Series,” sponsored by the Women’s Studies Program, will be presented this month: Feb. 9-Feminism and Political Identities: Gabriela and It’s Up to Us. Feb. 16-The Female Body, Sexuality and…
-
January 30, 1995
The University Record, January 30, 1995 Asa Hilliard to kick off Black History Month events By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Asa G. Hilliard, professor of urban education at Georgia State University, will launch a series of activities for the University’s Black History Month celebration with a free, public lecture titled “The Bell Curve:…
-
January 30, 1995
The University Record, January 30, 1995 Nine U-M-Flint faculty receive research awards By Donna Ullrich-Eaton U-M-Flint Nine U-M-Flint faculty members have received $49,105 in Research Initiative Program awards, according to Interim Director of Research Virgil Cope. The awards take the form of grants, summer fellowships, or student partnerships to support research projects. Award recipients are:…
-
January 30, 1995
The University Record, January 30, 1995 Only 33% of freshmen interested in politics By Janet N. Mendler News and Information Services While almost half of the freshmen entering the U-M this past fall say that keeping up with political affairs is an important goal in life, less than a third of the nation’s incoming college…
-
January 30, 1995
The University Record, January 30, 1995 Rackham will continue to admit grad students in communication for 1995–96 By Julie Peterson News and Information Services The Executive Board of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies voted Jan. 25 to continue admitting students to the master’s degree program in journalism pending the findings of a…
-
January 30, 1995
The University Record, January 30, 1995 Seminar explores options for flexible workplace By Rebecca A. Doyle “People in most organizations today are hurting,” Suzanne Smith told her audience of managers and supervisors at a Jan. 20 seminar on flexibility in the workplace. “After years of lean-and-mean and downsizing, too many firms are understaffed and too…
-
January 30, 1995
The University Record, January 30, 1995 Senate Assembly approves recommendations on climate for minority faculty By Mary Jo Frank Record Special Writer A fine-tuned set of recommendations addressing the quality of the University climate for minority faculty was approved last Monday by Senate Assembly. The Assembly accepted a report by the author of the recommendations—the…
-
January 30, 1995
The University Record, January 30, 1995 AIM co-founder Banks urges Native Americans to ‘find yourself’ By Debbie Gilbert News and Information Services Dennis Banks, one of the founders of the American Indian Movement (AIM), held about 150 people spellbound during a Martin Luther King Day presentation as he interwove U.S. history, the history of AIM…
-
January 30, 1995
The University Record, January 30, 1995 Nominate your favorite staff member Brochures went out last week to approximately 24,000 members of the University community calling for nominations for 1995 U-M Staff Recognition Awards. The awards will be presented at the 16th Annual Workplace of the ’90s Conference, “Claiming Ownership: A Balance of Freedom and Responsibility,”…
