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May 23, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank Faculty members grappled with charges of administrative interference in grievance procedures, of racism and with power struggles among the faculty and between the faculty and the administration at last Monday’s Senate Assembly meeting. The May meeting, normally one of the quietest of the year, drew a crowd of more than 80…
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May 9, 1994
By Rebecca A. Doyle The Confidential Research Information Act, which adds specific exemptions from disclosing certain kinds of information requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), was signed into law in April by Gov. John Engler. “The passage of this act is an important event for the University of Michigan,” says Homer A. Neal,…
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May 9, 1994
By Rebecca A. Doyle Jill Finkbeiner is a sixth grader in Saline Middle School who loves math, plays the violin and is an A student. She also wields a pretty mean screwdriver. Jill is one of the many eight- to 15-year-old children of University faculty and staff members who spent April 28 on campus seeing…
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May 9, 1994
By Margo Schneidman Medical Center Public Relaitons Committed to combating rising health care costs as well as declining coverage, Judith Feder, chief health policy analyst with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, took to the podium here last month to tout the benefits of President Clinton’s health care reform plan to provide universal…
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May 9, 1994
Faculty, staff, students and friends of the School of Information and Library Studies (SILS) will meet at 4:30 p.m. May 20 at the Alumni Center Building to honor and celebrate the life of the late Kenneth E. Vance, professor emeritus and former assistant dean of SILS. The program will include remarks by some of Vance’s…
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May 9, 1994
Michigan skywatchers will have a front-row seat for a solar eclipse tomorrow (May 10), according to astronomer Richard G. Teske. “A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes exactly between the sun and Earth, casting its shadow on us. It is a rare event that happens at most only a few times each year,” Teske…
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May 9, 1994
Beginning May 15, drivers with four or more unpaid parking violations may find their vehicles have been towed. Previously, vehicles were towed after owners accumulated six unpaid tickets. William B. Krumm, associate vice president for business operations, says that for several years the University has had a contract with the city for collection of parking…
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May 9, 1994
The Institute for the Humanities will host an impressive and varied group of visiting fellows in 1994–95, all of them working in areas relevant to the Institute’s theme for next year, “Work and Play.” During their residencies, visiting fellows contribute to the interdisciplinary intellectual community at the Institute, joining the 11 U-M faculty and graduate…
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May 9, 1994
By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services The School of Information and Library Studies (SILS) has received a $4.3 million grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to provide national leadership in educating information professionals for the 21st century. “The Kellogg Foundation’s grant is a splendid affirmation of the new directions that SILS is taking…
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May 9, 1994
Ann Arbor Transportation Authority’s (AATA) Route 36, the U-M shuttle to and from Wolverine Tower, will begin 15-minute service on June 13. It now runs every half-hour. Faculty, staff and students with Uni-versity ID can ride AATA’s Route 36 and Oak Valley Route 16 free when going to and from Wolverine Tower; the University pays…
