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January 24, 1994
By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services Had Martin Luther King’s fight for justice not abruptly ended in 1968, what would he be saying and doing to further that fight today? The pattern of King’s life suggests many possibilities, according to Mary Frances Berry, U-M alumna and head of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission. For…
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January 24, 1994
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Although Western society still perpetuates the mythical subservience of women in the Middle East and India, the veil and harem—traditional symbols of subjugation—have been used as metaphors for female independence, according to a visiting scholar. “Western women, in particular, have thought there were freedoms behind the veil that…
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January 24, 1994
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Mae C. Jemison says education and parental encouragement made it possible for a young girl from South Chicago to grow up to become an entrepreneur, engineer, scientist, physician and former astronaut—all before the age of 40. “Education was the enabling factor that allowed me to do whatever I…
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January 24, 1994
By Rebecca A. Doyle What part will photo CDs, electronic text transfer, instant communication and electronic image manipulation play in higher education in the next 10 or 20 years? How will the upward-spiraling technology affect the University’s research, teaching, publishing and library resources? “Creating the Future: Information Technology and the Mission of the University,” the…
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January 24, 1994
By Kellee Davis News and Information Services More than 30 years ago, Rev. Alfred Sampson, pastor of the Fernwood United Methodist Church in Chicago, marched with Martin Luther King Jr. for the right to eat a hamburger in a restauraunt. “Today if I have to die, it will be over the crowder peas and yams…
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January 24, 1994
The appointment of Julie A. Peterson as director of News and Information Services has been announced by Walter Harrison, vice president for university relations. Peterson, who now is managing editor of the Indiana University News Bureau in Bloomington, will assume her U-M post April l. She succeeds Joseph H. Owsley, who retired July 1. “I…
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January 17, 1994
The University commemorates the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. today (Jan. 17) with dozens of symposium- and unit-sponsored events. Classes have been suspended and supervisors are encouraged to provide release time for staff to attend programs of interest to them. The symposium opens at 10:30 a.m. at Hill Auditorium with a keynote speech by…
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January 17, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank LS&A has come “a long way in raising the priority and presence of undergraduate education over the past four and one-half years,” Dean Edie N. Goldenberg told her colleagues at last Monday’s LS&A faculty meeting. As part of an update on LS&A’s Undergraduate Initiative, Goldenberg announced two programs designed to improve…
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January 17, 1994
Undergraduate and graduate students will have an opportunity to meet with prospective employers and graduate school representatives at the 20th Annual Minority Career Conference on Jan. 25–26. More than 80 representatives from graduate school programs, industry, government, education and social agencies are expected to attend. Career Planning and Placement personnel anticipate approximately 900 minority students…
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January 17, 1994
A new book that examines how ancient codes of honor are reflected in the social discomforts of daily life will be the subject of a free public celebratory symposium at 7 p.m. Jan. 24 in Rackham Amphitheater. The book launching for Humiliation, And Other Essays on Honor, Social Discomfort, and Violence by law Prof. William…
