Full house: High-quality administrators fill top offices
When Lee Bollinger took his place behind the president's desk in the Fleming Administration Building in February, he faced a daunting task. Vacancies abounded early on, as Bollinger began to form the group of administrators with whom he would lead the University and guide its policies.
Finding the truth: Program seeks to identify domestic violence
McPherson Hospital, in Howell, Mich., is waging a new war against domestic violence, a severely under-reported crime. The hospital is implementing a new screening procedure for all patients over the age of 16 to uncover the signs of domestic violence, which often escape physicians' scrutiny.
Rankings tell students, alumni the wrong story
At 23rd (in a tie, I might add), the University finds itself in good company, but it is certainly not giving the biggest of the big boys a run for their money. Narrow U.S. News' categories down to academic reputation, and Michigan's noteworthy 3.8 out of 4 catapults the University to 7th in the nation - for the one category that should really amount to something more than coffee table reading material or chatter over gin and tonics.
09-09-97
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