NOTE:  The Miami community is invited to a reception 3:30-6 p.m. Tuesday,
March 2, in the Anna Symmes & Carolyn Scott Harrison Rooms of Shriver
Center, for
Andrea Rice Mack, who is leaving her post as associate director of Miami's
Minority Professional Leadership Program to take a job with INROAD in
Cincinnati.  Mack will help students secure internships and career
employment.

Ch. 9, Ch. 12, WVXU, WGUC, WLW, Thursday, Feb. 25; The Cincinnati Enquirer,
Journal-News, Dayton Daily News, Friday, Feb. 26, 1999
A proposed memorial on the Miami University campus to three civil rights
activists, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, is now
guaranteed.  The three were among the 800 students in 1964 who gathered in
Oxford at what was then the Western College for Women to prepare to fight
for civil rights in MIssissippi.  They were later murdered after their
arrival in MIssissippi.  Some articles cite Holly Wissing (news and public
information) and quote President Garland.

USA TODAY, Tuesday, Feb. 23
The two hottest legal battles being waged in higher education today have to
do with affirmative action and student fees.  A victory last year by
Christian evangelical students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who
objected to more than a dozen groups that were being funded with mandatory
student fees, may lead to a hearing before the Supreme Court.  Similar
suits have since been filed at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and
Miami University

The Cincinnati Enquirer, Friday, Feb. 26
Gender and violence will be discussed from many viewpoints at a symposium
today at Miami University sponsored by the university's Women's Studies
Research Center.
And:
Weekend events column includes "Final Friday" at the Miami University
Art Museum and Miami University Theatre's presentation of "Company."
And:
Calendar items for a faculty recital, "Company," opening reception for Jeff
Grubbs at Robert E. and Martha Lee Gallery and exhibits at the art museum
and Hiestand Galleries.

Journal-News, Friday, Feb. 26
Two High Street buildings facing demolition have peaked the interest of a
restauranteur. According to Sherry Corbett, Miami University professor and
Hamilton resident working with local historical organizations to save the
buildings, the owner of The Fairington has expressed an interest in
expanding his business into Hamilton.
And:
Story about OxACT's next production, "Charlie Brown," says while members of
the community theatre continue in their quest for a realm of their own,
they depend on the kindness of Miami University to have a place to put on a
show.  Meggan Peters, wardrobe manager for Miami University Theatre, plays
Lucy and designed the costumes.
And:
Calendar items for Annual Southwest Ohio High School Jazz Festival,
Nicholas Payton's performance at Miami-Hamilton and exhibits at the art
museum.

Las Vegas Review-Journal, Sunday, Feb. 21; Crain's Cleveland Business,
Monday, Feb. 22
The Justice Department is looking into whether the use of Indian-related
mascots for high school athletic teams violate the rights of Native
American students.  Mentions schools that have gotten rid of Indian mascots
and names, including Miami University.

Dayton Daily News, Friday, Feb. 26
Calendar items for MU Theatre's production of "Company" and "Propectus"
exhibit at Hiestand Hall.

Elsewhere in education:

Dayton Daily News, Friday, Feb. 26
A radical feminist professor at Boston College has been given an ultimatum
from the school: Admit men to her classes or stop teaching.  She said
opening her classes to men would compromise her belief that women tend to
defer to a man whenever one is in the room.

The New York Times, Thursday, Feb. 25
Paper applications are still the main tool admissions officers use to
decide whether to accept a student but many students are now using
electronic supplements to try and distinguish themselves from others.

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