The Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents granted
emeritus status to one former staff member and one former
faculty member at its regular meeting June 19.
To be awarded emeritus status, faculty and staff must
have served EMU for at least 15 years and be nominated
for emeritus status upon retirement.
The staff member granted emeritus status is:
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Taylor-Bishop |
Norma Taylor-Bishop, senior secretary II in the Office
of Urban Education and Education Equity in the College
of Education, who retired after 27 years of service.
Taylor-Bishop, a Belleville, Mich. resident, completed
her undergraduate degree at Eastern Michigan University
in 1979, and then served the University as part of its
clerical staff until Jan. 31, 2007. For nearly the last
two decades, Taylor-Bishop served the interests of the
College of Education. She has worked for the associate
dean, the director for the Office of Collaborative School
Improvement Program and, most recently, the director of
the Office of Urban Education and Educational Equity.
The faculty member granted emeritus status is:
Jiu H. Upshur, professor in the department of history
and philosophy, retired after 35 years of service. Upshur
received her doctorate and master's degrees from the University
of Michigan and her bachelor's degree from the University
of Sydney.
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Upshur |
Upshur, of Ann Arbor, taught the history of East
Asia, exposing several generations of students to the history,
culture and art of the peoples of the Far East. She constantly
explored innovative ways to engage her students, including
leading students in study abroad trips to China; teaching
continuing education courses in Traverse City, Mich.; and
offering courses on Chinese history on weekends.
She is the co-author of a series of highly respected textbooks
on world history, which, to this day, are widely used in
college classrooms across America. These publications include
The 20th Century: A Brief History, which has just appeared
in its seventh edition under the new title, The 20th Century
and Beyond: A Global History and World History, now in
its fourth edition. During the 1990s, Upshur served as
a member and chairperson on the College Board World History
Committee; served on the Social Studies National Advisory
Committee; and was president and board member of the Michigan
Chinese Society for Liberal Arts, Sciences and Technology.
