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Center for Fostering Success announces new partner, transition plans
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… has announced a new partnership and plans for a summer of transitions, reorganization and personnel changes. The mission of the WMU center, its Seita program and the statewide network that grew out of the initiative remains the same—to increase the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/47347
Understanding grief: WMU philosophy professor awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
College of Arts and Sciences
… Understanding grief: WMU philosophy professor awarded National Endowment for the Humanities … (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In a world where grief often feels like uncharted territory, Dr. Ashley Atkins , … texts serve not only as personal narratives but also as valuable resources for those navigating similar journeys of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75178
Dean elected as library association vice-president/president-elect
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… on Julie Garrison Kalamazoo, Mich.— Julie Garrison , dean of University Libraries at Western Michigan University, has been elected as vice-president/president-elect of the Association of College and Research Libraries. Garrison joined WMU as …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58928
Scholar tackles education, health in developing nations
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… when she speaks at Western Michigan University as part of the Werner Sichel Lecture Series. Dr. Seema Jayachandran, an associate professor of economics and director of the Center for Study of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5570
Staff member recognized as outstanding leader
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… verified) on Hernández KALAMAZOO—Diana Hernández, director of Western Michigan University's Division of Multicultural Affairs, was one of five Michiganders to … and has served on committees for the Kalamazoo Public Schools, Girl Scouts and other organizations. She led a WMU …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2317
Prominent Japanese author visits campus
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Ito KALAMAZOO--One of the foremost authors of contemporary Japan is coming to the area later this month … modern life at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22 , in Room 2028 of Brown Hall, in a presentation titled "Classical Buddhism, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/146
Lewis Walker tapped for NAACP humanitarian award
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… (not verified) on Walker KALAMAZOO—Dr. Lewis Walker, professor emeritus of sociology and namesake for Western Michigan University's famed Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations, has won the 2012 Humanitarian …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2910
Long-time educators, administrators become deans for engineering, graduate colleges
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… as interim deans to permanent positions in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Graduate … interim dean in September 2019, Butt served as chair of both the Department of Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60166
WMU to become mecca for world's medievalists
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… during the 2012 congress. KALAMAZOO — More than 3,000 of the world's leading authorities on the Middle Ages will … 9-12 . The congress is the world's largest annual gathering of those interested in all things medieval, and attendees will include professional academics, students, writers, performers, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6867
WMU to confer some 2,700 degrees during spring commencement
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… master's level and 24 at the doctoral level. Schedule Each of the three spring 2013 ceremonies is geared toward students who are graduating from a particular set of degree-granting academic units. The 9 a.m. ceremony is for graduates of the colleges of Aviation, Education and Human …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6695