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Champions of the arts, WMU alumni Lynn Chen-Zhang and Charles Zhang win Kalamazoo arts council award
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… Champions of the arts, WMU alumni Lynn Chen-Zhang and Charles Zhang … arts organizations throughout the community, from Western’s School of Theatre and Dance to the Kalamazoo Symphony … Kalamazoo County,” wrote representatives from Western’s School of Theatre and Dance and Miller Auditorium in their …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/lynn-chen-zhang-charles-zhang-arts-council-greater-kalamazoo-business-award-2025
Western dance students will take audience on tour of campus with 'In-site/Outside'
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… Western dance students will take audience on tour of campus with 'In-site/Outside' Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dance students rehearse on the steps in front of Waldo Library for "In-site/Outside." KALAMAZOO, … weekend. WMU Dance presents "In-site/Outside," a display of site-specific, student-choreographed performances on …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/65864
Fueled by her own trauma, doctoral student fights to break cycle of sexual violence
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… by her own trauma, doctoral student fights to break cycle of sexual violence Submitted by Erin Flynn on Tabitha … known as the Mutera Healing Foundation—to break the cycle of sexual and gender-based violence in sub-Saharan Africa. … her own childhood trauma. She was volunteering with a nonprofit in a Ugandan village ravaged by HIV/AIDS in 2015 when …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65358
WMU hosting inaugural conference, forming statewide coalition to bring more teachers of color to classrooms
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… forming statewide coalition to bring more teachers of color to classrooms Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … President William Wright working with Kalamazoo Public Schools students Kwan Green-Hemphill, left, and Davon Norman. (Photo by Linda Mah for Kalamazoo Public Schools) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Remember that one teacher who most …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58144
Students sought to answer tough questions as members of the Ethics Bowl team
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… Students sought to answer tough questions as members of the Ethics Bowl team Submitted by Anonymous (not … Mich.—Western Michigan University's Center for the Study of Ethics in Society is recruiting students for the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl competition …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42213
U.C.-Davis prof to focus on economic impact of immigration in Sichel talk
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… U.C.-Davis prof to focus on economic impact of immigration in Sichel talk Submitted by Anonymous (not … on Peri KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A scholar from the University of California at Davis will focus on the dollars and cents …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39251
Gary Mullen and The Works bring 'One Night of Queen' to Miller Auditorium
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… Gary Mullen and The Works bring 'One Night of Queen' to Miller Auditorium Submitted by Anonymous (not … Mich.—Gary Mullen and The Works will bring "One Night of Queen" to Western Michigan University's Miller Auditorium … In Their Eyes Live" grand finale with the largest number of votes ever received in the show's history. His record …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37600
WMU part of state effort to boost student success in high-risk courses
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… WMU part of state effort to boost student success in high-risk … Mich.—Western Michigan University is among the first of eight Michigan colleges and universities to improve … At WMU, the effort was launched in 2015 as an initiative of the WMU College of Arts and Sciences. The effort called …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36877
Fast-tracking dreams into reality: Urban Teacher Residency Program a ‘blessing’ for one of cohort’s first graduates
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… Urban Teacher Residency Program a ‘blessing’ for one of cohort’s first graduates Submitted by Deanne Puca on … at the Discovery Enrichment Center in Benton Harbor Area Schools. Koretta King-Jackson knew she had a passion for … be a substitute at her local public elementary and charter schools. “My heart was in it; I wanted to do it very badly, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69855
WMU garners more than $1.6 million in grants in months of April, May
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… WMU garners more than $1.6 million in grants in months of April, May Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … the year-to-date total above $21 million since the start of the 2015-16 fiscal year, WMU trustees learned at their … grants Research grants led the way, falling just short of $1 million, followed by grants for instruction at …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33493