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Presentation to focus on human trafficking and child labor

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… those principles. About the talk Johnson will address the social injustice experienced by those who are trafficked or … competitive. Further, Johnson will address how exploited workers create instability in the supply chain of a … stoppage, Litigation, Inability to grow market share with socially conscious consumers and possible consumer boycott, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13702

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Blindness and Low Vision Studies

… a degree in music therapy. Photo by Jeri Love Lane’s work exemplifies the kind of equity‑driven, community‑minded …

https://wmich.edu/visionstudies/news/2026/02/menu

Activist to highlight spring Lyceum Lecture series at WMU

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… a talk by Mia Henry, executive director, Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership. Additional series presentations … is free and open to the public. Fulton will also conduct a workshop for WMU students March 30 at the Lee Honors … Noor, advocacy and civil engagement specialist, National Network for Arab American Communities; and Alisa Perkins, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37365

WMU, Cooley Law School formally ink long-discussed affiliation accord

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… one of 21 such schools in the United States, to develop working relationships with other educational entities in … (Master of Business Administration) and J.D./MSW (Master of Social Work). Cooley has Michigan campuses in Lansing, Grand …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9428

Western students call virtual study abroad programs 'a great escape'

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… the streets of Bangalore. Broncos are still getting a valuable study abroad experience virtually during the pandemic … that allows his 22 students to explore environmental and social sustainability, discussing topics such as sex trafficking, human rights for domestic workers, gender inequality and climate change. Additionally, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63298

Akol Abol: From Sudan to WMU

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… The name “Lost Boys of Sudan” was colloquially used by aid workers in the refugee camps where the boys resided in … that I would go to school, drink water as lunch, do homework, drink water as dinner and go to sleep right afterward … you’re in secret places where nobody can see.”   After working in the food delivery business for a couple of …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2014/09/akol-abol

Decline in pollinators prompts WMU staffers to build them a home

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… prompted the duo to create a home for them at WMU, with valuable construction assistance from student employees Zachary … two Landscape Services staff members spend most of their work days. It beckons bees and other pollinators to settle … is very short." In contrast, bumblebees and honeybees are social insects that live in colonies and have a queen. Life …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54576

Reading of award-winning play aims to raise awareness

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… cannot gain citizenship for a foreign-born spouse, receive social security survivor benefits or file a joint tax …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2480

Edwin Lee Gibson's one-man show comes to campus

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… Oct. 18, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, 8 p.m. "Five 'Til" is a social commentary on the connection between the education …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10161

WMU to break ground on economic-development engine

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… Township, Southwest Michigan First, and the University are working together to add to the tax base, increase jobs, and … west of Drake Road and east of U.S. 131. Initial site work will go out for bid in early 2019, with work expected … nearby neighborhoods and public comment solicited through social media as well as through a dedicated website. Input …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50722