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Student, actor, advocate: Margaux Wellman takes leading role in breaking down barriers for people with disabilities

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… to shake up perceptions about disabilities. "Disability is not talked about often enough. So when people come to see our show, maybe not knowing that I have cerebral palsy, and the first person …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64331

Former congressman to lead talks about future of U.S. healthcare

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… the Historic Passage of Obamacare." He will provide the keynote address before a panel of experts discusses methods for … to achieve the passage of the Affordable Care Act. "I am honored to share my story during this important discussion in … right. All I ask is you do it based on policy reasons and not based on political reasons. The policy decisions are no

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43400

Researchers snag prestigious National Science Foundation prize

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… This year's recipients— Drs. Wendy S. Beane , Elena Litvinova and Fahad Saeed —are generating new knowledge and real-world solutions to advance such areas as … for the University as a whole, the recognition is a high honor. Beane Beane With her $800,000 CAREER award grant, Beane …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43181

WMU trustees OK Southwest facility transfer to Lake Michigan College

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… facility transfer to Lake Michigan College Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU Southwest building entrance KALAMAZOO, … of online and in-person format that has become the norm. LMC will gain the physical space it needs to grow and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42776

WMU congress puts focus of world's medieval scholars on Kalamazoo

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… of world's medieval scholars on Kalamazoo Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For four days in May, some … race, criminality, sexuality and gendered behavior may not all have begun during the long span of the Middle …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39837

New cycle of integrated program review and planning to be launched

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… program review and planning to be launched Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan … timetable LSURP allows each University unit to focus not only on its and WMU's stated mission and goals, but also …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/31811

Efforts to boost registration, early voting ramping up on WMU campus

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… vote early. That’s the message from WeVote , a nonpartisan organization at Western Michigan University … 2018 midterm elections, for instance, WMU student-voter turnout was 34.5% among those registered . WeVote hopes to … there are these barriers about address and registering and knowing how that process works and sort of getting in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61321

Social work grad empowered to uplift migrant and Latinx communities

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… has blossomed at Western Michigan University. "I don't know what my life would have been like if I didn't have the … experience with already volunteering with El Concilio, a nonprofit organization in Kalamazoo serving the Hispanic … relate to those students because I was a student who struggled. I was in the bottom 10% of my class through …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67907

Community values focus of Heritage Hall grand opening

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… values focus of Heritage Hall grand opening Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The grand opening event will feature … in 1903 to have the state locate its new Western State Normal School atop Prospect Hill. A 16-month renovation has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27910

WMU and WMU Cooley Innocence Project garner $418,000 grant

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… WMU and WMU Cooley Innocence Project garner $418,000 grant Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU-Cooley Innocence Project Director Marla …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27269