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Readings to launch new poetry anthology published by New Issues
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… Issues Poetry and Prose. A book launch event and reading is set for 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20 , at Bell's Eccentric Café , … an assortment of poets whose work is included. The book was coedited by Dr. William Olsen , a WMU professor of … of the 50 states," writes Jim Daniels, a Detroit native, award-winning poet and longtime professor in the creative …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10069
Student hits high note with national young jazz composer award
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… Student hits high note with national young jazz composer award Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Eddie … WMU, has received the 2019 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award . The award recognizes the most promising jazz artists … endeavor, employing several musicians to create a two-CD set of music. It was also supported in part by a WMU Faculty …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52685
WMU engineers design novel methods that could accelerate virus vaccine development
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… from Drs. Robert Makin and Steve Durbin. “After that paper was published last year, we extended the range of … crystals. Traditionally, scientists examine the entire set of protein structures of the virus to develop a vaccine. … characteristic stalks sprouting from a sphere, is warranted. When examining the numbers, the structural motif …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60015
Emily Bosak
First-Year Faces
… to relieving pain,” Bosak says. “I feel like the best way for me to help other people is to relieve their pain.” … visited five nursing schools in Michigan and decided WMU was the best fit to continue her education. “They have a … and English at home, but she wants to expand her skill set for the future. “I find the language and the culture …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59608
Two Broncos tapped to help address racial disparity in COVID-19 outcomes
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… administration had a health emphasis—a degree she says set the trajectory of her public health career. "I think …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59420
New Native American Affairs Council aims to build relationships, understanding across campus and in community
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… Mich.—A collaborative, interdisciplinary effort is underway to honor Western Michigan University's Indigenous roots … Main Campus is on land historically occupied by Ojibwa, Odawa and Bodewadmi nations—tribes that represent the … to add Indigenous expertise. A curriculum addition already set to launch spring semester is a tribal governance course …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/66068
University celebrations planned for upcoming graduates
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… students of color at WMU. The Celebration of Excellence , set for 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Bernhard Center's North …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52659
Scholarship and storytelling: WMU professor's acclaimed historical-fiction imagines the life of Shakespeare's daughter
W Magazine
… in England for her new book, including the English Civil War. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"Things won are done, joy’s soul lies … and the members of his family. Her seventh novel, “The Owl Was a Baker’s Daughter: The Continuing Adventures of Judith … more than up to the task. “The time period in which it’s set is not exactly the time period in which I have …
https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2025/06/print-author-grace-tiffany-historical-fiction-imagines-life-shakespeares
College of Health and Human Services celebrates grads with drive-through event
College of Health and Human Services
… degrees in unprecedented circumstances, so we knew that we wanted to go a bit beyond the virtual ceremony.” Besides … a brief visit from Buster Bronco himself. The college had set up a small backdrop for photos, and the School of Social … though many came dressed for the occasion. Dr. Sally Vliem was among several nursing faculty members on hand to cheer …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64186
Focusing on access and high-quality education, WMU trustees approve 2023-24 tuition
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… Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees has set tuition, required fees, and room and board rates for the … Michigan Achievement Scholarship. This state scholarship was created to ensure access to a high-quality college … our career outcomes demonstrate every year,” President Edward Montgomery says. “Within months of graduation, 9 of 10 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/72055