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Interest in political science brought Myanmar scholar to WMU

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… junta since 1962 and one of the many things the military did upon seizing power was to outlaw the study of political science. The … provides to Fulbrighters. I especially appreciate that Dr. Metro Roland [WMU Fulbright advisor] and Sonnie Farmer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7139

Through community partnerships, Western professor highlights history of African American Muslims in Detroit

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… religion. Dr. Alisa Perkins For years, Perkins has studied Muslim-American community building in metro Detroit. "I believe African American Muslims have a … because they have been here since before the nation was founded," she says. "They came in as enslaved …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64682

Coordinator named to oversee WMU's Lansing-area location

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… Coordinator named to oversee WMU's Lansing-area location … Division at Lansing Community College, where she was instrumental in the planning and execution of the … marketing communications at the University of Phoenix metro Detroit campuses. Brooks earned a Bachelor of Science …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23490

Gilman Scholarship allows criminal justice major to study abroad

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… Illinois, is among the 800 American undergraduate awardees from 356 colleges and universities across the United … American students to pursue overseas study for college credit. Sixteen WMU students and more than 14,000 students … Ganz , WMU study abroad specialist senior, and Dr. Michelle Metro-Roland , WMU advisor for the Gilman program and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/20824

WMU to offer advanced coursework in purchasing management

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… The courses will provide practical knowledge and take-away tools that enable participants to immediately implement best procurement practices. About the … begin this fall at WMU's Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids and Metro Detroit locations. For more information on dates and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17758

Fifty-four faculty members receive promotions

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… Dr. Jacqueline Eng, Department of Anthropology. Dr. Claudia Fajardo, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace … Adriane Little, Frostic School of Art. Dr. Dennis P. Metro-Roland, Department of Teaching, Learning and … of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Philip G. Walcott, Department of Physician Assistant. James H. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16595

Western Michigan University teams up with Detroit Lions as official educational partner

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… the Detroit Lions Western Michigan University Service Award at Ford Field ahead of the Lions' matchup against the … current students and prospective students in the Detroit metro area, where the University proudly has nearly 47,000 … setting for Western admissions and alumni events.   In addition to engaging with the Bronco Nation at the Lions’ den …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/western-michigan-university-detroit-lions-official-educational-partner

Some campus offices on reduced hours for winter recess

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… office is open before driving to campus. Campus building hours are listed on the website  and will be updated … 10 p.m. Store and vendor hours vary and are posted online . Metro Transit service on campus ended  Nov. 20 and resumes … to Jan. 1 . Regular hours resume at 8 a.m.  on  Jan. 4. Waldo Library is closed from Dec. 19 through Jan. 6, open …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62284

NPR counterterrorism correspondent to give talk

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… issues in conjunction with the 2013 Great Decisions Discussion Series organized by the World Affairs Council of … talk at WMU should be directed to Dr. Michelle Metro-Roland in the University's Haenicke Institute for … at home and abroad. Before joining NPR, Temple-Raston was a longtime foreign correspondent for Bloomberg News in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4380

WMU gearing up to celebrate 90 years of homecoming

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… words of the WMU fight song. That's a fitting theme in more ways than one. There are so many exciting events to choose … and 75th year of hosting football games in Waldo Stadium. It's also marking the 50th year of the Distinguished … will end with a social gathering from 9 to 11 p.m. in the Metro Nightclub and 411 Club, 411 N. Westnedge Ave. in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/9973