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Alumna Rachel Swearingen wins Rona Jaffe writers' award
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… Alumna Rachel Swearingen wins Rona Jaffe writers' award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Swearingen: … to receive this year's Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award. Created by the late novelist Rona Jaffe, the … hurdle has been finding the time to work on a larger project and finish a book," says Swearingen, who just began …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1599
WMU prof and storyteller hits Moth stage again after CBS feature
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… on Downey KALAMAZOO—A Western Michigan University professor was shown in a recent CBS "Sunday Morning" segment on … professor of teaching, learning and educational studies, was shown on a Sept. 9 segment of "Sunday Morning." While … in a New York Times blog on the science-based storytelling project Story Collider. Downey also leads storytelling …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1644
Author Michael Eric Dyson headlines MLK event
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… Anonymous (not verified) on Michael Eric Dyson KALAMAZOO--Award-winning author, talk show host and scholar Dr. Michael … widespread acclaim for his 2006 book "Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster," in … the board of directors of the Common Ground Foundation, a project dedicated to empowering urban youth in the United …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/49
Gender equality on tap as ethics lecture series starts fall season
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… of venture capitalists and governance of open source software groups. Her first stay in the United States was with professor emeritus Barbara Bergman at the American University in Washington, D.C., collaborating on a project studying affirmative action programs. Her WMU …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1466
U.S. Poet Laureate Levine to speak at WMU's Schneider Hall
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… in 2009, and "What Work Is," which won the National Book Award for Poetry in 1991. That is one of two National Book Awards Levine has won. The first was in 1980 for "Ashes: … Department of English, and the Third Coast Writing Project. For more information about Levine's visit to WMU, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1511
WMU, KVCC partner with StoryCorps to gather veterans' conversations
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… full. WMU appreciates the high level of interest in this project. StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative is … archive the sessions at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., for use by future generations. The … Each week, millions of Americans listen to StoryCorps’ award-winning broadcasts on NPR's "Morning Edition." For more …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7822
High school students honored with WMU writing awards
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… High school students honored with WMU writing awards Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The … with the Department of English and its Third Coast Writing Project, created the writing competition to demonstrate that … of Portage (Mich.) Northern High School, third place for "Greenhouse Gas Emissions" Andrew J. Angel of Portage (Mich.) …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7513
WMU School of Medicine announces early decision program
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… Successful applicants are notified of acceptance toward the end of their junior year. Students who accept an … to medical school. "The WMedStart program is an excellent way to offer outstanding students from Western Michigan … is undergoing a $68 million renovation and expansion project and opens in June 2014. Contact: Laura Eller …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11338
Internships, student organizations and more: Keaton Peyser is soaking up all he can at WMU Haworth
Haworth College of Business
… Starting as a global sourcing intern at Weber Inc., he was exposed to global supply chain for the first time. Next, … time there, he worked on demand planning, which included a project where he forecasted and built an order plan for … of sub-fields, Peyser has been exposed to different pathways in supply chain management. He’s had a similar …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74893
Helping schools reaps rewards for computer science alumnus
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… Helping schools reaps rewards for computer science alumnus Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Chase Myers KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Chase Myers , a 2019 … uses daily which include, “the ability to work on a group project, being able to communicate with people as you work …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66811