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'The People's Scholar' to address diversity in community talk

News

… in community talk Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Watkins KALAMAZOO--One of the leading social commentators, … program Tuesday and Wednesday, April 17-18. Dr. Boyce Watkins, known as "The People's Scholar," will present his … Forbes Magazine, USA Today, and the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. Watkins earned a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/321

Instructor Joel Boyd gives his "last lecture" before retirement

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… on campus; providing K-12 outreach; hosting lectures, panels and events; and showcasing arts, entertainment and …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2016/12/joel-boyd-final-lecture

First cohort of product design program sharp on all edges

W Magazine

… meet and greet—a risk that landed her in his office. She wasn’t in trouble. With Thaj’s question, the chief executive realized the intern was on to something. “Have you considered the potential of … and the economy.”■ A student's design sketches hang on a wall. Product design students present their senior thesis …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63900

Institute is taking local high school students to China for summer camp

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… the decision to sign up her daughter for the summer camp was not a difficult one. A section of the Great Wall "The generous scholarship made it very affordable," she …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40712

WMU’s Venture Studio turns design students into founders

College of Fine Arts

… Brandi Engel on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— If they were nervous, it was hard to tell. On a Friday evening in late April, a group … Michigan University product design juniors stepped before a panel of five judges at the second annual WMU Venture Studio … president for research and innovation at WMU; and Phil Swanson , senior director at Newlab. The annual pitch event …

https://wmich.edu/finearts/news/2026/05/venture-studio-pitch-event

WMU team places in top 3 in national castings competition

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… top 3 in national castings competition Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Judges test the Western Michigan University team's … University team of undergraduate and graduate students was placed in the top three out of 41 universities … Foundation and conducts fundamental research in new molding processes, materials, testing and casting evaluation …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68171

Makenna Staudacher – Freshmen, Family and Finding Aviation Gold at WMU

College of Aviation

… at WMU Submitted by Tom Thinnes on   "All in the Family" was a pioneering situation comedy that made TV history.  It … of pilots," says the aviation flight science major.  "I was always at the airport as a kid.  I have been around … will be that College of Aviation diploma to hang on the wall and, down the line, a captaincy  with Delta Airlines . …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/11/staudacher

Clear for takeoff: How WMU’s aviation program launched A’maree Waddell’s career

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… for takeoff: How WMU’s aviation program launched A’maree Waddell’s career Submitted by Erin Flynn on A’maree Waddell, an aviation management and operations grad, is … be an operations coordinator for TBI Airport Management. Waddell racked up leadership experience in WMU’s chapter of …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/graduate-success-aviation-management-operations-amaree-waddell

WMU cultural anthropologist examines migration and lupus in Ecuador

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on   Touching saltwater marks at the waterline of a cargo ship in Lake Michigan when she was just … on campus; providing K-12 outreach; hosting lectures, panels and events; and showcasing arts, entertainment and …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2014/02/miles-spotlight

A celebration of Asian arts and community coming to Miller Auditorium

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… international partners, potential students and parents, I always introduce Kalamazoo as a diverse community with a rich … on campus; providing K-12 outreach; hosting lectures, panels and events; and showcasing arts, entertainment and …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2026/03/spring-gala-26