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WMU's Walker Institute hosts series of community conversations regarding race and society

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… WMU's Walker Institute hosts series of community conversations … Flynn on [caption] [/caption] KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations … social justice through many applied research and community service projects. The Walker Institute continues this work …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/59824

Alumni spotlight: Phindi’s journey through WMU’s IHS Ph.D. program

College of Health and Human Services

… nonmedical vaccine exemptions. Her motivation for the topic was personal—navigating conflicting information about … development. From her first visit to campus, she knew she wanted to work with Dr. Kieran Fogarty . His global health … epidemiology. Today, she serves as an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer at the Centers for Disease Control and …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/12/phindi

Arthur W. Parker Jr. obituary

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… staff member, died May 7 at home in Kalamazoo. He was 83. Parker had been a press operator in what was Brink Printing Services. He joined the staff in 1966 and retired in 1994 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32946

Margaret J. Watson obituary

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… Margaret J. Watson obituary Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Margaret Jane Watson Margaret Jane Watson , a former Western Michigan … in 1981 and retired in 2015 after more than 33 years of service to the University. The Kalamazoo resident began her …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35347

Elton Mayo obituary

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… Jan. 26, 2015 , in the Upjohn Community Care Center. He was 83. Mayo joined WMU's staff in 1972 and retired as a painter in Facilities Management-maintenance services in 1993 after 21 years of service to the … of Kalamazoo served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Services and remembrances Arrangements were handled by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29627

Robert S. Wirbel obituary

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… staff member, died Nov. 1, 2014 in Holland, Michigan. He was 87. Wirbel joined the WMU staff in 1964 and retired in 1987 after 23 years of service to the University. He was a security officer for many years at WMU and retired as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26587

Ruth H. Peterson obituary

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… Michigan University staff member, died April 20 . She was 81. Peterson, of Kalamazoo, had worked in the Office of … the staff in 1986 and retired in 1997 after 11 years of service to the University. Early in her career, Peterson was an elementary school teacher, having earned a master's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40212

Albert E. Castel III obituary

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… of history, died Nov. 14, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. He was 86. Castel joined the faculty in 1960 and retired in 1991 after 31 years of service to the University. He was a professor of history, regarded as one of the leading …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22704

Nearly $3M grant will help WMU increase ESL-endorsed teacher workforce

College of Education and Human Development

… of Special Education and Literacy Studies , have been awarded a $2.96 million National Professional Development … a comprehensive professional development program to 75 in-service teachers and 60 pre-service teachers who will earn … of the 2022 National Professional Development grant award. The NPD grants awarded to WMU have been instrumental …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69606

ESL program is one sum in degree equation for Chinese accounting major

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… 2008 global economic crisis, the Chinese real estate market was sluggish, and we experienced reduced sales on both … market as it does in the U.S. That’s when I realized it was a good time to pursue my dream of studying abroad.” Qi … between two large cities—Detroit and Chicago—one is a U.S. industrial center and the other is a financial center. I’ve …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2014/01/qi-qi-spotlight