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Nights at the museum: history student helps design Smithsonian sleepover program

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… Nights at the museum: history student helps design Smithsonian sleepover program Submitted by Erin Flynn on Tre Goodhue sits in the rotunda of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. It's one of several museums he's helping create …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54122

Southwest Michigan slates 2016 Chávez Dinner, awards program

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… Southwest Michigan slates 2016 Chávez Dinner, awards program Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … on Saturday, April 2 , during an annual scholarship fundraising dinner that includes the presentation of regional … highest civilian honor, for his efforts in extending legal equality. During his long career, Reynoso held such …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31407

Middle East expert to talk about 'Engaging the Muslim World'

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… Middle East expert to talk about 'Engaging the Muslim World' Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … on Cole KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In the wake of recent terrorist attacks in Paris and Mali and an increasing level of … to examine how people use Islam as a globalized moral, legal and cultural system. The goal of the series is to …

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Speakers tackle opioid crisis, civil discourse, mass violence, more

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… Speakers tackle opioid crisis, civil discourse, mass violence, more Submitted by … Mich.—Timely issues with broad community appeal are taking place this semester during a Western Michigan University … at the WMU School of Medicine, will speak on "Making People Better: Saving Us From Ourselves Through Moral Enhancement." …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51013

Reception to mark 50 years of Sichel Series lectures

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… Western Michigan University Department of Economics is staging a special event to mark the start of the 50th … Sichel , professor emeritus of economics, will attend and is expected to make remarks at about 4:45 p.m. The reception …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9720

WMU alumni create educational opportunities for Kalamazoo refugees

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… opportunities for Kalamazoo refugees Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Leaning back in their chairs, six teenagers sit in a circle listening to a story. A volunteer teacher gestures to the … levels of enthusiasm, but all of them share a need to better understand English as refugees starting a new life in

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54617

Merze Tate: A trailblazing Western alumna who made an international impact

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… Merze Tate: A trailblazing Western alumna who made an international impact … KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Professor. World traveler. Journalist. Inventor. This 20th century renaissance woman may not … a job teaching history at Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis—a school created by the Ku Klux Klan to keep …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/62998

First-generation WMU graduate adapts to changing career outlook

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… First-generation WMU graduate adapts to changing career outlook Submitted by Megan Looker on Joseph … senior leadership across campus helped shape the start of his job search, opening his eyes to the breadth of career … increase sales. After graduation, Sánchez found himself struggling to find a job in the aviation industry amidst the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59302

WMU to use large grants to study improvements to aviation safety

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… Michigan University has received three grants totaling $434,690 from the Federal Aviation Administration NextGen Weather Technology in the Cockpit program … Geoff Whitehurst, Dennis McFall, Dominic Nicolai and Dr. Beth Seiler are developing innovative training modules to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29646

Deadline to apply for Ethics Bowl team approaches

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… Deadline to apply for Ethics Bowl team approaches Submitted by … on KALAMAZOO--The Center for the Study of Ethics in Society is recruiting students for Western Michigan University's … community is invited to attend an intramural championship between two teams from communication ethics classes in the …

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