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Trustees to consider tuition, room and board rates in livestreamed meeting Thursday

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—When the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees meets Thursday, April 23, at 11 a.m. , members … consider tuition as well as room and board rates for the 2020-21 academic year. Trustees will convene via virtual … required annual institutional governing board review of the University's five-year capital outlay plan round out …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59035

From grading to wading, student finds success shifting academic focus to follow passion

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… night's dream than Shakespeare. "I think like a lot of young kids, I had talked about being a marine biologist," … "When I was in high school, I looked into becoming a DNR officer or something like that, but then somehow that didn't … projects test waters to restart research at WMU | June 22, 2020 Contact: Erin Flynn June 22, 2020

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60045

Three recipients honored with 2022 Excellence in Diversity Award

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… Western Michigan University will recognize three recipients of the 2022 Excellence in Diversity Award at this academic … at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16 , in the North Ballroom of the Bernhard Center. The recipients for 2022 diversity … Studies in Writing and Rhetoric Series," which received the 2020 Council of Writing Program Administrators Best Book …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69069

Summer construction paves way for greener, more sustainable campus

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… campus Submitted by Erin Flynn on The renovated Board of Trustees Plaza is taking shape. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Dozens of construction projects are underway this summer on Western … dinosaur. Western's facilities management team has a total of 34 major projects —as well as several smaller projects—on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68076

Outstanding seniors to be honored as 2022 Presidential Scholars

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… This year, 50 scholars were chosen from a senior class of 5,082 students. The Presidential Scholar designation is … include a program featuring a keynote address by WMU Board of Trustees Vice Chair Shelly Edgerton , who is legal … Health Michigan. Dr. Edward Montgomery , president of WMU, and Marilyn Kritzman , president of the WMU Faculty …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67695

Assistant professor appointed to be a voice for diversity, equity, inclusion and antiracism on national board

College of Education and Human Development

… Assistant professor appointed to be a voice for diversity, equity, … Michigan University's Dr. Olivia T. Ngadjui , assistant professor of counselor education and counseling psychology, … Association for Counselor Education and Supervision’s 2020 Emerging Leader honor as well as the 2020

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71872

Solution Squad helps students solve problems, connect with resources to build success

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… Western Michigan University's Solution Squad, which is part of Merze Tate College , these student success navigators are … alumna Dr. Merze Tate . Mo Brooks "If you look at the story of Merze Tate, it's one of struggle, hardship and … in 2016 and master's in educational leadership in 2020. The Solution Squad began as a way to help students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67022

From Northside to North Star—Alumna guides community to more equitable future

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… on February is Black History Month, an annual celebration of achievements and a time to recognize the important role … a position to help countless others change the trajectory of their own lives. "I naturally enjoyed writing and … so it was a natural pivot for me to go into the legal profession," Parker-LaGrone says. She hit her stride and, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66942

Foundation Scholars Program sets stage for success for music theatre graduate

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… to Western Michigan University that she saw the possibility of making it a career and using it as a vessel for change. … and have been raised to be a hard worker," she says. On top of financial strain, she dealt with the emotional turmoil of living with a sibling diagnosed with schizophrenia who …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64046

Alumna awarded Pulitzer Prize for poetry

W Magazine

… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Famed poet Diane Seuss , BA ‘81, MSW ‘83, of Niles, Michigan, has been awarded a 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for “frank: sonnets,” a collection of poems that Seuss describes as a memoir in sonnets. Her … of Southern Maine’s Stonecoast MFA program. Seuss was a 2020 Guggenheim Fellow and a recipient of the 2021 John …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69081