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Department chair's book on teaching LBGT history wins award

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… 2014 Lambda Literary Award. Dr. Susan Freeman , chair of the WMU Department of Gender and Women's Studies, is the … Rupp's book is the first designed for university and high school teachers who want to integrate LGBT history into the … inspiring stories and classroom-tested advice offer a valuable resource for those who think history should be an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24987

Event draws top students to vie for $50,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO--Nearly 800 of the brightest high school seniors from Michigan and around the country will … to incoming freshmen. The 2012 recipients will be attending school beginning in fall. They will be selected from the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/61

WMU counseling professor to edit prestigious professional journal

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… WMU counseling professor to edit prestigious professional journal Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … in community mental health centers and in a talented school system for secondary level students. Beyond scale …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30194

Social work director awarded grant for student mental health initiative

College of Health and Human Services

… University proudly congratulates Dr. Kyoung Lee , director of the School of Social Work, on securing a $335,500 grant from the … program ensures that future school social workers gain invaluable hands-on experience supporting students in districts …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/11/leesmart

Southwest Michigan slates 2018 Chávez awards dinner

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… Mich.—Southwest Michigan will celebrate the life and work of civil rights leader César E. Chávez Saturday, March 24 , … Community Foundation for three years; and a teacher, school psychologist and administrator with the Grand Rapids Public Schools system for many years. Community awards Receiving …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45757

Getting Underway and Unlocking Aviation Opportunity with Zach Orfin

College of Aviation

… As a sailor, Zach Orfin mastered his way through and on top of the water.  As a College of Aviation student, he's soared … ), Orfin believes he is on a path toward graduate school and a master's in what amounts to space … of Western Michigan University's home base of Kalamazoo in Schoolcraft, not too unlike the rural settings of

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/05/orfin

Accessing Aviation with Amanda Charlton – Crusing Towards a High Flying Career

College of Aviation

… on The Facebook folks, who have garnered their share of the wrong kind of publicity in recent years, should … only did she come in with 18 college credits from high school, but she also completed 14 credits over the summer of … me to promote our program and share what I love about our school," she says.    And that's not all.  She is the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/03/charlton

Exemplars of campus engagement honored with Distinguished Service Award

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… Exemplars of campus engagement honored with Distinguished Service … and elevate the WMU community. Dr. Whitney DeCamp , professor of sociology, and  Dr. Lori Wingate , Ph.D.'09, … Public Library, has helped to establish WMU as a valuable partner in addressing regional challenges," writes  …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/distinguished-service-award-2025-whitney-decamp-lori-wingate

From classroom to community: Service learning in Spanish at WMU

College of Arts and Sciences

… local Spanish-speaking organizations—such as elementary schools and nonprofit organizations—to apply the language in a meaningful, … organization offering ESL classes for adults and after-school tutoring—and El Sol Elementary, a bilingual school, …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/03/service-learning-spanish

Ethics Center starts spring season with Ninth Amendment talk

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… Western Michigan University Center for the Study of Ethics in Society will kick off its spring season of … in the country. He earned his juris doctor from Yale Law School, where he was an editor on the Yale Law Journal. After law school, he served as a law clerk for the Honorable Danny J. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/56