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WMU Study Abroad honors eight recipients of the prestigious Gilman Scholarship

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… experiences.   WMU Study Abroad hosted a Gilman Scholarship Workshop on September 12, 2025. There, Pell Grant recipients … in local markets, visiting a floating market and observing how different communities earn a living. Thai culture is … riversides, little streets and the way the city slows you down in the best way."   Other students who were awarded the …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/09/gilman-scholarship-recipients

WMU Board of Trustees to meet Wednesday to consider new AFSCME contract

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… operations, landscaping, skilled trades and maintenance work, parking enforcement and public safety locksmith …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/wmu-trustees-consider-new-afscme-contract-wednesday

Seniors honored for academic excellence as 2023 Presidential Scholars

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… have conducted research or engaged in projects, usually working closely with Western faculty members. One student … the structure of proteins and other large molecules and how changes in the structures may be able to treat diseases. … Chemical and paper engineering— Zahira Sanchez of the Dominican Republic Chemistry— Rajendra Panth of Nepal Civil …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71023

Three professors to be honored with Distinguished Teaching Awards

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… mentors and demonstrating outstanding dedication to their work. Drs. Ariel Anderson , Louann Bierlein Palmer and Gwen … Development. She is a longtime researcher and author of dozens of articles and technical reports on topics that … honesty, compassion and a zeal for life. "You could tell how passionate Dr. Anderson was about her work," she said. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43111

Campus community garden has plots available

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… Garden. Located behind the Stadium Drive Apartments on Howard Street and visible from Stadium Drive, the garden has … The Office for Sustainability will periodically offer workshops on-site throughout the growing season, May through … participants are encouraged to plant an extra row to be donated to local food banks. For more information on how to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6293

Activist to speak about racism and tolerance training

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… and in corporate America. The presentation focuses on how most tolerance training fails to address the fundamental … on personal prejudice rather than institutional bias is shown to be inadequate for building an anti-racist …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10804

Trustees to consider faculty contract extension at special meeting Tuesday

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… by 5 p.m. Monday, May 25, for instructions on how to participate in the virtual meeting. Find the board's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59565

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

College of Education and Human Development

… to quality education and supervision of counselors in all work settings. ACES members are counselors, supervisors, … Counseling Association founded in 1952, the organization does this by hosting conferences that highlight the latest … bias and micro-aggressions from their upbringing about how they interact with someone who is of color before even …

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

WMU Ethics Center offers soul searching for professionals

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… Mich.—A WMU-Cooley Law School professor will explore how professionals can examine their own ethics in a talk at … Way," is free and open to the public. Miller will explore how professionals can investigate history, philosophy and … and associate dean. Miller has published 28 books and dozens of book chapters and articles on law, legal ethics, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28335

Office earns LGBT career center certification

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… Services earned gold-level certification from Out for Work. KALAMAZOO— Career and Student Employment Services at … has received gold-level certification for 2013 from Out for Work as a place where lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender … can help identify inclusive companies that offer same-sex domestic partner benefits and have nondiscrimination …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4690