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Kalamazoo's three college leaders make statement on DACA
News
… about education and the role it plays in realizing the American dream. Students, we support your efforts to inform your fellow students and our … and "shield families from separation and heartbreak." With growing and heartfelt support for DACA protections and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42361
Faculty, grad students travel to Japan to explore pandemic response
College of Arts and Sciences
… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—With more than 10 years experience living, conducting … worth noting that, culturally, Japan is not known for hugging or shaking hands, so there was already some built-in social distance in that regard. Of course, when you're on trains packed like sardines, that social distance …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70129
Tickets still available for Demetri Martin comedy show
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… best known for his Comedy Central show, "Important Things with Demetri Martin." He released a stand-up CD/DVD, "These … to $12 for WMU students with a valid Bronco ID Card. They can be purchased by calling (269) 387-2300 or … Programs office at (269) 387-2118. Contact: Tonya Durlach April 2, 2012 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/205
Health care activist, author to speak on health reform act
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… Affordable Care Act is that it shows grassroots politics can still matter," Kirsch says. "It was grassroots activists with personal stories who led the fight for its passage. … With all the money in politics today, organized citizens can still make change." Richard Kirsch As the national …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2820
Rise of banned books, consequences and response focus of free talk
University Libraries
… of these campaigns and actions that individuals can take in response. The event is hosted by Western's Libraries with support from the Midwest Collaborative for Library … the Beta Phi Mu Scholars’ Series. Knox recently edited “Trigger Warnings: History, Theory Context” and co-edited …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70404
Learning across the globe in WMU's College of Arts and Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
… to thrive in today’s globalized world. In partnership with WMU Study Abroad, Arts and Sciences faculty have led … participating in the Quito program arrive in the South American nation with a WMU professor who helps students orient … and assert themselves,” he says. “Studying abroad forces you out of your comfort zone and you come out the other side …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-studyabroad
Campuswide initiative encourages bystanders to get involved
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… of assistance, yet don't get involved. They believe they can't make a difference or that someone else will … our community about when and how to intervene safely. If we can galvanize the campus population to stand up and help in … make a difference. The program will kick off this summer with posters and a video depicting various members of the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/611
Book identifies strategies for successful fundraising
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… prospective donors and creating relationships with those individuals is the topic of a book recently … Press, the book reveals strategies for making a first visit with a prospective donor, ideas for finding new donors who … the hardest part of fundraising. The discovery call is when you really affiliate with those donors early in the process. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7670
WMU included in $2.2 million grant to enhance mobility for veterans
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… Submitted by Deanne Puca on The autonomous electric shuttle can hold up to four passengers at a time, or a wheelchair rider with two passengers. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan … for our veterans," Asher adds. "New autonomous technology can fill this mobility need now, and completing this project …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51504
Understanding grief: WMU philosophy professor awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
College of Arts and Sciences
… Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship, marking a significant milestone in her research journey. Dr. Ashley Atkins … Oates serve as touchstones as she seeks to situate grief within broader narrative contexts. Her work examines … relationships, as well as the strange bodily shifts that can occur in grief, such as the sensation that time is …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75178