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Historical novelist snags Light Center research grant

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… receive $3,000 to support three projects currently underway. Xiong, a Western Michigan professor of history, will use the award to promote a historical novel he recently published, to … on campus; providing K-12 outreach; hosting lectures, panels and events; and showcasing arts, entertainment and …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2016/03/xiong-novel-grant-spotlight

WMU Ethics Center announces lecture series for spring 2023

Study of Ethics in Society

… in Room 208 at the Bernhard Center. This lecture by Dr. Wa’ed Alshoubaki will discuss the ethical issues that might … Grasslands, Garbage Islands and Plastic Trees: Working Toward a Future Ecology Next up is “ Grasslands, Garbage Islands and Plastic Trees: Working Toward a Future Ecology,” with Alec Koppers ,  a second-year …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70568

Super Bowl-winning coach John Harbaugh reflects on his start at Western: ‘The greatest three coaching years of my life’

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… and the more than 160 million viewers at home, he said, “It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t perfect. But it was us.” The mantra was adopted by the team throughout the …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/john-harbaugh-baltimore-ravens-super-bowl-winning-coach-wmu-alumni

ArtPrize internship helps kinetic imaging students see big picture

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… Avery McNew ’s eyes brim with excitement.    The students walk through the gallery they curated. “It’s so clear to me that I want a career in art; this experience has really sealed the … foundation   Tucker's ArtPrize entry is projected onto a wall in the Resonant Gallery. Western’s kinetic imaging …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/artprize-2025-internship-kinetic-imaging-resonant-gallery

Tobacco whistleblower to highlight spring Ethics Center series

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… Look at Martin Luther King's WMU Speech," featured a panel discussion with philosophy graduate assistants Dustin … Public School: Embracing Global Citizenship Prior to World War I." Feb. 25: Panel discussion featuring Dr. Norman Hawker, WMU professor …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21224

'Complex Conversations' coming to Monroe-Brown Gallery

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… "Complex Conversations: Willie Cole Sculptures and Wall Works" will be on display through Friday, Feb. 15 , at … and commercialization. Cole grew up in post-industrial Newark, N.J., and sees himself as an “urban archaeologist."   …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/1636

WMU interior designers bring home national honors

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… KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University took home four awards, including first place for the University's new … Lenczycki were honored for their work out of a total of 13 awards given at the Association of University Interior … in this year's conference with winners selected by a panel of judges from the Austin-area architects and design …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10802

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in April

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Ethics in Society. Join this lecture series discussion with panelists Jim Robb, general counsel and associate dean of … to noon at the Fountains at Bronson Place, 1700 Bronson Way, Kalamazoo, hosted by the Osher Lifelong Learning … Public Library. Come hear Sonya Bernard- Hollins as she walks us through her new book and tells us about Merze Tate, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45682

Travel Award Winners Announced for the 61st International Congress on Medieval Studies

International Congress on Medieval Studies

… Travel Award Winners Announced for the 61st International Congress … on Please join us in congratulating the following travel award winners for this year's International Congress on … , presenting "Textility in Early Medieval English Wall Paintings" in the session "New Voices on Early Medieval …

https://wmich.edu/medievalcongress/news/2025/11/icms-2026-travel-awards

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in February

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… to be locally oriented and globally competent, culturally aware, and ready to contribute to world knowledge and … Thursday, Feb. 2 "The Unifying Power of Education" panel —6 p.m. in 213 Bernhard Center. The panel is part of WMU's 2017 Martin Luther King Day Jr. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37721