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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 co-author along with Dr. Leila J. Rupp of "Understanding and Teaching U.S. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24987
Trustees approve three-year contract with teaching assistants
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… its July 8 meeting, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved a new three-year contact with the … Teaching Assistants Union that is effective with the start of the 2015-16 academic year. The contract was ratified by … that won a 93 percent majority approval. Basic elements of the new contract Wage increases set at 2 percent for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25540
Event aims to help students with research
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… students. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Waldo Library is staging "Night of the Research Paper" from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4 , … give students one-on-one assistance through all or part of the process of doing a research paper or project. "Don't be a research …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27986
Four public career-related events coming up at WMU
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… aimed at the University's students and recent alumni. All of the events are free, and no pre-registration is required. … organized by the Zhang Career Center in the Haworth College of Business. The remaining event is being organized by the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and being held on WMU's Parkview Campus. This …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34669
Health center offering flu shots at Sindecuse, one outreach clinic
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… Health center offering flu shots at Sindecuse, one outreach clinic … on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Sindecuse Health Center is offering vaccinations to Western Michigan University … appointment now at the health center and during a College of Aviation clinic Monday, Oct. 5, in Battle Creek . …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26562
Six public career-related fairs being held at WMU next month
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… particularly aimed at WMU students and recent alumni. All of the fairs are free, and no pre-registration is required … one on the Parkview Campus, which is home to the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and located near Parkview Avenue and Drake Road. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27284
Film by WMU professor profiles female Native American filmmakers
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… Film by WMU professor profiles female Native American filmmakers Submitted by … Mich.—A documentary by a Western Michigan University professor, produced with the help of WMU students, puts five …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22636
Groundbreaking for Valley Dining Center set
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… set Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Rendering of the south facade of the Valley Dining Center KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western … June 12 , for a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction on a dramatic new dining facility that will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24622
'Hitting the books' can improve English language teaching
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… The situation could change in time, though, with the aid of books such as one penned by Patrick T. Randolph , a … Students, and Dr. Paul McPherron , coordinator of the undergraduate English as a second language program at … found the expressions in even highly technical neuroscience articles. But he notes that he often hears idioms …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23023
Area families needed to host visiting international teachers, students
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… and students arriving from Japan in August. A stipend of $450 a month will be paid to each hosting family for the duration of the guest's stay, which can range from four weeks to one … personal expenses while in the United States. Benefits of hosting a visitor Exposing your family to a new language …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32108