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WMU hosts ‘Dine 4 Justice’ fundraiser for Youth Juvenile Justice Fellows
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… Justice Fellows Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations is partnering with the BLOCKS Club … The second cohort of fellows is wrapping up its work this spring. Supported by a grant from the Public Welfare …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71381
American Book Award winner next in Frostic Reading Series
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… won the American Book Award will be the next speaker in the spring 2015 Frostic Reading Series at Western Michigan University. Jericho Brown , an assistant … Award in 2008 for his first collection of poetry, "Please," and will read from his works at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26 , …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21735
Lauren Dani: Selling solutions
Haworth College of Business
… Mich.—Formative childhood experiences often stick with us and contribute to our identity. For Lauren Dani , a Western Michigan University senior from Plymouth, Michigan, … WMU at the National Collegiate Sales Competition in spring 2023. I traveled to Atlanta and placed in the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75079
Mental Health Week at WMU aims to raise awareness, offer resources
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… be taking place in person at Asylum Lake. Students, staff and faculty are encouraged to take a mindful walk on your own time today or over the weekend and tag @westernmichu and @wmuwsa including #BeWellBroncos to … increasing feelings of stress, anxiety and loneliness. Western Michigan University is highlighting the importance …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61633
WMU alumna named Michigan’s 2026 Superintendent of the Year
College of Education and Human Development
… of Battle Creek Public Schools KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University alumna Dr. Kimberly Carter , … Creek Public Schools since 2015, was selected for her outstanding leadership, deep commitment to equity and … “Dr. Carter’s work reflects the heart of what we value at Western Michigan University: leadership grounded in service, …
https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/11/kimberly-carter-michigan-superintendent-state-award-winner-battle-creek
WMU celebrates 20 years as home to a Phi Beta Kappa chapter
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… Paul Pancella, John Petro, Maria Perez-Stable, Joe Reish, and Art McGurn. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An early April induction of … top juniors and seniors will mark the 20th anniversary of Western Michigan University's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa , … formally installing the honorary society in 1998 during a spring ceremony. Securing the right to have a chapter was a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45796
WMU board approves honorary degree for French composer Legrand
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… WMU board approves honorary degree for French composer Legrand Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Legrand (Photo … KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Acting at their Feb. 11 meeting, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved awarding an honorary doctoral degree this spring to famed French composer, conductor and pianist …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30243
Plan to participate in Student Employment Appreciation Week
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… Student Employee of the Year nominees KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is accepting nominations through Friday, Feb. 9 , for its Supervisor of the Year and Belleville Student Employee of the Year awards. The … 4,000 students work for the University during the fall and spring semesters. They work in most campus departments, in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/45012
Owner of local yoga studio next up in entrepreneurship forum
Haworth College of Business
… (not verified) on Fiore KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The owner and managing director of a local yoga studio will be the … speaker in the Entrepreneurship Forum speaker series at Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business. … Down Dog Yoga Center opened in downtown Kalamazoo in the spring of 2014. Fiore partnered with Chris Lampen-Crowell, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43845
Dean Smith’s story of survival and sisterhood
College of Health and Human Services
… Dean Smith’s story of survival and sisterhood Submitted by Jillian Fraze on While I waited … I numbly took in the scene of my anxious family. My husband, Lang, was busy talking to my sister, Cory, and her husband, Kevin. Beaumont, my precious 10-year old …
https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/10/sisters