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WMU enrollment is up in teacher preparation programs

College of Education and Human Development

… declining enrollment in teacher preparation programs, Western Michigan University’s enrollment is up this year by … are seen in early childhood education, special education, and physical and health education teacher preparation … building gives WMU a leg up over other universities. The Western Student Education Association. This student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56731

WMU alumna Anika Johnson threads sustainability into Kalamazoo with secondhand boutiques

College of Education and Human Development

… Johnson threads sustainability into Kalamazoo with secondhand boutiques Submitted by Chris Hybels on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Anika Johnson (BS '17, textile and apparel studies: merchandising) has continued to bring … Kalamazoo area, but she is also a reoccurring partner of Western Michigan University's fashion program and registered …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2023/02/anika-johnson

New WMU center promoting diversity in primary health care workforce

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… verified) on The new center is located at WMU's downtown Grand Rapids regional location. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—A recently … providers, particularly in underserved communities. The Western Regional Area Health Education Center, located in Western Michigan University's downtown Grand Rapids regional …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29243

Southern Utah University scholar to address need for liberal arts education

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… also the moral obligation to pursue it when he visits the Western Michigan University campus later this month. Dr. … Have a Moral Obligation to Study the Liberal Arts?" is free and open to the public and part of the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society's spring 2017 lecture series. About the talk Phillips notes …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38613

Emeriti Council awards $10,000 in book scholarships

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… Mich.—Twenty-five deserving undergraduate students at Western Michigan University have been awarded $400 Emeriti Council Book Scholarships this spring to help them purchase textbooks and supplies. Thanks to the generous support of WMU emeriti, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/37793

‘Community-focused, innovative’ academic appointed to lead College of Health and Human Services

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

… innovative’ academic appointed to lead College of Health and Human Services Submitted by Emily Monacelli Guzman on Dr. Lillian Upton Smith KALAMAZOO, MI – Western Michigan University’s new dean of the College of … and fostering relationships. Dr. Lillian Upton Smith joined Western as dean on July 1 . Smith comes to Western from …

https://wmich.edu/provost/news/2024/08/lillian-smith-new-chhs-dean

Research opportunities, campus involvement set biomedical sciences student up for success as future pediatric heart surgeon

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… by Erin Flynn on Grace Filpi is a proud Lawson Lunatic and soon-to-be graduate of Western's biomedical sciences program. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In … in a university." Filpi scheduled a trip to Kalamazoo for spring break, and her fate was sealed. "On my first visit, I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70165

Anita Hill to kick off new 'Raise Your Voice' speaker series

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… Clarence Thomas, will launch a new speaker series at Western Michigan University. Hill will speak at 7 p.m. … five days after an award-winning documentary about Hill and the famous Senate hearings is screened at Alamo … Koretsky says. Two additional speakers are set for the spring, while an appearance by noted feminist and activist …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21125

Department of Energy grants WMU $5M to advance carbon capture and storage

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… of Energy grants WMU $5M to advance carbon capture and storage Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is on the leading edge of … States. "I'm really excited, and I think it's important for Western Michigan University—as well as other …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/department-energy-awards-wmu-grant-carbon-capture-utilization-storage

Vocal supergroup MOSS to perform with WMU jazz ensembles

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… Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Vocal ensemble MOSS , the Western Jazz Quartet , University Jazz Orchestra , Gold Company and Advanced Jazz Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5 , in Western Michigan University's Dalton Center Recital Hall. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42797