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WMU trustees opt to keep 2016-17 tuition increase below state cap

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… fees for 2016-17 by 4.19 percent. Effective with the start of the fall 2016 semester, annual costs for a full-time … university. Despite its status, complexity and high number of degree offerings—more than 250—WMU has consistently been in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33314

Russell L. Gabier obituary

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… and alumni affairs leader and the founding president of the WMU Foundation, died Feb. 18 in Kalamazoo. He was 90. A 1952 WMU alumnus, Gabier was a high school teacher and coach and then a middle school principal in Milford, Michigan, before returning to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45491

Victoria Kellogg finds her food marketing family

Haworth College of Business

… to the Western Michigan University Haworth College of Business from Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC), … her a passion for the rapid pace and constant innovation of the business world.  With a few years of food industry … in my academic and professional journey.” Transferring schools can be an intimidating journey, but Kellogg found a …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/10/food-marketingvictoria-kelloggtransfer-student

Fulbright Scholar Igor Fedotov in concert at Dalton Center

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… verified) on Fedotov KALAMAZOO--Igor Fedotov, violist and professor of music at Western Michigan University, will … Musikdagar, Sweden; and Sewanee and Meadowmount Summer Schools in the United States. He received a Fulbright … Live and Interactive concert series presented by the WMU School of Music under the auspices of the Bullock Music …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/140

WMU board approves honorary degree for French composer Legrand

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… (not verified) on Legrand (Photo credit: michellagrandofficial.com) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Acting at their Feb. 11 meeting, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved awarding an honorary doctoral degree … such motion pictures as "The Thomas Crown Affair," "Summer of '42" and "Umbrellas of Cherbourg," will be in Kalamazoo …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30243

Campus Ring Road to close temporarily

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Improvements associated with construction of Western Michigan University's new Valley Dining Center will result in closure of a key portion of the campus Ring Road from 7 a.m. Tuesday, July 5, through …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33292

University Theatre presents 'Baby With the Bathwater'

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… This show contains mature content. Patrons under the age of 16 will not be admitted. Purchase tickets online: … is a dark comedy that explores the impossible journey of parenting, the delicacy of children and the unpredictability of the world we live …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35035

Educational leadership alum named Caribbean Community Superintendent

College of Education and Human Development

… alum has been selected as the next U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity's Caribbean Community … high-quality public education. They operate 160 accredited schools in 8 districts located in 11 foreign countries, 7 … superintendent of curriculum and instruction for the School District of Indian River County in Florida. As …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74258

Broncos find meaning, networking and career prep through Detroit’s Umoja Debate Team internship

W Magazine

… in Detroit. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The eight-week summer camp offered through Umoja Debate Team in Detroit is no ordinary … of faculty and students at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. Supporting those students this summer were … to interact with people at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and ask them questions. And I get to attend an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72532

Music students slide to the top in national trombone competition

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… National Solo Competition. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—It's not often a trombonist needs security clearance to perform. But … and O'Connell to Kalamazoo. "I had looked at a lot of schools my junior and senior year of high school, but there was no teacher that I really clicked with. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58182