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WMU Theatre produces world premiere for family audiences

Theatre

… Kalamazoo playwright and Education for the Arts teaching artist Tucker Rafferty . The story follows Jeremy Thatcher, who is struggling to survive bullies, crushes and sixth-grade art …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38300

Kalamazoo Film Society presents 'The Immigrant'

News

… Show times are announced shortly before the movie opens. Admission is $5.50 for film society members and regular Alamo … a desperate Polish immigrant and Joaquin Phoenix is a burlesque impresario and pimp who is both savior and predator …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17201

Willie Nelson returns to campus for May show

News

… May 20 show. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Country legend Willie Nelson is returning to Western Michigan University's Miller … Auditorium. "Willie Nelson & Family: Live in Concert" is set for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 20 . Purchase tickets … With a six-decade career and 200-plus albums, Nelson is the creative genius behind the historic recordings of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/22117

Nearly $3M grant will help WMU increase ESL-endorsed teacher workforce

College of Education and Human Development

… Grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition. The NPD Program provides grants for eligible … activities intended to improve instruction for MLs and assists education personnel working with MLs to meet high …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69606

UCLA economist to discuss cleansing effects of Great Recession

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… UCLA economist to discuss cleansing effects of Great Recession Submitted by … (not verified) on von Wachter KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An economist from the University of California at Los Angeles will … speak at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 , in 2028 Brown Hall. His presentation is free and open to the public and is titled …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22788

Check out WMU’s latest Human Library event Feb. 12

News

… belies such insults, stereotypes, and generalizations. This is what some learned while “reading” an anonymous individual … in case conversations become too heated, traumatic or triggering. Last year’s event offered 16 books. This year, with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57540

Classic air race with WMU aviators to travel through Kalamazoo

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… Air Race Classic, an 86-year-old, cross-country race that this year will travel through Kalamazoo. Sara Karsten of … Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Fairhope, Alabama. The race is more than 2,100 nautical miles long and will challenge … in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri and Tennessee. The 10 stops on this year's race …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24905

Film about young adults, suicide highlights spring lecture series

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… Puca on Klein KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A screening and panel discussion of "The 'S' Word," a film about young adults and suicide, is planned for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7 , at Chenery … Two Minds," a journey into the lives of people living, struggling and triumphing with bipolar disorder. She is also the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44658

Hey, Siri—WMU leads the way in studying human-robot communication

W Magazine

… and finds a bedtime story for your kids. Google Assistant turns off the lights you forgot to dim on the way out the door or raises the thermostat when the polar vortex sets in. Living … says the demand for professionals in the field is staggering. “Last time I checked, there were tens of thousands …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/57097

Booth registration open for Bronco Bash

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… Booth registration open for Bronco Bash Submitted by Deanne Puca on The early registration deadline for Bronco Bash booths is approaching. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The early registration …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33568