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Alumna returns to WMU as new leader for DEI planning, programs and initiatives

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… or low-income students for success. That experience along with a graduate  assistantship  with economically and … strategic goals.  “We were fortunate to have very strong candidates for this position,” says Dr. Candy McCorkle , … initiatives.  She also held administrative roles at Kellogg Community College, Ferris State University and Muskingum …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72609

WMU offers on-campus summer reading event for families

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… and sister to a pet store to pick a pet. Naturally, they can’t choose just one. The free public event in Buster's, … the WMU Bookstores Shops, is sponsored by the WMU Bookstore with assistance from WMU Reading Clinic and the University's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25681

WMU launches new entrepreneurship opportunities for students

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… are very entrepreneurial in nature. Many come to WMU with a business already underway and business ideas that … a minor provides two paths to entrepreneurship. Students can develop skills necessary for a professional life in entrepreneurship or they can develop skills to enhance their interest in a particular …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15728

Professor receives award for contributions to LGBTQ-inclusive literature in elementary education

College of Education and Human Development

… at a book signing event. Dr. Jill Hermann-Wilmarth posing with her book, " Reading the Rainbow: LGBTQ-Inclusive … of Teachers of English  (NCTE). She shares the award with her longtime collaborator,  Dr. Caitlin L. Ryan , … a book discussing what LGBTQ-inclusive literacy teaching can look like in practice, including what teachers might say …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71204

Graduate students take their turn to help raise awareness of ALS

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… concept that Scott Matzka revisited after he was diagnosed with ALS in 2015. The 38-year-old father of two met Nancy … benefit from the cross-functional thinking that MBA classes can provide.  "One of the key goals of the class is to … rewards, realizing how satisfying working with a purpose can be." McIver’s approach is something that students valued …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40842

Agreement gives K College students head start in earning grad degrees

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… will be able to enter a 30-credit master's program at WMU with as many as 12 credits already earned through credit … other.  It allows us to combine our undergraduate programs with WMU's graduate school programs for the benefit of our … institutions, and I expect there to be more ways that we can and will collaborate in support of student success," …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40237

Restored grandeur, adapted reuse planned for East Campus

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… be a boutique hotel, part of an emerging nationwide trend, with the gymnasium preserved as a health club and the atrium … The cost of redeveloping the four structures is pegged at $55 million to $60 million or about $200 per square … something short of a top-down historical renovation, but we can confidently say the public and the University will be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/152

WMU Study Abroad offers 12 new faculty-led programs

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… and locations are designed to offer experiential learning within a faculty member's field of expertise through a … the deadline for summer II programs is Feb. 28 . Students can learn more about these programs at one of three Study … Abroad website . More about the Study Abroad Expos also can be found online . NEW Short-Term offerings College of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/50400

Wrongful Conviction Program changing one life at a time

College of Arts and Sciences

… Program are changing the world, one life at a time. "I cannot imagine getting convicted of a crime I didn’t … justice majors. Once the student researchers find a case with merit, they pass the case along to be litigated by the … Douglas AJ Ennis Kate Fournier Alexandra Houtman James Hurley Marilyn Laski Ryan Less Kate Marshall Joe McGrath …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/34861

Philosopher to discuss role of liberalism in achieving racial justice

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… has been historically problematic and sometimes complicit with rather than critical of injustice. He will argue that liberalism can be employed to achieve racial justice but the task will … and political philosophy, critical philosophy of race, African American philosophy, Marxism, and feminism. He is the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44128