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WMU receives one of six statewide college-access awards

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… awards Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on From left, Brandy Johnson, executive director of MCAN; Dr. … of Directors. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is one of six "outstanding" college access advocates that … a peer-reviewed, academic, online journal focusing on how students aspire to, gain access to, enroll in and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23491

Ethics Center offers three book club events for the fall semester

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… the Study of Ethics in Society has announced readings and discussions of three books dealing with hot-button ethical … of what American doctors think about racial differences and how their thoughts have unique and often disproportionate … negative effects on black patients. Hoberman departs from past discourse on medical racism by addressing the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40701

Political science standout, first WMU elected chair Greenberg dies at 88

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… chair at WMU and a nationally known political scientist and expert on the GI Bill died Aug. 27 in the … died after a brief illness. He was a WMU faculty member from 1955 to 1969. After leaving WMU, he went on to serve as … an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education about "How the GI Bill Changed Higher Education." After the June …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26879

WMU named 'Best for Vets' by Military Times for sixth consecutive year

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… veterans pursuing higher education—making the top-100 list for the sixth consecutive year. In a pre-Veterans Day … 'Setting the example' "It’s been amazing to witness how colleges all across higher education have embraced … to the publication, more than 600 colleges and universities from across the nation completed a detailed survey that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28436

Planning firms ID'd, first public input session on BTR-2 set for Dec. 17

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… University has selected a design team made up of the firms Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber and O’Boyle, Cowell, … and Research Park onto the property known as the Colony Farm Orchard. The architectural engineering and landscape … by June 2017.  Fishebeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber has six locations around Michigan, including one in the WMU BTR …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29009

Sisters of the Skies: WMU aviation alumni help dreams take flight for young women of color

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… Sisters of the Skies: WMU aviation alumni help dreams take … had a flight instructor who would offer to drive her to and from training to make sure she didn't miss an opportunity to … Airlines, helping keep her dream alive. “People have shown me the way that it should be. The type of family I grew …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62257

WMU program raising funds to put research students in community

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… WMU program raising funds to put research students in community Submitted … chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, to examine how certain types of proteins, called neurotrophic factors, … that has been shown to prevent neurons in the retina from dying under glaucoma conditions. A member of the Lee …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13722

Turning adversity into opportunity, WMU social work student ready to make a difference

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… a difference Submitted by Erin Flynn on Khadejah Al Muhaisin is among more than 800 WMU students who received degrees Saturday, June 27. Read about how Career and Student Employment Services is helping …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60157

Marti Hearron's final gift to WMU establishes a fine arts professorship

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… Marti Hearron's final gift to WMU establishes a fine arts professorship Submitted by Anonymous (not … Guyette said. "But rest assured, we made sure she knew how much we loved and appreciated her generosity, sense of … told the audience during his announcement. Additional funds from the newly announced gift will provide support for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21654

Building a cultural bridge, engineering students teach refugees about science, math

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… Erin Flynn on A student at the Refugee Education Center raises his hand during a presentation by the WMU chapter of … without Borders. KENTWOOD, Mich.—Kids bursting with energy from a long school day dart back and forth across a room. … was something to get the kids thinking about impacts and how you can design something to better suit a situation," …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54203