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WMU board adopts new campuswide policy changes

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… who take a holistic, trauma-informed approach to work with a complainant to respond to incidents, replacing a … presenting the policy to the board. "Right now I would tell you our focus is even more heightened. We're ramping up." … more effective. The Pepper Hamilton principals who worked with WMU were keynote presenters during Michigan First Lady …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25472

WMU joins national alliance aimed at developing more inclusive and diverse STEM faculty

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… professoriate, participating universities begin their work with a self-assessment of current practices and assets. The … affairs at WMU. "We know seeing someone who represents your values, who represents your experiences is incredibly … taught by diverse faculty members they achieve at significantly higher rates; as much as 20 to 50% of the course …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56137

Gov. Snyder announces new teaching fellows

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… engineer who holds 55 patents and a professional pilot with experience as a veterinary medicine surgical nurse … and mathematics. "Great teachers and great teaching can make all the difference for our students, their … a therapist who is especially experienced in working with youths from low-income families. Anna Kozak of Bridgman, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/779

Walker Institute holding community forums on unequal justice

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… S. Burdick St. Tuesday, May 12 —"Re-Imagining Kalamazoo With Justice for All" will be addressed in Mt. Zion Baptist … of incarceration of any country in the world and for African-Americans, the rate is far higher than it is for … School, an alternative school for school dropouts and youth who had previously been arrested. Since then, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22694

Bush named American Council on Education Fellow

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… Bush named American Council on Education Fellow Submitted by Deanne Puca on … University's Dr. Jonathan Bush has been named an American Council on Education Fellow for the 2015-16 academic … ACE Fellows Program The program, in which participants work with executives at colleges other than those that employ …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23207

Prof wins $416,385 NIH grant to involve students in research

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… the National Institutes of Health to conduct research along with her students on the behavioral pharmacology of novel … that provide baccalaureate or advanced degrees for a significant number of the nation's research scientists, but that … look very favorably on research experience of student applicants. Beyond exceptional course grades and GRE test scores, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24634

NYT gives first study abroad innovation award to WMU faculty

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… Peer Evidence and Education for Recovery program with WMU's College of Health and Human Services and Palmer … of how The New York Times news, content and archives can be used to enhance education-abroad learning before, … Week, Nov. 12-16 . "Among a diverse pool of submissions, yours stood out to the selection committee for its use of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50449

Fall event welcomes LBGT college students to Kalamazoo

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… G Rivera, named one of the 11 Trans Artists of Color You Should Know in 2013, will talk about community action … for international audiences. The native Puerto Rican (black-Boricua Taíno) is one of the founding board …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9260

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

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… Anita Hill to kick off new 'Raise Your Voice' speaker series Submitted by Anonymous (not … Mich.— Anita Hill , the woman who captivated the nation with her testimony of sexual harassment directed at … and activists to campus. "We think it's an issue that we can and really should be addressing on college campuses and …

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

Director of WMU athletics next up in community breakfast series

Haworth College of Business

… director, will be the next speaker at the upcoming Mercantile Bank of Michigan Breakfast Speaker Series hosted by … Hall. The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (269) 387-6059 or at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39685