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Dean elected as library association vice-president/president-elect

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… on Julie Garrison Kalamazoo, Mich.— Julie Garrison , dean of University Libraries at Western Michigan University, has been elected as vice-president/president-elect of the Association of College and Research Libraries. Garrison joined WMU as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58928

Center for Fostering Success announces new partner, transition plans

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… has announced a new partnership and plans for a summer of transitions, reorganization and personnel changes. The mission of the WMU center, its Seita program and the statewide network that grew out of the initiative remains the same—to increase the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/47347

Understanding grief: WMU philosophy professor awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship

College of Arts and Sciences

… Understanding grief: WMU philosophy professor awarded National Endowment for the Humanities … (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In a world where grief often feels like uncharted territory,  Dr. Ashley Atkins , Western Michigan University associate professor of philosophy, seeks to gain a deeper understanding …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75178

WMU student wins scholarship for excellence in supply chain

Haworth College of Business

… University student has been selected as a recipient of the Achieving Women’s Excellence in Supply Chain … as a supply chain management major at the Haworth College of Business. Created in 2013, the scholarship provides women … opportunity to attend the AWESOME Symposium and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals EDGE Conference. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75681

Prominent Japanese author visits campus

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Ito KALAMAZOO--One of the foremost authors of contemporary Japan is coming to the area later this month … modern life at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22 , in Room 2028 of Brown Hall, in a presentation titled "Classical Buddhism, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/146

Lewis Walker tapped for NAACP humanitarian award

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… (not verified) on Walker KALAMAZOO—Dr. Lewis Walker, professor emeritus of sociology and namesake for Western Michigan University's famed Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations, has won the 2012 Humanitarian …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2910

Western Winds and Graduate quintets to give performance

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Members of Western Winds KALAMAZOO—Western Winds, a Western Michigan University ensemble comprised primarily of students in the graduate winds program and their studio faculty mentors in the School of Music, will perform Wednesday, Oct. 30 , in the Dalton …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10288

Long-time educators, administrators become deans for engineering, graduate colleges

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… as interim deans to permanent positions in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Graduate College, respectively. Prior to … interim dean in September 2019, Butt served as chair of both the Department of Engineering Design, Manufacturing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60166

Talks on community empowerment locally and in Middle East

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… in three events. The events feature Dr. James Torczyner , professor of social work at Montreal's McGill University and founder … of social movements. He has served on the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council as well as the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/91

WMU to become mecca for world's medievalists

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… during the 2012 congress. KALAMAZOO — More than 3,000 of the world's leading authorities on the Middle Ages will … 9-12 . The congress is the world's largest annual gathering of those interested in all things medieval, and attendees will include professional academics, students, writers, performers, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6867