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Longtime WMU music professor, internationally known composer dies
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… Longtime WMU music professor, internationally known composer dies Submitted by … Curtis-Smith joined the faculty in 1968 as an assistant professor after earning both bachelor's and master's degrees in music from Northwestern …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19619
Bronco-turned-NFL star Sam Beal tackles Alzheimer's awareness in national campaign
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… disease. "If I can lend my image and open the eyes of my fan base to what the Alzheimer's Association is doing, it's great to be part of that," Beal says. "I would love to be that voice and be … injury delayed the process, but he plans on completing his bachelor's degree in criminal justice. "I always thought I'd …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53687
Third-annual AMP Lab Open House event welcomes STEAM-curious kids
WMU-Grand Rapids
… House. Families explore what's inside the AMP Lab on a tour of the space. Kids have fun building and constructing with … Kids have the opportunity to experience the excitement of sitting in a WMU College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Formula SAE car. A young boy holds a fidget spinner …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75134
Veteran educator, prolific researcher named ACE Fellow
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… Mich.— Dr. Andrea Beach , Western Michigan University professor of educational leadership, research and technology, has been … of students from low-income backgrounds. Beach earned bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from Michigan …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46166
Penn professor to deliver annual Winnie Veenstra Peace Lecture
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… Penn professor to deliver annual Winnie Veenstra Peace Lecture … (not verified) on Guerrero KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A University of Pennsylvania scholar will deliver the annual Winnie … Institute for Global Education, Department of Political Science, Kalamazoo Peace Center, Pax Christi Kalamazoo, St. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31503
Alfred Balkin obituary
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… (not verified) on Dr. Alfred Balkin Dr. Alfred Balkin , professor emeritus of education and professional development at Western … them to energize language, social studies, mathematics and science. Balkin is perhaps best remembered as a song and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31774
Duke scholar to address violence, mental illness and the law
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… (not verified) on Swanson KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The intersection of gun violence, mental illness and the law will be explored … Oct. 19, when a Duke University scholar speaks as part of the Western Michigan University Center for the Study of … prevention of gun violence, co-sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the Brain and Behavior Foundation, and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35694
Longtime professor, administrator to become new business dean
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… Longtime professor, administrator to become new business dean Submitted … faculty member and administrator, will become dean of WMU's Haworth College of Business, effective Jan. 1 . … business world at large." Deshpande Deshpande earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Bombay, a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44324
Driven to succeed: Engineering grad found his lane at Western
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… and was building little robots and things. It was just kind of a natural fit for me." The drive to work with cars may be … on the campus of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences . "(Formula SAE) has been a fantastic chance to … learned to work. Durham graduates Saturday, May 1 , with a bachelor's degree and a job waiting for him at Fiat Chrysler …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63938
Former administrator visiting campus for book signing
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… for children during a visit to the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts in 1964. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Walt Disney's travels, … fan, penned "Walt's Pilgrimage: A Journey in the Life of Walter Elias Disney." A book signing is planned from 4 to … and co-edits the Journal of College Access. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in communication from WMU …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43477