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WMU using NEH grant to aid first-generation college students
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… verified) on Dr. Dini Metro-Roland, far right, during one of last year's classes. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The National … transitioning to higher education. H4E provides a series of free, rigorous humanities courses to members of the … by creating a bridge year between their senior year in high school and freshman year in college. This bridge-year …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37253
Product design graduate ready for career to take flight with aerospace company
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… Thaj will graduate Saturday, May 1, in the first cohort of Western's product design program. Her pet bird, Mr. … innovative perches and harnesses for pet birds. As a high school student, product design was not even on Thaj's radar. … , visit WMU News online. Related articles Stanford design school names three WMU students innovation fellows | Sept. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63953
Caring cases: Luggage for Love seeking donations for foster children
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… University collects suitcases for foster children in need of a way to transport their personal belongings from one … service project, conceived by graduate students from the School of Social Work at the spring semester’s start, is … with precious and necessary possessions like pajamas, school clothes or maybe a cherished stuffed animal. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58665
Student awarded Critical Languages Scholarship to study in Jordan
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… will focus on Arabic language. Canavan was selected as one of 100 awardees from a pool of 10,000 applicants representing more than 500 colleges and … United States. Kristen Canavan A graduate of Brandon High School, Canavan is WMU's second CLS recipient. She plans to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/23885
WMU and Florida Southwestern State College announce alliance
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… (not verified) on Dunn and Allbritten KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Officials from Western Michigan University and Florida … Oct. 18 , to announce an alliance that will allow WMU to offer several high-profile academic programs at FSW's … spoke about the importance of the alliance for each school. Additional speakers included Denis Wright , FSW …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35872
Distinguished writer-graduates return to WMU for Frostic reading
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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Three accomplished writers and graduates of Western Michigan University will return to their alma … Photography) Traci Brimhall Brimhall is the author of "Our Lady of the Ruins," winner of the 2011 Barnhard … Her stories have appeared in TriQuarterly, The Normal School and elsewhere. She currently teaches at Concordia …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28455
Duke scholar, photographer to appear in Frostic lecture series
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… Michigan University this month to speak in the Frostic School of Art Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture Series. Ranjana Khanna , the Margaret Taylor Smith Director of Women's Studies and professor of English, women's studies …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20182
Business leadership development company up first in entrepreneurship speaker series
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… Samantha Hooker on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The owner and principal of Humanergy, a business leadership development company, … series at Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business. David Wheatley will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, … and is a senior fellow at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy. He has served as a speaker at the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54713
WMU earns its sixth consecutive 'military friendly' designation
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU named one of the nation's most Military Friendly Schools KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University has been named one of the nation's most Military Friendly Schools for the sixth consecutive time by one of the leading …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19401
WMU adds matching funds to Detroit group's scholarship program
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… Advancing and Helping Communities by boosting the value of individual awards made by the organization's Arab American Scholarship Foundation Program. WMU will offer 10 undergraduate students and 10 graduate students a … eligible to apply for the scholarships include senior high school students and transfer students, along with …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30110