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WMU receives $2 million grant to assist farmworker community
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… who are migrant or seasonal farmworkers, or the children of such workers. The U.S. Department of Education and its Office of Migrant Education awarded the … 2017-18 academic year and $2,107,988 overall. It focuses on science, technology, engineering and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42667
MLK Day Teach-In on campus expected to draw hundreds
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… members, Western Michigan University is once again offering this powerful, relevant and engaging event to … the Climate, World Peace and Civil Rights; A Day of Learning and Action," is sponsored by Organize West … Crisis," Dr. Paul Clements, WMU professor of political science, and Dr. Allen Webb, WMU professor of English. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44656
Ethics Center offers three book club events for the fall semester
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… Ethics Center offers three book club events for the fall semester … the Western Michigan University Center for the Study of Ethics in Society has announced readings and discussions … lead discussions of "The Left Hand of Darkness" by renowned science-fiction author Ursula LeGuin. In this novel, a lone …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40701
Southwest Michigan slates 2015 Chávez dinner, awards program
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… Mich.—Southwest Michigan will celebrate the life and work of civil rights leader César E. Chávez Saturday, March 21 , … fundraising dinner that includes the presentation of three regional awards and six regional scholarships for … Unit, serving large multinational clients. She earned a bachelor's degree in business and a law degree from the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22456
WMU trustees approve tenure and promotions for faculty
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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved the tenure of 20 faculty members and promotions of 40 faculty members … of Management. Timothy Broadwater , Department of Aviation Sciences. Dr. Christina Chin , Frostic School of Art. Dr. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33479
Longtime jazz educator Steve Zegree passes away at 61
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… Zegree retired from WMU in 2012, ending 34 years as a professor of music and mentor to Gold Company, which under his … including McFerrin and Liza Minelli. Zegree earned a bachelor's degree from Miami University, a master's degree …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22402
A winning combination: Natalie Samdal masters finance and golf
Haworth College of Business
… Natalie Samdal is a graduate student in the Haworth College of Business. She is mastering the field of finance and athletics as part of the WMU golf team. … Samdal came to Western in fall 2022 to pursue a Master of Science in finance with a specialty in data analytics and to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70503
Graduate success reaches all-time high at WMU
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… and the experience I had with my fellow students and professors opened my eyes and my heart to the field of social work," says Johnny Anderson III , who earned his bachelor's degree in 2019 and is now pursuing his master's … Vonhof , says Eliza Foli , who majored in biological sciences at WMU and is now working as a seasonal avian …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57465
Syracuse economist to address changing state enterprises in China
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… speaks this month at Western Michigan University as part of the Werner Sichel Lecture Series. Dr. Mary E. Lovely , the Melvin A. Eggers Economics Faculty Scholar and professor of economics at the Syracuse University Maxwell … Journal of Development Economics, World Economy, Regional Science and Urban Economics and Journal of Public Economics, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30198
Southwest Michigan slates 2016 Chávez Dinner, awards program
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… Mich.—Southwest Michigan will celebrate the life and work of civil rights leader César E. Chávez on Saturday, April 2 … fundraising dinner that includes the presentation of regional awards and scholarships for 2016. Proceeds from … a WMU senior from Hartford who is majoring in environmental science and sustainability studies. Receiving the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31407