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WMU introduces new tribal governance certificate

College of Arts and Sciences

… 13 where special guest Bryan Newland, assistant secretary of Indian Affairs in the U.S. Department of the Interior, spoke. (Photography credit: Johnathan … says Dr. Matthew S. Mingus , incoming director of the School of Public Affairs and Administration . “It’s designed …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71601

Russian politics is a “moving target” for WMU Fulbright scholar

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… provided Western Michigan University political science professor Dr. Jim Butterfield with an exceptional model for … years ago when he was a graduate student at the University of Notre Dame. He also taught comparative politics at … democracy, recent reforms in Russian history education in schools, and American graduate education.” At WMU, …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2012/10/butterfield-fulbright-russia

Akol Abol: From Sudan to WMU

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… attacked my village in southern Sudan. I awoke to the sound of automatic weapon fire blasting through my small hut. … This horrific attack on my village resulted in the death of my ten sisters and my father.”   Since the start of the … a way to survive. Those were the days that I would go to school, drink water as lunch, do homework, drink water as …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2014/09/akol-abol

WMU service-learning, community work wins national praise

News

… has named Western Michigan University to a select list of the nation's colleges and universities that earned a slot … Council on Education's annual national conference. Just 100 schools around the nation earned "with distinction" status … that was established in 2006. In Michigan, only three schools earned the recognition. In addition to WMU, Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5565

Two Broncos tapped to help address racial disparity in COVID-19 outcomes

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… Mich.—Across the nation, COVID-19 is infecting tens of thousands of people daily, but it's impacting communities of color … an infant death than white women who had not completed high school," she says. "My own experience with infant mortality …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59420

WMU students earn top honors at national sales competition

News

… Farm Marketing and Sales Competition held at the University of Central Missouri in November. In addition, Lorr placed … category. "What a fantastic way to showcase the quality of our sales and business marketing students and their … of the competition for me was the chance to represent my school and, more specifically, the sales and business …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11362

WMU appoints new VP for diversity and inclusion

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… has named an experienced college administrator, professor and rising chief diversity officer to continue … community, she will help make us a diverse and inclusive school of choice." Dr. Yvette D. Hyter , who chaired the … She also has collaborated with inner-city high schools in Detroit to assist students in gaining access to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47976

How Mongolia's herding culture shaped a doctoral candidate's journey

College of Arts and Sciences

… on ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia—Nestled amidst a tapestry of contrasting terrains, from mountains and plains to … herding population have captured the academic imagination of Western Michigan University Department of Sociology … when he served as a Peace Corps volunteer working as a school social worker in a local village, living with a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73677

Funding awards help small businesses hire summer interns

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… relevant to students," says Lisa Garcia , director of WMU's Business Connection. "The funds are provided … for funding for up to two interns from either one or two schools in the Michigan Corporate Relations Network. … the maximum award for a company is $3,500 from each school providing an intern. WMU has $35,000 to disperse this …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21580

Ohio family chooses WMU to use newly raised MSA research funds

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… present a check to a WMU research team that has spent much of the past decade focusing its efforts on finding a cure … than 200 runners to Fairborn. Race organizer Doug Brandt of the Dayton Barefoot Runners group accompanied the Cervone … with researchers at Vanderbilt University's medical school and the New York Brain Bank at Columbia University. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/609