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Faculty awarded prestigious Fulbright fellowships for global research and teaching opportunities

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… academic year, building lasting educational connections between the people of the United States and other countries. … of immigration and various social factors such as gender, race and class. The second, “Gender and Health,” covers …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/01/url-2025-fulbright-fellowships-awarded-stephen-covell-chien-juh-gu

Humanities talks explore 'Truth'

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… an honest dialogue about the impact of racism and the struggle for social justice in America. That evening, Dr. Marion … how the food industry manipulates nutrition science and suggests what can be done about it. Nestle, Paulette Goddard … and investigative journalist, 6 p.m. , Miller Auditorium, "Race And Education In America." Nov. 8: Dr. Lara Blanchard , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48836

Global firm to open North American headquarters at BTR Park

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… customized, on-site training so the engineering team has a better idea of the process to apply. Working together, we … locations in the United States, South America and India. That global perspective, he says, is one major … an environment in which there's a real sense of synergy between our more than 40 park business partners and the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23569

Join local events to honor legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

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… their own experience about this year’s theme. Contact Elizabeth Candido for more information. "The Conviction of Lady … remarks. Contact the Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations for information. The laying of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66702

Vice mayor, WMU professor to speak at next breakfast series

Haworth College of Business

… of social welfare, community practice, social change, and race and culture. He was elected vice mayor in 2015 and also …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39282

WMU engineers take steel bridge, concrete canoe to competition

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… as well as its performance in a number of different races. The concrete canoe team recently concluded paddling … "We’ve designed and built it—now we’re ready to take it and race it," says Bryan McDowell , team captain and a senior …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31422

Excellence in Diversity nominations sought

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… year's 2016 Excellence in Diversity Awards, "Together We're Better!," with recipients being recognized at the Spring … are welcome. Diversity includes the dimensions of race, ethnicity, and national and regional origins; sex, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28178

NPR counterterrorism correspondent to give talk

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… murder of James Byrd Jr. by three white men and delves into race in America. Her other books are "The Jihad Next Door," … Dr. John McCormick, professor of European Union politics at Indiana University, and Dr. John Pottow, professor of law at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4380

Six talks to be featured at free Russian Studies Conference

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… of the University's Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations. Santiago will identify the … cultural debates of Dostoevsky's era, taking the author's suggestion that sometimes "2 + 2 = 5" serves as a gateway to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10902

Merze Tate: A trailblazing Western alumna who made an international impact

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… a job teaching history at Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis—a school created by the Ku Klux Klan to keep … teaching at the high school and also took night courses at Indiana University to expand her language skills. "When they … by this woman. Merze Tate was a Fulbright Scholar in India, and when I started telling some of the girls about …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/62998