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Talks on community empowerment locally and in Middle East

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… in three events. The events feature Dr. James Torczyner , professor of social work at Montreal's McGill University and founder … of social movements. He has served on the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council as well as the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/91

WMU to become mecca for world's medievalists

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… during the 2012 congress. KALAMAZOO — More than 3,000 of the world's leading authorities on the Middle Ages will … 9-12 . The congress is the world's largest annual gathering of those interested in all things medieval, and attendees will include professional academics, students, writers, performers, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6867

Daneen Wardrop named WMU's 2013 Distinguished Faculty Scholar

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… member since 1990, Wardrop has paired the twin pillars of research and creative writing throughout her career, believing that the process of writing poetry is inextricable from the process of writing academic prose, as each refreshes and reinforces …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9722

Three WMU food marketing students honored with scholarships

Haworth College of Business

… (middle) and Lily Zwanka (right) are the recipients of the Grocery Manufacturers' Representatives of Grand Rapids scholarship. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Three Western … from Grocery Manufacturers’ Representatives (GMR) of Grand Rapids. Each student received $3,000. Dr. Russell …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70578

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 Moulds) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—With the launch of the region's only graduate certificate in tribal …

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

Prominent Japanese author visits campus

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Ito KALAMAZOO--One of the foremost authors of contemporary Japan is coming to the area later this month … modern life at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22 , in Room 2028 of Brown Hall, in a presentation titled "Classical Buddhism, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/146

Lewis Walker tapped for NAACP humanitarian award

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… (not verified) on Walker KALAMAZOO—Dr. Lewis Walker, professor emeritus of sociology and namesake for Western Michigan University's famed Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations, has won the 2012 Humanitarian …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2910

Western Winds and Graduate quintets to give performance

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Members of Western Winds KALAMAZOO—Western Winds, a Western Michigan University ensemble comprised primarily of students in the graduate winds program and their studio faculty mentors in the School of Music, will perform Wednesday, Oct. 30 , in the Dalton …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10288

Long-time educators, administrators become deans for engineering, graduate colleges

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… as interim deans to permanent positions in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Graduate College, respectively. Prior to … interim dean in September 2019, Butt served as chair of both the Department of Engineering Design, Manufacturing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60166

Long wins prestigious orientation and mobility award

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… and mobility. Dr. Richard G. Long, associate dean of the College of Health and Human Services and professor of blindness and low vision studies, will be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/780