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Taboo topics course uses dialogue to break through barriers

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… Taboo topics course uses dialogue to break through barriers … Hernandez found herself listening to a friend contemplate committing suicide. The Western Michigan University senior … become transformed. Argumentation and debate are taught elsewhere, Orbe explains.  “This class is about mutual …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59619

WMU partners with Merit to offer cybersecurity training, certification

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… WMU partners with Merit to offer cybersecurity training, certification Submitted by … collaboration with Merit Network Inc. to offer noncredit, online professional development courses in cybersecurity … experts in cybersecurity, will lead the courses, which combine online learning modules with lab-based experiential …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/48063

Wetland projects test waters to restart research at WMU

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… Wetland projects test waters to restart research at WMU Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dr. … wetlands—to determine whether the water in the area is coming from the big lake or another inland body of water. … study could have wide-ranging impacts on lakeshore towns where the rise and fall of Lake Michigan has a direct impact …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60039

WMU student among 10 nationwide to win coveted scholarship

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… WMU student among 10 nationwide to win coveted scholarship Submitted by Anonymous (not … institution." Downs is entering her senior year at WMU, where she is majoring in both integrated supply management … Wiltfang, an integrated Dutch gardening retailer. Downs has completed two sales and marketing internships at Eastern …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6466

Loretta Long: From big dreams to Big Bird, she used her talents to educate millions

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… Loretta Long: From big dreams to Big Bird, she used her talents to educate millions … to America's most famous block, Dr. Loretta Long has come a long way. Loretta Long (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images) … The people who were in charge of the audition asked me where mine was," says Long, who didn't know how to play the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63204

Sixth-grade students to visit WMU to get glimpse of college life

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… Sixth-grade students to visit WMU to get glimpse of college life Submitted by Deanne Puca on … in the Kalamazoo Public Schools' Class of 2022 will tour Western Michigan University for a day on a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30911

Medieval Congress free to local residents who register early

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… Medieval Congress free to local residents who register early Submitted by Anonymous … residents and members of the Western Michigan University community may attend the 48th International Congress on Medieval Studies for free if they register online or in person by the Wednesday, April 24, deadline for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6575

Luminary author, journalist, blogger coming to WMU to deliver message on race

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… Luminary author, journalist, blogger coming to WMU to deliver message on race Submitted by Anonymous … writing on race in America in The Atlantic and elsewhere and was recently named a 2015 MacArthur Genius Award …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27835

WMU salaried employees to move from 26 to 24 paychecks per year

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… WMU salaried employees to move from 26 to 24 paychecks per year Submitted by Anonymous (not … Western Michigan University is putting the finishing touches on an initiative announced a year ago to move …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23548

Football Broncos head to MAC Championship

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… Football Broncos head to MAC Championship Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … Broncos are ranked No. 13 in the AP Top 25, No. 14 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 17 in the CFP poll going into … purchase through the Ford Field ticket office at fordfield.com . As of early Thursday, sales had exceeded 46,000—triple …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36749