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Chicago-based Kontras Quartet returns for free performance

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… albums. The first, "Origins," features new and lesser-known works from the quartet's home countries, including the world … with a generous Chamber Music America-awarded grant. The work treads the line between classical music and American … collaboration with the legendary Kruger Brothers trio, as does its latest 2017 release, the "Roan Mountain Suite." For …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44833

WMU to break ground on economic-development engine

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… Township, Southwest Michigan First, and the University are working together to add to the tax base, increase jobs, and … university-based parks in the nation, and I have no doubt that phase 2 will be equally successful in both … on-site, and great care will be taken to ensure the illness does not spread. The portion of the Asylum Lake Preserve …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50722

Ethics event will pair efforts to control criminal behavior, climate change

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… Issues, Alternative Views," airing on the Public Media Network in Kalamazoo and available on YouTube. He is co-chair … He is leaving the center's board to devote more time to his work on climate change. For more information , visit …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43707

Students, public invited to 2017 Study Abroad Fair

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… non-WMU organizations providing more than 100 study and work programs conducted worldwide. Prospective study abroad …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42668

Two faculty honored with Fulbright opportunities

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… more proactive with inclusivity," he says. "If this project works, the model can be applied to other languages, to other … dialect is difficult or wrong to teach, it is often that we do not approach these dialects and their speakers with an … serve a two-year term as a Fulbright Scholar Alumni Ambassador, presenting information on his Fulbright experience at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64292

Agreement gives K College students head start in earning grad degrees

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… interest develops and as faculty members at both schools work out specific details about which courses in their … dean of the WMU Graduate College, worked with Dr. Michael McDonald , the K provost, to develop the agreement between the … is new and likely on the leading edge of a trend. We're doing something that will shave off the time to earn a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40237

WMU to host regional steel bridge, concrete canoe competitions

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU's concrete canoe team at work KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Students from 10 universities in … bridge competitions have a long tradition of fostering teamwork and camaraderie," says Dr. Osama Abudayyeh , WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/46050

New dean appointed to help College of Aviation continue to soar

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… airline maintenance management. And his background includes domestic and international higher education experience. He … and aviation management and operations. Thompson’s work as the college’s interim dean has included developing a … degrees are from Purdue University, from which he earned a doctorate in educational administration, a master’s degree …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70121

Brandon Owen has found where he belongs

Haworth College of Business

… Brandon Owen has found where he belongs Submitted by Janine Adamski on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— For Brandon Owen , Western Michigan University has been a place of … act, has been a guiding light during group projects and working on my honors thesis,” he says. “With this new …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75420

Understanding grief: WMU philosophy professor awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship

College of Arts and Sciences

… grief: WMU philosophy professor awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship Submitted by Anonymous … of loss. Atkins recently secured a coveted National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship, marking a significant … notes, observations and diary entries to the grief memoir. Works such as “The Year of Magical Thinking” by Joan Didion …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75178