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WMU and WMU Cooley Innocence Project garner $418,000 grant
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… Project's first exoneree, and its latest exoneree Donya Davis, right. KALAMAZOO—The Western Michigan University Cooley … in the work of the WMU Cooley Innocence Project. The grant is one of the largest wrongful conviction grants awarded by … and exonerated three Michigan men who spent years in prison after being wrongly convicted of such serious crimes as …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27269
WMU business college continues service project for fifth consecutive year
Haworth College of Business
… the college leading students in the project. Veterans Day is Saturday, Nov. 11 . The Project The project began in … the elements and other environmental factors. We knew this would be the perfect opportunity to get students involved … session before the trip to learn more about the history of Fort Custer and the significance of cleaning the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43249
Two receive WMU’s highest honor for teaching
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… Michigan University will honor two faculty members this week for being exceptional educators and mentors and demonstrating outstanding dedication in their work. Allison Downey , associate professor in the Department of … of anthropology, will be recognized as the recipients of this year's Distinguished Teaching Awards during WMU's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27321
Need-based aid hike outpaces 2022-23 tuition increase under WMU board-approved plan
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… students will increase by 3.85% while need-based aid will rise by 4.27%—or $1 million. Accounting for about 73% of the … University’s $407 million general operating budget, tuition is the major revenue source funding the activities, services and personnel advancing Western’s core mission, including teaching and learning, health center …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68372
Award-winning playwright to launch fall 2016 Frostic Reading Series
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… Sept. 21, in 157-159 Bernhard Center. The reading is free and open to the public. Hoke's plays include "The … National Playwriting Contest. She also has been a finalist for the Woodward/Newman Prize. Hoke also is the author of a children's book titled "Neko and the Twiggets" and is the co-author of "BUA Takes 10: GLBT Short …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35114
WMed to offer new elective that includes Michigan AHEC Scholars program curriculum
College of Health and Human Services
… for third- and fourth-year medical students. The program is called the WMed Interprofessional Focus in Community Health Distinction Program . This two-year program is designed to prepare WMed students to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62395
Nobel Peace Laureate coming to Kalamazoo
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… Mich.—Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú Tum is the featured guest at the Great Lakes PeaceJam Youth … A question-and-answer session will follow her talk. A suggested donation of $10 per guest is requested. From 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 25 , she will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38913
Final public session scheduled for new Valley Dining Center
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… in the design process for the new Valley Dining Center is scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15 , in the Bernhard … placement and design. Two planning sessions held earlier this year, sought community input on building placement and architectural style. This final public session will give SmithGroupJJR an …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18459
International Education Week 2019 brings the world to WMU
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… on campus with a weeklong series of events. The week is comprised of numerous free or low-cost events on WMU's campus … Student Career Resource Day. Most events include tasty dishes and cultural knowledge from different parts of the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56557
Michigan has minerals America needs
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The Trump Administration's list of 35 mineral and mineral groups deemed critical to the … state's mining history. For example: Preliminary mapping suggests that a large deposit of potash may occur in up to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/54012