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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