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Empowered by freedom after years in refugee camps, Medallion Scholar ready to change the world

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… his family and everything he'd known for the chance at a better life. "When I left my home country in 2015, I escaped … don't want to be here; you have to leave.'" Journey to a Better Life His harrowing journey took him through India, Malaysia, through the jungle and across the rough …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64194

Three faculty members honored as academia's rising stars

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… Award. Coryn earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Indiana University and came to WMU in 2003 as a research … more broadly and for our understanding of the relationships between religious communities and their larger national and … in bringing the American Anthropological Association's Race Exhibit to Kalamazoo in 2010. About the Emerging …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/9808

Film festival, exhibit to celebrate hip-hop's role in black history

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… History Month—the Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations at Western Michigan University …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57599

WMU Theatre kicks off 2021-22 season with focus on connection, equity

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… that took several months. It meant that really, far more aggressively than we have done in the past, we examined show suggestions that came to the table, weighing them against the … where there needs to be conversation about issues of race, gender, ethnicity and sexual preference, making sure …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65062

All WMU campuses close early Friday, Nov. 18, due to worsening winter weather

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… scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 19 , has moved to a virtual race, open through Dec. 3 . Packet pick-up is from 2 to 6 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69896

Wrongful Conviction Program changing one life at a time

College of Arts and Sciences

… awareness to the amount of times things happen." Keiondra Grace, a doctoral student in sociology, who has spent time … says being involved with the program has given her a better grasp on how the process works. In addition, "this … Douglas AJ Ennis Kate Fournier Alexandra Houtman James Hurley Marilyn Laski Ryan Less Kate Marshall Joe McGrath …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/34861

Summer construction paves way for greener, more sustainable campus

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… from across campus about reimagining the main thoroughfare between Haenicke and Sangren Halls. The new design aims to … tables with charging stations. There are also rain gardens between the two main paths to filter stormwater, and several … Pilot Plants and Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations, is currently undergoing abatement …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68076

Annual International Congress on Medieval Studies to convene virtually

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… enthusiasts. Session topics this year range from exploring race in literature, using gaming in classrooms, concepts of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/67979

'Hitting the books' can improve English language teaching

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… in trying this method in Brazil, and a teacher in India is starting to use it with her K-12 kids. They like it …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23023

An electrifying future: Western team charging ahead with energy innovations

W Magazine

… to hurricanes—and an aging energy infrastructure. It's a race against time to transition to renewable energy as the … because they react to certain scenarios or disturbances better than conventional devices—but they also have some … lifecycle," says Gomez. His lab aims to find solutions to better integrate old and new technology. "We're very …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66666