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LGBT student services cosponsors bowling fundraiser

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Bowling event June 2 to raise funds for Kalamazoo Pride celebration. KALAMAZOO—A … Bowling Extravaganza is being staged from  4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, June 2 , at Eastland Lanes, 5570 Gull Road, to raise funds for Kalamazoo's sixth annual lesbian, gay, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7138

Sexual assault awareness events slated for March, April

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… Sexual assault awareness events slated for March, April Submitted by … events at Western Michigan University that are designed to raise awareness about sexual assault. All of the events are open to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14694

Renowned foreign affairs expert Lawrence Ziring dies at 86

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… , a Western Michigan University political scientist who was internationally known as a leading expert on Pakistan, died July 17 in Kalamazoo. He was 86. Lawrence Ziring Ziring was also one of the world's … Asia geopolitics, U.S. foreign policy for that region and NATO. He retired from WMU in 2004 as professor emeritus of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25594

Southwest Michigan slates 2017 Chávez awards dinner

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… Southwest Michigan slates 2017 Chávez awards dinner Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … dinner that includes the presentation of regional awards and scholarships for 2017. Called "Celebrating the … Michigan César E. Chávez Committee and area businesses to stage a banquet on or around Chávez' March 31 birthday. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38729

Roads closed Homecoming Saturday for 5K Campus Classic

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… periods the morning of homecoming Saturday, Oct. 6 , to accommodate the 14th annual running of the Homecoming … race route is on the West Campus Ring Road—Rankin Avenue, Goldsworth Drive, North Dormitory Road, West Michigan Avenue … Vehicles will use the outside lane, and traffic will be one way, counterclockwise. Access will be limited to nearly …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1354

Two faculty honored with Fulbright opportunities

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… with certain dialects—and associated stigmas—can lead to a limited education and, ultimately, waning tolerance of the people who speak them. Western … dialects. The main goal of this research project is to test to what extent student language teachers feel …

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

Foster Care Month activities celebrate WMU Fostering Success efforts

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… Michigan University are celebrating WMU's commitment to foster care youth with a number of events designed for … young people on writing about their foster care experiences to a statewide conference of Michigan's Fostering Success … a statewide initiative based at WMU that aims to increase awareness, access and success in higher education and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23701

Ethics Center selects 3 engrossing books for spring discussions

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… continue through the end of March. The public is invited to participate along with WMU students and employees. … of the book clubs. Books will be provided free of charge to the first 10 people who sign up for a book club at … "Parasite" by Mira Grant will be led by Tyler Gibb, co-director of the Medical Humanities, Ethics and Law Program at the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50863

Kalamazoo Peace Center slates benefit for local urban farm

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… University, will hold a square dance and benefit from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24 , at the Wesley Foundation on campus. Bow-hunter and Arrows to the Street will perform at the all-ages show. Admission … The farm provides land for neighborhood residents to grow and harvest food and a safe space for children to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21751

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute slates January Thaw event

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… will host its third annual January Thaw from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, in the Kalamazoo Institute … Thaw has become the institute's traditional kick-off to its winter/spring semester of activities for mature … and pay for upcoming activities, and engage in a book swap. They also will be able to learn about the KIA's current …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/20891