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Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Ph.D. program granted exceptional merit status

College of Health and Human Services

… 2022 Ph.D. program cohort KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Association of Doctoral Programs in Health Sciences (ADPHS) has bestowed the Program of Merit status on the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences … Ph.D. Program at Western Michigan University. It is one of only five doctoral programs in the country to obtain this …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70087

'Queer Voices in Hip Hop: Cultures, Communities and Contemporary Performance'

W Magazine

… on primetime television. Dr. Lauron Kehrer , assistant professor of ethnomusicology and musicology, explores the impact queer … conversation about queer rappers as if they've appeared out of nowhere and they couldn't exist before," says Kehrer, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69856

Music grad found voice at Western

News

… he laughs. "Singing is my stress reliever. I put a lot of my emotion into the words that I write. And then I take … says Whitfield, who will begin that journey in his hometown of Detroit as director of music for a talent agency. While he grew up singing and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/72011

Felix Sithiphone: Finding the fun in governmental accounting and life

Haworth College of Business

… 's journey to becoming an accountant led him to grow both professionally and personally. After graduating from Western … and informative.” In 2016, he moved to Integrated Services of Kalamazoo, the division for mental health and substance … to the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, with the goal of finding work in the federal government. He hoped to use …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/07/72095

Rising stars on Western's faculty honored with Emerging Scholar Awards

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is able to offer students a world-class education because of the world-class faculty on campus. Each year, the … Emerging Scholar Awards . Drs. Wendy Beane , associate professor of biological sciences ; Nicholas Hanson , associate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68973

WMU Sanford Center program manager helps Burmese-American teens learn about finances

Haworth College of Business

… for Financial Planning and Wellness in the Haworth College of Business and was recruited by Burma Center Program … and Wellness Mora worked with 35 students on a myriad of topics including career selection, college and … Mora says. “We had a lively discussion about the number of high school athletes who receive college scholarships and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72913

Economics instructor honored for supporting, empowering students with disabilities

College of Arts and Sciences

… at a ceremony on April 19. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In a stroke of inspired effort, this year’s winner of the Disability Services for Students Faculty Advocate Award, Dr. Jean Kimmel of the Department of Economics , went above and beyond to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71674

Theatre students stage 'The Cure for Love'

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… Western Michigan University presents the Midwest premiere of "The Cure for Love" March 15-25 the Gilmore Theatre … Dumas novel "Fernande." It tells the comical story of a prestigious family trying to find a cure for love. … up to their corset laces in chaos—all in the name of love. WMU theatre professor Jim Daniels directs the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/155

'Deadbeat' poet to kick off spring 2013 Frostic Reading Series

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… 'Deadbeat' poet to kick off spring 2013 Frostic Reading Series Submitted by … . Jay Baron Nicorvo will read after the recent release of his debut poetry collection, "Deadbeat," which was … at Ploughshares and at PEN America, the literary magazine of the PEN American Center, and worked for the Council of

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4411

WMU Dining Services launches mobile menu

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… installed separately. "WMU students expressed a great deal of interest in having a menu system that is accessible from their mobile phones," said Judy Gipper, director of dining services. "The new mobile menu offers our customers an extended level of service, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/115