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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
News
… 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'
News
… 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
News
… '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
News
… 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