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Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in September

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… 1758 10th St., Kalamazoo, hosted by Jewel Heart. Learn Tibetan Buddhist meditative techniques including … 1758 10th St., Kalamazoo, hosted by Jewel Heart. Learn Tibetan Buddhist meditative techniques including … Mobile Museum with a reception to follow. Free.  Reading Race Book Group — 6:30 to 8 p.m. , Kalamazoo Public Library …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48335

Speaker series celebrates diversity, encourages cross-cultural interaction

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… disability is influenced and impacted by identities of race, ethnicity, gender identity and sexuality. Participants … supremacy and its placement in higher education. Through RaceTalk panels, this student organization promotes sharing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/41863

WMU takes action to advance racial justice

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… entities like our Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations and the Martin Luther King Jr. … in Collaboration: A three-part series of conversations between students, administrators and police where students … New workshops on power privilege and identity, microaggressions and cultural humility: The Office of Diversity …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61328

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in August

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… local and social topics. Free and open to the public. Tibetan Buddhist meditation and study group —7:15 to 8:30 p.m. … Explore in a practical way the practices associated with Tibetan Buddhism, including concentration, mindfulness, … night to learn and practice the traditional folk dance from India. Entrance is $3; open to the public. Wednesday, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41385

Alumna preserving the past while creating her own legacy

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… the first history teacher of Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis—a school created in 1927 by the Ku Klux Klan to … says people made conclusions about her life based on her race and gender. "It's demeaning and degrading when people …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67068

Overcoming gang life is topic of diversity series talk

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… Common Read. Thursday, Sept. 24 —"Unraveling the Knot of Race," 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Multicultural Center of the … this "Hidden Disabilities" session, attendees will gain a better understanding of how ADHD and learning disabilities …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27152

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in October

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… My Father," an inspirational biography that shares the struggles of a family amidst adversity and one woman’s dream. … relaxed conversation about local and social topics. Free. RaceTalk Panel —5 to 7:30 p.m. in the Adrian Trimpe … may not have felt comfortable enough to articulate about race before. Free. Friday, October 12 Chinese Language …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/49264

Family overcoming adversity thrives through WMU programs, partnerships

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… Michigan—In elementary school, Trayshawna Thomas struggled. Disinterested and frustrated in the classroom, she … Nora Thomas . "Now she's succeeding and pushing me to do better, too." Calbert teaches a WIRE class. Thomas … offered by the Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations at Western Michigan University. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57303

Community, campus programs to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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… in discussion surrounding the differences and similarities between the civil rights era and today. Posters will be … of the Global Automotive Alliance. Register at  tinyurl.com/BLS2018 .  Wednesday, Jan. 24 "The Easiest Conversation on Race," 11 a.m. , Kalamazoo Valley Community College Student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44323

Engineering students lead cutting-edge automation research at WMU

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… Pratt & Miller Engineering . "Right now, Michigan is in a race with companies in Silicon Valley, and in countries … be able to have the experience I am now if I went to a bigger school. There's no way I'd be involved this closely … their accessibility research. Travis Waker advised them on better accommodating different types of wheelchairs in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56105