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WMU to be represented in 'Town vs. Gown' poetry reading

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… Gown" competitive poetry reading in September. The event is from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23 , at the Kalamazoo … include Dr. Daneen Wardrop , WMU professor of English, Hedy Habra , a WMU Spanish instructor and Melanie Crow …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18690

Graduate College Dean Stapleton named interim provost

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… Dr. Timothy Greene , who after nine years in the position, is returning to the faculty in the College of Engineering … She has been the recipient of major research awards from the Diabetes Research and Education Foundation, the … for Undergraduates program and as project director for a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Science …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40857

Longtime WMU music professor, internationally known composer dies

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… composer dies Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Curtis Curtis-Smith KALAMAZOO, Mich.-- Curtis Curtis-Smith , an … after earning both bachelor's and master's degrees in music from Northwestern University. He also studied at the … a Guggenheim Fellowship, an award from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, the Koussevitzky Prize …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19619

Engineer-turned-electronics recycling expert to give upcoming talk

Haworth College of Business

… 8 a.m. Friday, April 15, in 2150 Schneider Hall. The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at … The company offers free, local pick-up, convenient drop-off locations and more than 20 recycling collection events each … and earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the General Motors Institute, a master's in electrical …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31207

Community will engage with world cultures at International Festival

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… music, dance, food and fashions of 17 cultures will be showcased on campus during Western Michigan University's 26th Annual International Festival from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 22 , on the second floor of … First hosted in 1989, the popular event features cultural display tables and four hours of staged performances, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22267

Comparative religion researcher to receive distinguished scholar award

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… Comparative religion researcher to receive distinguished scholar award Submitted by Deanne Puca on Dr. Brian … Wilson earned a bachelor's degree in medical microbiology from Stanford University and, after a stint in the Peace …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54904

Walker Institute hosts judicial candidate forum focused on juvenile justice

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… justice Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic … , director of the Walker Institute. The forum is happening from 4 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 23 , in the Multicultural … Fellows in fall 2022. Through a grant from the Public Welfare Foundation, the transformative yearlong program aims to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69558

WMU prof listed among most influential education scholars

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… WMU prof listed among most influential education scholars Submitted by Paula M. Davis on Miron KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University Professor … related to government and policy topics. Among scholars from Michigan universities, he is third in the state behind …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12721

Upton announces VetSuccess program for WMU, KVCC and KCC

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… array of new services to help them succeed, thanks to a decision by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to locate a … 12 in the nation and the only one in Michigan. The program is geared to providing the kind of supportive campus … our area's returning student veterans who are transitioning from active duty to life on campus. I applaud the continued …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/332

History made: Merze Tate College, Black women leaders honor Tate's legacy

Merze Tate College

… History made: Merze Tate College, Black women leaders honor … KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As part of celebrating Black History Month, Merze Tate College at Western Michigan … became the first Black student to earn a bachelor’s degree from Western, and she went on to become a scholar, world …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74559