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Bronco in the Big Apple: Marketing student sees dreams come true at New York Fashion Week
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… Big Apple for New York Fashion Week. (Courtesy: Andrew T. Bourland) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Call it a "pinch me" moment. … into the fashion industry after graduation in April. She can still feel the goosebumps from attending a runway show for London-based fashion house Hardware LDN. "That's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67195
WMU education professors receive $29.5M grant to support Grand Rapids children, families
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… for the children of Southeast Grand Rapids." The W.K. Kellogg Foundation , which has invested in Grand Rapids and built … says Yazeed Moore , program officer at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. “At the Kellogg Foundation, children are at … but also to add to the body of evidence of methods that can be used to improve all impoverished neighborhoods as …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66620
WMU researchers get $12.5 million grant for school leadership renewal
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… up, like this one, are so precious," says Reeves. "They can ultimately lead to real change, and our job is to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43228
Trailblazing Western alumna Dr. Merze Tate honored with celebration, statewide tributes
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… historian Dr. Barbara Savage, professor emerita of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, spoke about … of Dr. Tate are worthy of our recognition and shows us all the limitless opportunities available to each … graduate in her class and was selected valedictorian. However, due to racial prejudice, she had difficulty finding …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70638
Summer camp opportunities abound at WMU
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… with new listings added as information becomes available, can be found here . Summer 2014 camps at WMU Various dates … registration and $193.65 to $202.50 per child per week or hourly rates for WMU students, staff and community that range … fee. Find more information here . June 23-Aug. 1— The Upward Bound Program serves low-income and first-generation …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14527
USWNT's equal pay fight echoes challenges of female sports pioneers
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… by Erin Flynn on Borish KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In 1920, American women made a splash on the Olympic stage and at the … who has spent her career studying gender history and American sport history. A LONG ROAD For centuries, women have … several gold medals. "By winning, they came back home and showed that women could succeed in athletics, so that began …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54379
Community, campus programs to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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… of the Global Automotive Alliance. Register at tinyurl.com/BLS2018 . Wednesday, Jan. 24 "The Easiest … and treatment. Following the keynote, participants can attend one of three educational workshops. Mental health …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44323
Physicist melds scientific, humanitarian drive at UN's 'nuclear watchdog'
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… but a two-year Peace Corps assignment in the West African nation of Mali. "My unconventional post-doc" is … which is among the largest merit-based awards in American higher education. In those days, the talented … I was doing too much science and not enough in the bigger picture benefiting society. In the Peace Corps, I was …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37548
Foundation Scholar driven to care for communities in need
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… and health care services are just luxuries that rich people can enjoy," he says. "Never did (my family) think that any … understood that I wanted to pursue a career in medicine. However, in Guatemala that is something that was not going … that way most at Western Michigan University, and the biggest reason was the Foundation Scholarship." The Foundation …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67871
Western honors Native American heritage, creates path to deepen connections with tribal communities
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… Western honors Native American heritage, creates path to deepen connections with tribal … in Landscape Services, has cultivated the Native American Bed outside Floyd Hall. She helped Dr. Dee Sherwood, … right, harvest sweet grass and sage for Native American ceremonies. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Sage and sweet grass sway …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69671