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Western expert: Pandemic sparked a 'she-cession,' disproportionately forcing women out of the workforce
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… mandated shutdowns. A Pew Trust analysis found moms of young kids lost more than 2 million jobs just between … dads due to COVID-19—a Pew Trust analysis found women with kids under 12 lost 2.2 million jobs between February … done—a troubling projection considering the Center for American progress estimates women's labor contributes nearly $8 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63542
Graduate students receive WMU Dames Endowed Scholarships
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… degree program at WMU. First awarded in 1997 in accordance with an agreement made between the University and the WMU … del Castillo Pacheco del Castillo of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, is a doctoral student in the Department of … to complete her dissertation. Her research is titled "Dominican College Students' Experiences of Distress Help-Seeking …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32980
University Theatre announces 2017-18 season
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… story of these brave women as they prepare for their date with destiny at a forbidden lunch counter. "The Witches of … parable of our contemporary society. The story focuses on a young farmer, his wife, and a young servant-girl who … Pulitzer Prize-winning play explores the Reagan era, American history, the AIDS epidemic, sexuality, love, death, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42085
New book about World War II memories grows out of class project
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… on Students conducted interviews locally and as far away as Canada for the project. KALAMAZOO—A Western Michigan … spiral booklet is being sold for $20 and is packed with the reminiscences of nearly 200 area residents who lived through the war, many of whom were young at the time, but also a few veterans of the war …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15025
Three diversity and inclusion VP candidates to visit campus
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… Three diversity and inclusion VP candidates to visit campus Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Three final candidates for the position of Western Michigan University's … two days touring the campus and community, and meeting with a variety of University leaders, students and community …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47578
'Acting Against Poverty' food drive supports WMU students in need
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… WMU’s Invisible Need Project food pantry this year with its annual "Acting Against Poverty" food drive. The food drive will run in conjunction with the department’s production of "Hair" and will be open … as well as community members, are encouraged to bring canned food items and other non-perishables to the Gilmore …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20100
New program helps to prepare finance students for Series 7 exam
Haworth College of Business
… by Edward Jones. The new offering provides finance students with the training required to take the licensing exam to … after being hired by a trading firm. Under the partnership with Edward Jones, WMU students will be prepared to take the … one-third of financial advisors plan to retire. To keep up with demand, the industry will need to hire more than …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30134
Gymnastics team announces 2018 schedule
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… a total of 12 regular-season meets, and ending its season with the MAC Championships on March 24 at Central Michigan … Gymnasts scored a team score of 196.075 at the Mid-American Conference Championships, the second-highest score in program history, while tying the program record on beam with a 49.175. The team begins the season at home hosting …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43406
WMU Symphonic Band to present variety-packed program
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… as Husa’s "Music for Prague 1968." The program will open with Shostakovich’s dazzling "Festive Overture" and will close with Michael Daugherty’s rousing conga-dancing tribute to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27510
WMU to host discussion on the fall and rise of income equality in the U.S.
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… League for Public Policy and he has served as a consultant with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Health and Human … for numerous major economics journals, such as American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, Journal … Economics and Statistics, Journal of Pubic Economics and Scandinavian Journal of Economics. He also has done extensive …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42876