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Constitution Day talk focuses on women's influence in American politics

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… on Women gained the right to vote in 1920. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University professor Dr. J. Kevin Corder … Did the 19th Amendment Change American Politics?," is free and open to the public and sponsored by the departments of political science, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42615

Revised strategic plan being implemented through 2020

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… Mich.—Now that the new academic year is underway, faculty and staff members across the Western Michigan University campus are stepping up their … being prioritized as part of the plan's implementation. "Western Michigan University has embraced the challenge of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34750

Horn Day 2016 to feature horn superstar Jeff Nelsen

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… Jeff Nelsen will headline the 2016 Horn Day festival at Western Michigan University. He will perform during the … the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The final concert is free and open to the public; the participation fee for Horn Day … Nelsen may be best known for his eight years spent touring and recording with the Canadian Brass. He has also performed …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30120

WMU press scores first National Book Award nomination

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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A book published by Western Michigan University's New Issues Poetry & Prose has … the National Book Award for Fiction. The book, "Barren Island," is by Carol Zoref . The nomination marks the first … has been selected in the annual contest. New Issues Poetry and Prose was established in 1996 by poet Herbert S. Scott …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/42994

Snyder picks William F. Pickard to fill out term as WMU trustee

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… F. Pickard of Bloomfield Hills to serve as a trustee on the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees. Pickard, founder and chairman of Global Automotive Alliance and a 1964 alumnus of WMU, will serve through 2020, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33143

Applications sought for German faculty exchange

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… (not verified) on University of Passau Computer Science and Mathematics Building (Photo credit: University of Passau) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University and the University of Passau invite applications for a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35559

WMU purchase of Eaton hangar will fill aviation college footprint

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Acting during their April 22 meeting, Western Michigan University trustees approved a proposed … aircraft, systems instruction, laboratory equipment and aircraft into the same space. A new capstone course, … the deal, the University will assume a long-term land lease with the city of Battle Creek for the site on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23356

Students study effectiveness of solar panel placement

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… Mich.—What are the effects of shade on solar panels and their best position to optimize energy output? Western Michigan University engineering students studied the … Energy to help educate young people about the benefits, and limitations, of solar energy. For their senior …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53773

Canadian scholar wins WMU's 2018 Gründler Prize

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… Gründler Prize Submitted by Deanne Puca on Green, left, and Schulman KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Canadian scholar who specializes in Middle English literature has won Western Michigan University's Otto Gründler Book Prize for his book investigating the widespread belief in fairies and fairyland in medieval culture. Richard Firth Green , a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/47085

University adopts new mass email policy

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University has adopted a new mass email … policy to regulate the dissemination of information within and beyond the campus community. The policy was adopted April 28 and replaces the previous policy, which was last revised in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32696