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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 … hosting a judicial forum on juvenile justice. All Kalamazoo-area judge candidates have been invited to participate in … role that judges play in the juvenile justice system and what youth and advocates can do to impact the system," says …

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

WMU Trustee Dennis Archer earns national achievement award

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… Dennis W. Archer , former Detroit mayor, a member of the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees and a 1965 WMU alumnus, will be honored this week during a sold-out … on the corporate boards of Johnson Controls Inc., Compuware Corp. and Masco Corp. He is being honored for a lifetime …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1531

Family overcoming adversity thrives through WMU programs, partnerships

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… Thomas struggled. Disinterested and frustrated in the classroom, she barely made it through third grade. Challenges at school were … math." Calbert says his job is to "just be a bridge. That's what the Walker Institute is. We've been a bridge. It's not …

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

Grants to WMU approach $3 million mark in November, December

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… million in November and December, WMU trustees learned at their Jan. 22 meeting. Grants for public service topped other categories, nearly reaching $1.5 million. Grants for research closed in on $1 million, … grants included a $199,369 award from the Michigan Primary Care Association to Dr. James A. Henry , professor of social …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22463

Historical re-enactors and archaeological dig highlight event

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… re-enactors will stage a militia muster at one of the Midwest's oldest historical sites from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. … Regiment of Foot—the only military unit in the region in 1775—will represent the British regular troops at the event. … of a Celtic trio. Ride in 35-foot voyageur canoes from Sarett Nature Center for a $3 fee. Watch artillery …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1119

WMU ends year with $23.5 million in grants, starts year with $1.2 million

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… WMU ends year with $23.5 million in grants, starts year with $1.2 million Submitted … on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University closed the 2015-16 fiscal year with just over $23.5 million in … fiscal year ends June 30. Trustees also learned that grants are off to a brisk start for the 2016-17 fiscal year, with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35109

WMU Sanford Center program manager helps Burmese-American teens learn about finances

Haworth College of Business

… Mich.—Western Michigan University alumnus Todd Mora joined the Burma Center in Battle Creek during the summer to help … recruited by Burma Center Program Manager Sara Johnson to share his expertise for a week during the center's summer … these students, Mora was able to adjust his teachings to what they were curious about. “There were a few students who …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72913

Plan ahead: Check winter recess 2024-25 hours for campus offices, facilities

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… Plan ahead: Check winter recess 2024-25 hours for campus offices, facilities Submitted by Deanne … Mich.—Most Western Michigan University offices will observe the 2024-25 winter recess from  Monday , Dec. 23 , through … begins at  8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6, 2025 . Listed below are holiday hours for select University offices and …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/campus-winter-recess-2024-25-hours

WMU jazz students roll a lucky 'seven' in this year's DownBeat Awards

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… DownBeat Awards Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The June issue of DownBeat Magazine will be on newsstands in … category of their award and their director or professor, are: Lasse Grunewald Quartet , Small Jazz Combo, Graduate … the past three-plus decades, WMU has tallied more than 150 DownBeat Awards. Results of DownBeat's 38th annual …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23720

WMU medieval historian to be honored as an emerging scholar

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… for his body of new scholarship will be honored by the University as an emerging scholar. Dr. Luigi Andrea … Texts," currently under review. He also has produced 15 articles in highly ranked journals. His department's high regard of his output is shared by experts outside WMU. "External reviewers, all of

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26778