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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