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WMU's new music ensemble, jazz group to perform
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… Jazz Ensemble in premiering two new works composed by members of the AJE at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22 , in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The performance will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Robert White . Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38119
Events at WMU and across community slated to honor King
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… Vietnam War: War as the Enemy of the Poor," 7 p.m. , 208 Bernhard Center. Discussion of the historical perspective … stories, quotes and songs about King and concluding with a candle vigil outside. Tuesday, Jan. 22 "Urban Family Contributions to Risk and Resilience in African American Children," 6 to 8 p.m. , Kalamazoo Public …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4076
Western celebrates summer 2024 graduates earning more than 1,100 degrees June 29
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… vice president for academic affairs, will speak. There will be vignettes on graduate success and a tribute to graduates. All guests, including family members and children of any age, must have a ticket to enter …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75683
Leander C. Jones obituary
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… C. Jones Dr. Leander C. Jones , emeritus professor of Africana Studies at Western Michigan University and a member of the local theatre community, died July 2 . He was 81. … service to the University. He was a former chair of the Africana studies program whose teaching and research focused on …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33453
'Farewell,' exhibit curated by Don Desmett, on display at the Richmond Center
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… Frostic School of Art University Permanent Collection" will be on display at Western Michigan University's Monroe-Brown … for Visual Arts through Friday, May 27 . Farewell has been curated by RCVA Director of Exhibitions Don Desmett . … to the collection, a work from 2015 by the South African artist, Haroon Gunn-Salie. Desmett also gives a nod to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31994
Phyllis E. Seabolt obituary
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… and was active in several organizations. She was a board member for the Michigan Council on Family Relations, Michigan … for Young Families. She also was a member of the American and Michigan Home Economics associations, Delta Sigma … Kalamazoo community. But when she graduated in 1947, African Americans were not allowed to teach at the secondary …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47964
Twenty incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships
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… freshmen have won coveted Medallion Scholarships to begin their studies at Western Michigan University this … Scholarships are the highest merit-based award WMU can bestow on an incoming freshman. Valued at $60,000 each … parents and families. The 52 top-performing competitors returned to campus and were interviewed as finalists for the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32715
WMU trustees approve 2019-20 tuition rates
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… tuition and required fees for 2019-20 at levels officials believe balance affordability with offering students a … time of financial uncertainty at the state level. Just days before the start of WMU's fiscal year, which begins July 1 , school officials do not yet know what the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/54096
Communication professor selected for prestigious TV academy fellowship
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… Western Michigan University professor of communication, has been selected to participate as a fellow in the Television … Demand development, production and exhibition, so that I can continue to offer leading-edge content in communication … documentary, aboriginal/First Nation and Native American media, environment and communication, and gender- and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43439
Applications sought for German faculty exchange
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… of Bavaria. This opportunity is open to WMU faculty members from any discipline. German language skills are not … required to apply. The visiting professor should plan on being in residence during a one-month period between May 1 … There is no stipend with this exchange. Interested applicants should submit a brief letter of interest that includes …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26542