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Award-winning group to map Mexico through live music

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… Ensemble during Western Michigan University's observance of national Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from … campus Monday, Sept. 16 , to promote a greater appreciation of Mexican folk music, traditional music and culture. Its … performance, "Beyond the Music: A Musical Geography of Mexico," is set for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Dalton …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54873

WMU lauded as a top university in third recent national news ranking

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… organization has lauded Western Michigan University as one of the country's top national universities. U.S. News & … Sept. 12 and once again listed WMU among the top tier of the country's " best national universities ." This is the … 311 institutions—190 public, 114 private and seven for-profit. In a separate listing of top undergraduate business …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42544

Faculty Senate announces leadership for 2014-16

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Most members of the board will be serving two-year terms. KALAMAZOO, … Board. Except for the immediate past president, members of the board have been elected to serve two-year terms. … president— Dr. William G. Rantz , professor of aviation sciences. Vice president— Dr. Richard Gershon , professor of

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18487

Professors get $2.6 million to train English as second language learners

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… Professors get $2.6 million to train English as second … KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In response to the exploding number of English language learners in Michigan, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43139

WMU Medieval Institute names new publications director

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… studies has been named the new director and managing editor of Medieval Institute Publications at Western Michigan … Dr. Simon Forde , who most recently served as the head of acquisitions at Amsterdam University Press and publisher of the press' European History list, took the helm of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22616

Spektral Quartet and Mark DeChiazza present new works

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… to Western Michigan University for a workshop-performance of a gripping new work by WMU faculty composer Lisa Renée … (269) 387-2300 or (800) 228-9858. Staging the first section of this multidisciplinary collaboration for the first time, … composer Carolyn Borcherding , as well as sonic postcard of sorts from Spektral's home city of Chicago: Ruth Crawford …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45969

Outdoor, socially distant performances bring live theatre back to WMU

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… for the WMU Theatre's socially distant, outdoor production of "Sunday in the Park with George." KALAMAZOO, … balance in their lives—something that all artists are kind of grappling with right now," says Jay Berkow , director of music theatre performance, who is directing the show. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61143

Art galleries reopen to public at WMU

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… ready to welcome visitors back in person. "We're all kind of grieving a life that we don't have access to anymore," says Dr. Indra Lācis , director of exhibitions, who is excited to offer a space for art enthusiasts to see and experience art …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/62793

WMU rolls out personalized well-being platform to help students harness their power to thrive, succeed and matter

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… Michigan University is putting students in control of their lives and future. A 2019 survey found 60% of young people nationwide feel anxious about the future and … over their lives. Western is responding with a first-of-its-kind effort for any Michigan public university, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62074

French economics professor to address asylum policy in Sichel Series talk

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… French economics professor to address asylum policy in Sichel Series talk … by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A French professor of economics will examine the refugee crisis and … 2004. The series is cosponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34941