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New agreement provides Macomb Community College students direct path to WMU degrees

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… provides Macomb Community College students direct path to WMU degrees Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, … opportunity to our students.” Inked by President Edward Montgomery in September, this is the latest of the 80 … high demand, Cotton adds. “Western is on the forefront of supporting our community,” he says. “Growth in this area …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69490

Summer registration underway for low-cost Chinese culture classes

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… Summer registration underway for low-cost Chinese culture classes … Institute class. KALAMAZOO--The Confucius Institute at Western Michigan University is accepting registrations for summer Chinese culture classes that begin the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15537

Jazz great kicks off 34th annual festival

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… Jazz great kicks off 34th annual festival Submitted by Anonymous … and the high school big band and combo from the 30 groups participating in this year's festival. The daylong … a week of performances at La Villa in Paris, France. The group was honored with sponsorship by the Arts America Program …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/13864

Chaucer scholar honored with prestigious Medieval Institute book prize

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A scholar of medieval secular literature and history has won Western Michigan University's Otto … Chaucer . Dr. Marion Turner , professor of English literature at the University of Oxford, where she holds a … The Times, The Sunday Times and The Times Literary Supplement as well as a best summer read by the Evening …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64343

Gibbs House hosts weekly volunteer days

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… on-site between 1 and 4 p.m. every Friday through Nov. 16 at the Gibbs House permaculture site located near the Parkview Campus. Volunteer tasks include … compost and general gardening. Volunteer day cancellations and changes will be posted on the Office for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46249

Tony Award-winning actress to partner with University Theatre

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… Tony Award-winning actress to partner with University Theatre Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Leavel … genius Beth Leavel with join Western Michigan University theatre students in the annual musical theatre event, "Next … Theatre Complex or Miller Auditorium ticket offices. Group discounts are available by calling (269) 387-3227. For …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/28986

Engineering students showcase solutions to business and industry problems

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… engineering students will showcase senior projects that range from a computerized surgical screwdriver to a multi-terrain compactible bicycle at WMU's 59th Conference on Senior Engineering and Design  Tuesday, Dec. 6 , at the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36735

Edith M. Yahr obituary

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… Western Michigan University staff member, died Sept. 23 at Kairos Dwelling in Kalamazoo. She was 84. Yahr joined the … of service to the University. She was a word processor operator I and a receptionist in the Graduate College. Many remember Yahr for her distinctive voice …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28333

TIME ranks Western as a ‘Best College for Future Leaders’

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… University as one of the best schools in higher education for future leaders, citing it in the top 100 colleges … yet not surprising," says Western President Edward Montgomery .  "Through our comprehensive approach to higher education, blending rigorous classroom instruction with a myriad of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74605

Award-winning poet featured in fall Frostic Reading Series

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… Award-winning poet featured in fall Frostic Reading Series Submitted by Anonymous … on Hong KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An award-winning poet will be featured in the next installment of the fall 2016 Gwen Frostic … Mo'um," She has received the Barnard Women Poets Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36121