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WMU professor awarded prestigious Bellagio Residency: continues work on grief

College of Arts and Sciences

… Atkins would like to extend an early apology to her mother-in-law for missing Thanksgiving next year. Instead of … to be intellectualized substitutes, quite removed from what people are grappling with when they lose someone they love.”     …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2024/12/ashley-atkins-bellagio

Services set this weekend for Evaluation Center founder Stufflebeam

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… internationally renowned figure in evaluation who founded the Western Michigan University Evaluation Center. He died … determine and document how well they're accomplishing what they set out to do.  Nationally, his evaluation work … assistance to more than 20 countries. Among his varied career accomplishments: He chaired the national Joint …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41433

Germans and their Nazi past on tap in Ethics Center season opener

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… Germans and their Nazi past on tap in Ethics Center season opener … University, will speak at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22 , in 205 Bernhard Center. His presentation, titled "The Germans and their Nazi Past: To What Extent Have They Accepted Responsibility?" is free and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26780

Music grad found voice at Western

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… Pierre Whitfield has been enthralled with music. "My mother and my grandmother would tell everyone about me sitting … my singing and everything comes to life." Now, as he prepares to graduate from Western Michigan University on … range. "She quickly took me under her wing and showed me what my voice can do," he says. "She took a whole semester …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/72011

Education and human development honors alumni at 26th annual award ceremony

College of Education and Human Development

… ceremony Submitted by Chris Hybels on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The College of Education and Human Development at Western … Apple Awards,  Dr. Odell Miller with a Keystone Early Career Award and Trey Conner  with a Keystone Meritorious … will be held during Homecoming Weekend on Friday, Oct. 25 , at 5 p.m . at the WMU Student Center. Register for the

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2024/09/education-human-development-cehd-alumni-awards-golden-apple-keystone-2024

Four final candidates for research VP post to present on campus

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… on campus Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Obare KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Four candidates for the position of vice president for research at Western … and alternative energy, she has attracted more than $4.5 million in external funding and has been the recipient of

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43315

University to honor three for teaching excellence at annual convocation

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… and mentors and demonstrating outstanding dedication in their work. They will be recognized as recipients of … members. Nibert Holly J. Nibert Nibert began her WMU career in 1999 as an instructor. She became an assistant … in a way that they will understand and be able to apply what they have learned," that former student said. She is a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9721

Multimedia arts technology student's success amplified by 'instrumental' Western instructors

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… University he found a path to turn that passion into a career—one he'll be starting while he completes his final … in multimedia arts technology in spring 2022. He received the job offer at the beginning of December and will start in … out electronic music, I was recording anybody else playing—whatever I could get my hands on," he says. "I spent all of

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66644

New WMU research aims to close equity gaps in Spanish education

College of Arts and Sciences

… education Submitted by Amelia Bodinaku on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— The benefits of foreign language acquisition are extensive and well-documented: improved memory, better … piece of the multi-faceted issue: the course materials.   “What we’ve seen in previous research is that sometimes Black …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/01/zarate-sandez-spanish

WMU and West Michigan Hispanic Chamber empower local entrepreneurs through bilingual accounting bootcamp

Professional Development

… an accounting bootcamp participant. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.— What began as a pandemic-era need has evolved into a … partnership between Western Michigan University (WMU) and the West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (WMHCC). … bilingual faculty who could meet our community where they are.”   The 5-week accounting bootcamp was hosted at the WMU …

https://wmich.edu/professional/news/2025/05/bilingual-accounting-bootcamp