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Sabbatical leaves granted to 37 faculty members

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—During its Dec. 5 meeting, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees granted … Dr. Lucius F. Hallett IV , Department of Geography Dr. Margaret Joyce , Department of Chemical and Paper Engineering …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/11935

Trustees to consider tuition, room and board rates in livestreamed meeting Thursday

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… Submitted by Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—When the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees meets Thursday, April 23, at 11 a.m. , members … Dr. Kahler Schuemann at kahler.schuemann@wmich.edu by 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 22 , for instructions on how to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59035

WMU faculty publish groundbreaking educational handbook featuring contributions from leading scholars

College of Education and Human Development

… Regina Garza Mitchell, Dr. David Szabla, Dr. Brett Geier, Catherine Conners, Dr. Louann Bierlein-Palmer, and Eva Hughes. … of education: a nearly 2,000-page handbook encompassing 135 rigorous profiles of eminent educational thinkers spanning … legacies.  Among the featured contributors of the handbook are 16 scholars from Western: Catherine Conners , Henry …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2024/10/wmu-faculty-announce-education-handbook-profiles-impact

Japanese musician to perform on campus during second U.S. tour

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… performs traditional and modern Japanese music on the shamisen. KALAMAZOO Mich.—On his second U.S. tour, Sato Michiyoshi will perform a unique blend of traditional and modern styles on the "shamisen," a Japanese three-stringed banjo, at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45560

WMU students claim top spot in national digital marketing competition

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… and also claimed a category award for Best Research. The event featured more than 50 teams from colleges … the real-world experience. "This competition helped prepare me for life after college by allowing me to learn the … a comprehensive digital strategy," says Payne. "No matter what I am working on, I will always be able to apply the

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57297

New federal grant will help WMU meet critical need for early childhood special education professionals

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… is launching a new, collaborative program to meet the growing demand for professionals equipped to help young … special education—specifically with children from birth to 5 years old who have high-intensity needs.   “We’re trying … of Education and Human Development. “It allows us to prepare more early childhood special educators—professionals who …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/11/project-shine-federal-grant-early-childhood-special-education-professionals

University welcomes two explosive-detection K-9s to police force

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… K-9 Oso, both less than two-year-old male German shepherds, are Kalamazoo County's first and only explosion-detection canines. The dogs and their handlers, WMU officers Travis Cable and … of that is bomb-detection work. Obviously, I can't smell what he can smell," Lininger says, adding that when Brax …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51620

John T. Miller obituary

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… John T. Miller , Western Michigan University assistant professor emeritus of health, physical education and … football coach, died Feb. 7 . He was 79. Miller joined the faculty in 1963 and retired in 1996 after 33 years of service to the University. During his WMU career, he accepted several roles in addition to those of

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45488

National honor organization honors WMU chapter advisor

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… University’s Lee Honors College, has been named Advisor of the Year by the Alpha Lambda Delta honor society national … and beyond to assist our executive board in accomplishing whatever our next mission might be," says Nicole Thompson , … that the student leaders of our chapter’s executive board are given enough independence to learn and practice …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30927

Six talks to be featured at free Russian Studies Conference

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… Studies Conference Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The conference is Nov. 15. KALAMAZOO—Various topics will be … narrator, the Underground Man, that reason cannot square the irrational labors and desires of the mind. He will … early 17th-century cultural revolution. He will discuss what Russia's modern history teaches about the about the

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10902