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WMU to confer more than 1,800 degrees during fall commencement

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… toward students who are graduating from a particular set of degree-granting academic units. The 9 a.m. ceremony is for graduates of the College of Aviation, College of Education and Human Development, and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29076

Associate dean appointed for Extended University Programs

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… experienced administrator has been appointed associate dean of Western Michigan University's Extended University … Programs unit, effective July 1 . The appointment of Dr. Edwin Martini , professor of history, was approved by WMU trustees at their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25570

Economics alumna tackling hunger, health issues at Brookings Institution

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… Erin Flynn on A post-graduation activity report reveals 94% of 2018-19 WMU graduates are actively employed or pursuing … she says. "But even within the city there were pockets of poverty, poor people who lived in slums. So, I had seen … to work toward something that would improve the quality of life of those people." Driven to help end that suffering, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/57684

America's drift away from equal opportunity to be discussed

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… on how America is drifting further away from the ideal of equal opportunity and what local communities can do to … is sponsored by WMU's Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations in collaboration with the City of Kalamazoo's new Shared Prosperity Kalamazoo Initiative. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23269

Three WMU alums on tap in fall reading series

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… Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Three alumni of Western Michigan University will be the featured readers this month as part of the fall 2016 Frostic Reading Series. Dustin M. Hoffman, Iliana Rocha and Glenn Shaheen will read from their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35333

Janet E. Stillwell obituary

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… on Dr. Janet E. Stillwell Dr. Janet E. Stillwell , professor emerita of dance and a former associate dean of the College of Fine … came to WMU in 1967 after teaching in the Kalamazoo Public Schools for two years and retired in 2004 after 37 years of

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31430

Paper produced at WMU could provide clean water for millions

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on An example of how the filter can be used (Photo credit: Folia Water) … to provide clean drinking water to millions at a cost of just pennies a day has been successfully produced on a … McGill and Carnegie Mellon universities and the University of Virginia was brought to WMU this fall by Folia Water of

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36402

WMU unveils its results from national campus climate survey

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… verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The overwhelming majority of Western Michigan University students feels safe and … drew responses from just over 36,000 students at all 34 schools. Schools in the survey ranged in size from 1,000 to … prevalence of prevention training. "This is tremendously valuable information for us to work with and share with our …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36597

Entrepreneur to give Distinguished Speaker Series talk

Haworth College of Business

… William Pickard , B.S.'64, an entrepreneur, an executive of several organizations and a recently appointed WMU … speak at 2  p.m., Thursday, Oct. 6 , at the Haworth College of Business in 2000 Schneider Hall. His presentation, titled "The 7 Principles of Entrepreneurship," is free and open to the public. It …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34780

Waldo Library opens with fresh look, new technology

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… space at Waldo Library. KALAMAZOO. Mich.--The first floor of Western Michigan University's Waldo Library will re-open … Sept. 10, to view and celebrate the refreshed spaces of the library's most highly used floor. Snacks and prizes … provided at the project's opening, marking the completion of the most significant renovation to Waldo Library since …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54887