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Diversity and inclusion speaker coming to campus

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… Building Capacity for Inclusive Excellence" is the topic of a public lecture on Thursday, March 26 , on the campus of Western Michigan University. Dr. Damon Williams , senior vice president and chief education officer of the Boys and Girls Club of America, will speak …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22337

Western spotlights staff who go above and beyond to make a difference

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… by Deanne Puca on Recognizing excellence If you know of a co-worker or staff member who is a Staff Compensation … to be honored for outstanding service to Western, use one of the options below to nominate them for a Make a … out the printable semiannual nomination form . A committee of peers will select award recipients based on your comments …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65004

WMU's Dunn visits UN to talk about international education

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… and the University's chief international education official have been invited to United Nations headquarters in … Haenicke Institute for Global Education, will be part of panels developed around the recent "Arab Knowledge … who has ties to NASA and serves as a professor of geosciences at WMU. Schlör The morning U.N. session will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32083

Internationally recognized communication researcher to visit campus

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… Michigan University to talk about newspaperwomen in the era of women's liberation. Dr. Katherine Miller , professor at the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University, will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21734

Former trustee's book sheds light on lobbying

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… a book that gives readers an inside look at the life of a corporate lobbyist from someone who lived it. George Franklin , who retired in 2005 as vice president of worldwide government relations for the Kellogg Co., … self-published "Raisin Bran and other Cereal Wars: 30 Years of Lobbying for the Most Famous Tiger in the World." He …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/20828

Dunbar Hall to be transformed in $40 million renovation project

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… Puca on Dunbar Hall KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Dunbar Hall, one of Western Michigan University's most heavily used classroom … capital outlay dollars.  Some $30 million from the state of Michigan and $10 million in funding raised by the … Dunbar Hall is home base for the College of Arts and Sciences and is used by many other WMU units. The second …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51700

Columbia University scholar, author to give humanities talk

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… (not verified) on Hermann KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The powers of creative writing to build empathy will come into focus in … and novelist visits Western Michigan University as part of the University Center for the Humanities 2015-16 Speaker … Reimagining Community. Nellie Hermann , creative director of the Program in Narrative Medicine at Columbia, will speak …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27275

More than 3,000 expected to flock to WMU for Medieval Congress

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… during the 2013 congress. KALAMAZOO—More than 3,000 of the world's leading academics and others interested in … Thursday through Sunday, May 8-11, to examine all aspects of the period, from music to military, maritime and monastic … Medieval Institute, is the world's largest annual gathering of professional academics, students, performers, enthusiasts …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15598

Eugene M. Bernstein obituary

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… Feb. 20 in San Diego, California. He was 85. Bernstein, professor emeritus of physics, joined the WMU faculty in 1968 and retired in 1992 after almost 24 years of service to the University. He was a professor of physics …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32039

Famed composer Legrand awarded WMU honorary degree

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… (not verified) on From left: Dr. Kathryn Hillenbrand, chair of WMU Honorary Degree Committee; Legrand; Ken Miller, chair of the WMU Board of Trustees; and Dunn KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Famed French composer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32194