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Luminary author, journalist, blogger coming to WMU to deliver message on race

News

… a famous author and national correspondent is visiting the Western Michigan University campus in early November to … keynote speaker at the Kalamazoo Community Foundation's 2015 Community Meeting. The event is free and open to the … discussions about America's history of racial violence and what it's like to be black in America. Coates is considered …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27835

Driven to succeed: Engineering grad found his lane at Western

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… race car he helped build with Formula SAE. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The "need for speed" has been with Nick Durham for as long … and was building little robots and things. It was just kind of a natural fit for me." The drive to work with cars may be … time on the team is coming to an end, he is excited to put what he learned to work. Durham graduates Saturday, May 1 , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63938

Spanish professor dies Sept. 20 after being found unresponsive

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… Carolyn J. Harris , professor and undergraduate advisor in the Department of Spanish, died at Bronson Healthcare. She was rushed there after being found in the pool at … before the Spanish department was formed in 2003, headed what was then the Spanish section of today's Department of

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18987

WMU students shed light on Kalamazoo's early settlers

College of Arts and Sciences

… Mich.—South Westnedge Park in Kalamazoo may seem like the average community park—its mature trees, lush grass and … roughly 110 marked graves and notes another 230 that are unidentified. Kutzler’s HIST 3404 students are now … points here, and the story that comes out of that is what students are able to find through available historical …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2024/10/kutzlerhistory3404

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

Obare named interim vice president for research

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… Obare named interim vice president for research Submitted by … 2016 as associate vice president for research, will assume the leadership role charged with guiding the University's … and a number of accolades. She has garnered more than $4.5 million in external funding for her work, which includes …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/40983

MLK Day Teach-In on campus expected to draw hundreds

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… powerful, relevant and engaging event to coincide with other activities honoring slain civil rights leader Dr. … during the event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15 , in 210 Bernhard Center. In addition, local and campus … given by Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell. 9:05 a.m. , Shared Prosperity Kalamazoo, a community collaborative …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44656

WMU engineering, engineering technology and computer science programs renew ABET accreditation

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… and Applied Sciences programs have again been accredited. The bachelor’s degree programs in aerospace engineering, … graduates ready to enter critical technical fields that are leading the way in innovation and emerging technologies … from ABET’s member societies, ABET criteria focus on what students experience and learn. ABET accreditation …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/09/wmu-engineering-accreditation

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

Cybersecurity student finds her fit at WMU

Cybersecurity

… plan. “My plan was to transfer somewhere bigger and further away from home after a year at WMU, but I loved my … and giving advice, so I am excited to continue in my career field.”  Bbuku discovered her passions for … a national cybersecurity competition created by the United States Air Force. Bbuku and her team made it to the

https://wmich.edu/cybersecurity/news/2024/09/terry-bbuku-finds-wmu-cybersecurity