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Miller Auditorium to host 'psychotic puppet party'
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Cast members of "Puppet Up! – Uncensored" KALAMAZOO—"Puppet Up! – Uncensored," a wild romp in which the skilled art of puppetry and spontaneous comedy collide, is coming to … race around below displaying their skills in full view of the audience. Created in part by award-winning director, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14026
Stanford University economist, MacArthur Fellow to speak at WMU
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… KALAMAZOO—A Stanford University economist and recipient of a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship will speak next week at Western Michigan University as part of the Sichel Lecture Series' 50th anniversary year. Dr. Avner Greif, professor of economics and the Bowman Family Endowed Professor …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12726
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
Mental health and wellness a priority at WMU
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… Mich.—Stress. Anxiety. Depression. A growing number of college students nationwide are seeking mental health … are developing new ways to help. "Mental health is a part of wellness that we often neglect or don't think about as much as we do physical …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54667
WMU to confer more than 1,800 degrees in December
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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 colleges of Fine Arts and Health and Human Services, and the Haworth …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20465
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 … to fruition and thank Tonya Schuitmaker and all the members of our local legislative delegation who helped make the case …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51700
WMU prof wins NSF grant to study stress in Kenyan communities
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… WMU prof wins NSF grant to study stress in Kenyan communities … National Science Foundation grant to study the impact of intercommunity violence on young people in rural northern Kenya. Dr. Bilinda Straight , professor of anthropology, is one of two principal …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/19986
Experience Chinese culture by taking a class this summer
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… for nine summer Chinese culture courses that begin the week of Monday, May 8. The multiweek, low-cost courses are open to members of the public of all ages. A half-price tuition discount is offered to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39256
Mary Eleanor (Mariel) Neu obituary
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… (Mariel) Neu Mary Eleanor (Mariel) Neu , associate professor emerita of art, died Nov. 15 . She was 76. Neu joined the staff in 1968 and retired in 2004 after 36 years of service. She devoted her life to teaching and inspiring …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36579
WMU to offer courses tailored to training schedules at Air Guard base
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… WMU to offer courses tailored to training schedules at Air Guard … college attendance more accessible to one important group of students by offering courses that are tailored specifically to the unit …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20177