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Pianist Christopher Taylor to close WMU's Piano Masters series
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… series presented by Western Michigan University’s School of Music at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 19 , in the Dalton … Taylor Taylor has many ties to Kalamazoo. He was one of the first Gilmore Young Artists in the '90s, and his … throughout the years have been astounding recitals of monolithic works such as Bach's Goldberg Variations, the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38566
Poets with WMU ties take the stage in 'Fairy Tales' poetry reading
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… poets The three WMU poets include: Hedy Habra , author of a critically acclaimed poetry collection, "Tea in … a short story collection, "Flying Carpets," winner of the 2013 Arab American Book Award's Honorable Mention in Fiction, and a book of literary criticism, "Mundos alternos y artísticos en …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/13863
David Sedaris to perform at Miller Auditorium
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… wit and incisive social critiques, Sedaris is the author of "Barrel Fever" and "Holidays on Ice," as well as collections of personal essays, "Naked," "Me Talk Pretty One Day," … title became an immediate bestseller, and the audio version of "Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls" is a Grammy Award …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19747
Trio Globo to perform, offer master class at WMU
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… Trio Globo to perform, offer master class at WMU Submitted by Anonymous (not … on KALAMAZOO, Mich.--Western Michigan University's School of Music will welcome Trio Globo to Kalamazoo with a series of events on Wednesday, Oct. 22, in the Dalton Center …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19695
Landscapers practicing natural selection management technique
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… during this year's Arbor Day. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Instead of mowing a lawn on steep slopes, landscape services … restoration, which includes planting hundreds of trees. In part, the practice calls for planting a variety of unbranched tree seedlings, or "whips," on problematic …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53340
Trustees approve new three-year faculty contract
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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's Board of Trustees, meeting in formal session Sept. 20 , … a new three-year labor agreement with the WMU chapter of the American Association of University Professors, the union that represents the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42775
WMU faculty ensemble, Merling Trio, joined by guest artists
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… will play at 3 p.m. Nov. 16. KALAMAZOO, Mich.--WMU School of Music faculty ensemble, Merling Trio, will be joined by … Quintet, Op. 81. The trio will begin the program with a set of Brahms' Hungarian Dances, in a newly-discovered … friend and colleague C. Curtis-Smith with a performance of The Secret Heart of Sound, written by Curtis-Smith for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20121
Luminary author, journalist, blogger coming to WMU to deliver message on race
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… correspondent for The Atlantic, famous blogger and author of two critically acclaimed books, will speak at 8 p.m. … as other young black boys. But Coates had the distinction of having a strong-willed, race-conscious father who would … a No. 1 New York Times Bestseller. Written as a series of letters to his 15-year-old son, the book takes readers …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27835
Indiana University scholar to tackle racism then and now in WMU talk
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… noted scholar from Indiana University will take a long view of race and racism when he talks this month at Western … Brantlinger Patrick Brantlinger Brantlinger received bachelors degrees in English and history at Antioch College … influences of classical and enlightenment ideas on race in sciences and the pragmatic convergence between gender and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19411
Two input sessions and surveys will help boost campus wayfinding
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… wayfinding Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Photo of the Bernhard Center. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Two public meetings Wednesday, Oct. 29, and a survey of community views will give members of the campus community a chance to be involved in a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19707