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Community, campus programs to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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… Free and open events include a convocation, march, day of service, educational programs and presentations. "Kneeling … , "The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice," 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. WMU Bernhard Center, Room … Center and Kalamazoo College Red Square to the MLK Park. After the MLK Park, buses will return to Kalamazoo College …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/50994

WMU trustees appoint Russ Kavalhuna, J.D., as University’s 10th president

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… 1, 2025, following the June 30 retirement of President Edward Montgomery. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan … bringing to the role an unmatched blend of public service, higher education leadership and a results-oriented … at WMU’s College of Aviation, a role Kavalhuna assumed after serving as a federal prosecutor, a Michigan Supreme …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/04/trustees-appoint-russ-kavalhuna-10th-president

Teaching for tomorrow: How hands-on AI experience is empowering new educators

College of Education and Human Development

… course not knowing much about AI and feeling extremely wary of its ethical and environmental impacts. However, both … using AI tools,” says Zelaya. “During the courses, I was able and willing to have more conversations with friends … related to our professional fields or personal lives. After identifying a use case, we were responsible for …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/03/wmu-cehd-leading-ai-integration-education

Peace Week features exhibit and Never Alone Tour

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… is Monday through Friday, April 2-6, and includes a nature walk, exhibit and visit by Sacramento Prisoner Support and … Wide Open is an exhibit created by the American Friends Service Committee observing the American service men and … activist, who was sentenced in 2009 to 22 years in prison after admitting to 13 counts of arson and property damage, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/194

Studying with Dalai Lama caps off global studies degree program

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… to the Dalai Lama on his left side. Not many people can say after their first overseas trip that they met someone as … by Emory University. Half of the program’s curriculum was focused on the mind, medicine and healing and half on … learned what it is like to live where electric and water service are sporadic and air conditioning is …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2013/02/studying-dalai-lama

Behind the scenes: Social Work students visit Gerald R. Ford Airport

College of Health and Human Services

… Christopher Hodshire, instructor of the course. “This visit was both educational and inspiring, and it provided … community needs through innovation, collaboration and service excellence.”   Senior social work major, Zoe … and people being overstimulated,” Podvoyski said. “It was nice to see there was a safe space for anyone feeling …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2026/05/airport0526

Eleanor Rose Samson obituary

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… University staff member, died April 11 in Whitehall. She was 93. Samson joined the WMU staff in 1977 and retired in 1996 after 19 years of service to the University. She was a cashier in the WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31852

Carl F. Shuster obituary

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… Western Michigan University staff member, died Feb. 8 . He was 87. Shuster, of Mattawan, joined the WMU faculty/staff in 1974 and retired in 1992 after 18 years of service to the University. He was director of the pilot …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30526

Alumni panel and scholarship presentation strike big during WMU and Grand Rapids Gold partnership

College of Education and Human Development

… on From left to right, Ameer Ismail, Eric Woodyard and Warda Niaz. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—If you stay ready, you don't … , B.A.'10, ESPN beat reporter for the Detroit Lions; and Warda Niaz , B.S.'23, youth hoops coach for the Chicago … Utah Jazz, he said getting drinks with a fellow writer after a game changed his career's trajectory entirely. " Tim …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/03/grand-rapids-gold-basketball-partnership-alumni-panel-scholarship

Dedicated administrator remembered for decades-long career serving Western students

W Magazine

… Western students Submitted by Deanne Puca on Thomas Edward Coyne , BA ‘55, former head of Western Michigan … alumni outreach efforts and later a key figure in student services, passed away on Jan. 14, 2024 , in Kalamazoo, … his wife, the late Monique (Jako) Coyne , BA ‘55, MA ‘66. After graduating, Coyne earned a master’s degree in history …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/fall-2024-coyne-obituary