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Activist to highlight spring Lyceum Lecture series at WMU
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… Activist to highlight spring Lyceum Lecture series at WMU … reality of racial bias in the criminal justice system and why intentional confrontation regarding racism is necessary … and the Headwrap Expo. March 22 —"SHARE Out: You and Why Race Matters, A Discussion and Panel," with Maime Butler …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37365
Service and social justice drive student's health care aspirations
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… care aspirations Submitted by Erin Flynn on Sierra Ward is an incoming freshman interested in pursuing a degree in … her calling. "I started looking at mortality rates and why certain people of one race or one gender or one economic standing are dying or getting sicker faster than others. What does their home life look like? Do they …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64190
Broadway producer picks WMU theatre student's song for contest
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… University theatre student's original song as a finalist for his songwriting contest. Ken Davenport , known for … musical, "Enough," written with fellow theatre student Nathan Sabo . Watson wrote the music and Sabo wrote the book … There were only 10 songs selected to compete for the $500 cash prize and most were written by New York composers. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/13122
Become familiar with Western's winter weather closure policy
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… Mich.—With the winter season just around the corner, this is a good time of year to review Western Michigan … and overheating. Three or four relatively light layers are better than one or two thick layers. Outer layers should be …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66299
Seminar to focus on building adult literacy in southwest Michigan
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… and strengthen services for adult learners. The symposium is hosted by the Kalamazoo Literacy Council and cosponsored … "This symposium helps us to be able to share some of the better practices that we've been working on during the … are making progress, because we are serving more learners than we have in the history of this organization," Evans …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36668
College of Health and Human Services selects new associate dean for academic affairs
College of Health and Human Services
… College of Health and Human Services. He completed his doctoral studies in Sociology at Case Western Reserve … Chumbler has held teaching and research roles throughout his career in higher education. Prior to his administrative … of 45 according to Google Scholar and has co-authored more than 170 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters and …
https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/09/associate-dean-announced
Communitywide sustainability resource offerings keep evolving
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… today's members of the campus and Kalamazoo communities. Thanks primarily to a self-imposed sustainability fee … communities, as well. The student-led campaign to establish the fee resulted in WMU becoming Michigan's first higher … how broadly applying ecological principles can lead to better-designed societies and an eclectic Sustainability …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53507
Three students earn prestigious Gilman Scholarships
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… Scholarship Program. Since its inception in 2001, more than 13,000 students from across the nation have received … abroad and the countries and regions where they go. It is administered by the Institute of International Education … Education, adds that the returning students are better prepared to assume leadership roles within government …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7672
WMU hosts annual Teacher Education Career Fair
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… the East Ballroom of the Bernhard Center. The event, which is free and open to the public, is designed to recruit teachers for K-12 educational systems … This year's event will feature recruiters representing more than 50 school districts in Michigan, 15 other states and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/325
Medieval historian first to be honored for second time with prestigious Medieval Institute book prize
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… Medieval historian first to be honored for second time with … Deanne Puca on Dr. Dyan Elliot KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A medieval historian, who has published widely on medieval gender and … Press, 2004). The award, which comes with a $1,000 cash prize, was announced at the 57th International Congress …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68097