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Arbor Day tree planting to honor John and Linda Dunn
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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A decade of service to Western Michigan University by outgoing … Lady Linda Dunn will be recognized during WMU's celebration of national Arbor Day. The event will take place at noon … This will be the University's 12th consecutive observance of Arbor Day, which is nationally observed on the last …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39245
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
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
What did the first female voters do with their new right?
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… researcher's new book delves back into history to offer new details about how U.S. women voted when first … voting rights to women was a titanic and hard-won expansion of the U.S. electorate, little was recorded about how women … on a national scale, says Dr. J. Kevin Corder, a WMU professor of political science. Published by Cambridge …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36069
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 … University. Dr. Patrick Brantlinger , the James Rudy Professor Emeritus of English at I-U, will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16 , …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19411
June Mochizuki obituary
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… Puca on June Mochizuki June Mochizuki , an associate professor emerita of counseling at Western Michigan University, died Oct. 29 . She was 92. Mochizuki, of Denver, Colorado, joined the WMU faculty in 1966 and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43682
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
WMU trustees OK Southwest facility transfer to Lake Michigan College
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… University has agreed to move forward with the transfer of its long-term lease on the University's Southwest … Lake Michigan College, for $2.7 million. The WMU Board of Trustees, acting at its formal Sept. 20 meeting, agreed … result in a new lease agreement between LMC and the state of Michigan. The WMU board also agreed to enter into a new …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42776
Artist, alumna presents visual discourse on immigration in WMU show
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… Mich.—An artist and immigrant grappling with the questions of identity, patriotism and other issues brings her inner … through Friday, Oct. 17 , in the second floor art gallery of the College of Health and Human Services. A reception is set for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18916
WMU brings research university resources to Grand Rapids compact
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… initiative to double the rate at which Grand Rapids Public Schools graduates earn college degrees has attracted the commitment of Western Michigan University. WMU President John M. Dunn … pledged to work with the city and the Grand Rapids Public Schools to increase the rate of degree attainment …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18905