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WMU faculty win NEH grant to host national summer institute
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… higher education faculty and graduate students. It was one of 11 grants chosen nationwide, totaling $1.9 million. The … advanced graduate students to learn about specialized areas of knowledge, led by nationally recognized experts in their … and participants from many fields. WMU's Dr. Robert Berkhofer III , associate professor of history, and Dr. Jana …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62018
Work with refugee family helps business student expand global perspective
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… responsibility, in many cases giving employees paid time off to volunteer. A required upper level business class at … perspective on the responsibility to give back. As a member of WMU's Global Leaders program, he's committed to learning … strategy . When Coleman was tasked with completing 15 hours of community service for his business ethics and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53332
Travel the world without leaving Michigan at 29th annual International Festival
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… fashion from all around the world. International students often receive help from family and community members who are … KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The music, dance, food and fashions of nearly two dozen cultures will be showcased during … from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 25 , on the second floor of the Bernhard Center. This year, the International …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45418
WMU researchers win $526,000 grant to better treat substance abuse
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… on Lee-Parker KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Western Michigan University has received a … and referral services. The grant, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental … was awarded to Dr. Tiffany Lee-Parker , assistant professor in the WMU Specialty Program in Alcohol and Drug …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30797
Nominate colleagues for spring 2016 staff award
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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Nominations for the spring round of Western Michigan University's semiannual Make a … members for their accomplishments and daily investment of energy and creativity. It features semiannual and annual … and spring, semiannual awards are presented to a maximum of 15 people. Those selected for the accolade receive a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/29874
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
LBGT Student Services hosts coming out events
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… , and run through Wednesday, Oct. 25 , on the campus of Western Michigan University. Sponsored by the Office of LBGT Student Services, the events are part of Coming Out …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43253
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
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
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