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From frontline worker to a future in HR: Jessica Robach has found her purpose

Haworth College of Business

… From frontline worker to a future in HR: Jessica Robach has found her … management (HRM) student Jessica Robach , hard work is nothing new. Having worked in a manufacturing position … the power of positive relationships and empathy. As she finishes up her final year at Western Michigan University, she …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73614

Financial, academic support available for student-parents in need of child care assistance

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… Financial, academic support available for student-parents in need of child care assistance Submitted by Erin Flynn on Gabriel Josts makes a … my wife makes as a teacher weekly. We would have been struggling financially and with a whole bunch of other things if …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64780

Be in a place you know: Dietetics student comes full circle

College of Education and Human Development

… Be in a place you know: Dietetics student comes full circle … returned to Kalamazoo to take a job at Bronson Methodist Hospital, the same place where she completed her first … the medical nutrition therapy lab course at Western this fall. Sarah Price “As a senior dietetics student, I was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69546

Interim head of research and innovation appointed as Western plans search in fall

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Interim head of research and innovation appointed as Western … Board of Trustees approved the appointment of administrator and faculty member Dr. Steven Carr as interim vice … Dr. Terri Goss Kinzy , who starts her new role as Illinois State University president on July 1 . The University …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64579

Through community partnerships, Western professor highlights history of African American Muslims in Detroit

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… community partnerships, Western professor highlights history of African American Muslims in Detroit Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, … Mich.—Although it's the birthplace of the Nation of Islam, a large part of Detroit's Muslim history remains …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64682

Spring Convocation will showcase research in public health, humanities

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… Spring Convocation will showcase research in public health, … humanities Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Discovery comes in many forms, and several will be celebrated … theorists and philosophers have from time to time suggested that something like loss lies at the very heart of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58305

Grad student who lost sight finds hope in transforming rehabilitation for the blind

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… Grad student who lost sight finds hope in transforming rehabilitation for the blind … Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Losing his vision has opened Robert Parsons' eyes to a future filled …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64537

WMU faculty team uncovers racial bias in jury selection

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… WMU faculty team uncovers racial bias in jury selection Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dr. Whitney … "Even though my research has covered many topics before, this one feels like the work that could make the most tangible … system was sparked by a podcast focusing on the case of Curtis Flowers, a Mississippi inmate on death row. In June, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56344

Two WMU leaders recognized as 'notable women in STEM'

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… Two WMU leaders recognized as 'notable women in STEM' Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Terri Goss Kinzy and Dr. Carla Koretsky , both scientists and administrators at Western Michigan University, have been …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53579

WMU Board of Trustees to meet in formal session Thursday, March 14

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… WMU Board of Trustees to meet in formal session Thursday, March 14 Submitted by Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees is set to convene at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 14 , in the …

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