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Role of private health insurance examined in health care debate

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… in it will come into sharper focus next month when a Stanford University researcher visits Western Michigan … professor of health research and policy at the Stanford School of Medicine, will speak at 3 p.m. Wednesday, … administration and public health from the University of California at Berkeley and a doctoral degree from the Wharton …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/193

WMUK station head featured on NPR's Friday StoryCorps segment

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… also is slated to be in Washington, D.C., as Isay's guest for the Monday, Dec. 3, formal launch of that project at the Library of Congress. … and Isay asked Bolar to record his remembrances of his son for this week's program. Contact: Cheryl Roland November 21, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3155

James W. 'Bill' Armstrong obituary

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… taught teacher education classes, and as a media consultant for WMU's Education Resources Center, helped faculty members … credits on numerous educational films and other projects. Before coming to WMU, Armstrong had been an assistant … degree in education from Indiana University in 1972. For several years after finishing his undergraduate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5878

WMU closed Monday, Jan. 6, due to severe weather

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… verified) on WMU is closed Monday, Jan. 6. KALAMAZOO—Except for essential and emergency services, Western Michigan … the University's Kalamazoo and Battle Creek campuses. For information on the status of regional locations, visit the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12517

WMU's estimated 2014-15 operating budget set

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… general fund operating budget of just over $378 million for the 2014-15 fiscal year that will begin July 1. The … include $102.7 million in anticipated state appropriations for base funding from the state. That amount is up more than … budget include an increase of more than $5.6 million for instruction costs, which includes compensation. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16515

WMU hosting inaugural conference, forming statewide coalition to bring more teachers of color to classrooms

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… WMU hosting inaugural conference, forming statewide coalition to bring more teachers of color … Green-Hemphill, left, and Davon Norman. (Photo by Linda Mah for Kalamazoo Public Schools) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Remember that one teacher who most positively influenced you? For Western Michigan University Future Teachers of Color …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58144

USWNT's equal pay fight echoes challenges of female sports pioneers

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… gender history and American sport history. A LONG ROAD For centuries, women have displayed a desire to participate … of domestic roles or limited physical athletic performance. Women were allowed to compete on the United States swimming and diving teams for the first time in 1920, three years after Charlotte …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54379

New directory consolidates WMU's student success resources

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… overview includes the location, phone number and website for the program or service being described. The … goal of Broncos FIRST is to increase access and completion for underrepresented, underprepared or low-income students … efforts. Creating the directory A team headed by Monica Liggins-Abrams , Broncos FIRST associate director, spent …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40576

Applied IE is newest private-sector partner in WMU BTR Park

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… Gatmaitan , who was once a WMU faculty member. The company, for which he is managing director, has just moved into a … Southwest Michigan Innovation Center, a business incubator for startups in the life sciences Applied IE has had clients … IE also designs industrial engineering training programs for both companies and community colleges. "Part of our …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23719

Alabama-Huntsville professor to take reins of WMU engineering college

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… since 2008 and has served since 2013 as associate dean for graduate education and research. "Houssam Toutanji … says Dr. Timothy Greene , WMU provost and vice president for academic affairs. "He will be a wonderful asset to our … addition to our business community." Houssam A. Toutanji Before joining the Alabama-Huntsville faculty, Toutanji held a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21046