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WMUK station head featured on NPR's Friday StoryCorps segment

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… Military Voices Initiative. Bolar's interview was recorded by phone Nov. 20. In it, he talks about his … Bronson Park to tell their stories in the StoryCorps studio set up there. Bolar, who got to know Isay during the StoryCorps …

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

Former Africana studies director serves as consultant on film

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… work contributed to a documentary film narrated by Emmy Award-winning actress Cicely Tyson that will air at 8 p.m. … served as historical consultant on the film. Titled "Up From the Bottoms: The Search for the American Dream," it … north left behind the legacy of slavery and segregation and set out to find the American dream. "Up From the Bottoms" is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/110

Maintaining Aviation Excellence – Christopher Myrick Purposely Picks A Career in Aviation Technical Operations

College of Aviation

… of Lincoln High School in Ypsilanti, Mich.    "Growing up," Myrick says, "I would constantly be driven past the … airport to see my grandmother in Detroit.  I remember always looking up and seeing the planes fly over (interstate highway) I-94 to land.  They were so big and it always …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/04/myrick

Landscapers practicing natural selection management technique

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… "Planting whips and letting nature take its course is a way of managing the landscape other than mowing and blowing." Down the road, plots reforested that way mimic nature because the trees that survive are randomly … populations are created as sites mature. Whipping up the crowd WMU explained its updated tree-planting …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53340

WMU to confer more than 1,800 degrees in December

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Ceremonies are set for 9 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. KALAMAZOO, … will last about two hours each and will be geared toward students who are graduating from a particular set of … and each participating student is eligible to reserve up to four guest tickets. All seats are general admission. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20465

Western students lead strategy development to keep young professionals in Kalamazoo

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… in Michigan is among the state's top priorities, and a group of Western Michigan University students is driving … facing the state is? How to get more young people to want to be here and stay here," WMU President Edward … Brown. "They understand everything involved, from how you set things up organizationally to what the budget should …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75403

President Dunn's statement to the campus community

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on A universitywide forum is set for 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A series of … concern and respect the input. Our WMU Alert system is set up to comply with the Clery Act and, as such, warn members of the WMU community of the existence of a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30512

One week, one gallery, one unforgettable transformation

Gwen Frostic School of Art

… art gallery into a vibrant, one-night-only rave. This was the real-world challenge facing our senior Graphic … they were learning how to build a community from the ground up, under pressure. The goal of the workshop, led by Paul … crowd of over 150 students from across the university. With sets from DJ DazzleShip and DJ Nowhere, the space was alive …

https://wmich.edu/art/news/2025/10/graphic-design-students-transform-gallery

Scholarships available for short-term study abroad

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… are being accepted for scholarships that offer awards of up to $2,500 to offset the cost of Western Michigan University students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/3836

Resilience, hope fuel athletic training grad’s drive for success

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… Mich.— Taylor Gaines is no stranger to hard work. Since she was old enough to be employed, she's been bringing home … hard to provide for her family and for her future. "I was working two jobs in high school, helping pay for rent … Gaines, who experienced stretches of homelessness growing up in Detroit. "We went through periods where we were …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66430