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Event aims to help students with research

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… Paper" from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4 , to help Western Michigan University students succeed in their … During this event, librarians, Writing Center staff and other WMU experts give students one-on-one assistance … available Students can receive help with: Narrowing and defining a topic. Finding reliable and scholarly …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27986

Two more students earn prestigious Gilman scholarships

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—Two Western Michigan University students have won a total of … 2013-14 academic year. Brad Baughman of New Buffalo, Mich., and Rebecca Dubord of Escanaba, Mich., were among 1,000 … helps diversify the kinds of students who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go. It is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4296

Rachel Kushner's Frostic Reading Series appearance rescheduled

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… her reading as part of the Frostic Reading Series at Western Michigan University, after her original date was … Feb. 20 , in the Little Theatre. Her appearance is free and open to the public. Rachel Kushner In addition to her … the recipient of a 2013 Guggenheim Fellowship. Her fiction and essays appear regularly in The New York Times, The Paris …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13354

Evaluation expert to focus on international assessments of learning

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… Thursday, Feb. 13 , Evaluation Café session in Room 204 of Western Michigan University's Bernhard Center. The event, from noon to 1:30 p.m. , is free and open to the public. Wagemaker, who is based in New Zealand, will speak on "International Large-Scale Assessments: …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13484

WMU Trustee Dennis Archer earns national achievement award

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… Dennis W. Archer , former Detroit mayor, a member of the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees and a 1965 WMU alumnus, will be honored this week during a … is designed to honor the foremost corporate law departments and their diversity programs as well as individuals who have …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1531

Award-winning economists lined up for Sichel Series' 50th year

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… award-winning economists will speak in the coming months at Western Michigan University as part of the Werner Sichel … Economists Speak on Contemporary Economic Issues" and features three recipients of MacArthur Foundation … will be Dr. Erica Field , associate professor of economics and Global health at Duke University and winner of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10155

Student awarded prestigious Boren Scholarship for study abroad

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sipes KALAMAZOO—A Western Michigan University student from Kalamazoo is … high of 947 applicants from around the country.  He and his fellow Boren Scholars are studying Arabic, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili and some 30 other …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10903

Climate change is focus of areawide series of events

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… through November. KALAMAZOO—About 20 public presentations and other activities related to climate change are being held on the Western Michigan University campus and in the Kalamazoo community this fall. Now underway, this …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9603

John E. Martell Jr. obituary

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… Jr. , retired assistant dean of the Lee Honors College at Western Michigan University, died at home in Kalamazoo Nov.  … the honors college, particularly his many years of advising and mentoring them as well as helping them to apply for America's most prestigious and competitive national scholarships. As late as June 2009, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11646

Associate athletic director honored by professional organization

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… Dennis Corbin , associate athletic director for medical and support services at Western Michigan University, was inducted into the Michigan Athletic Trainers Society Hall of Fame recently and recognized for his activities, contributions and service …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16887