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WMU trustees meet to consider 2019-20 budget, tuition rates

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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Tuition rates and the general fund operating budget for the 2019-20 academic … top the agenda for the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees formal meeting Wednesday, June 26 . The meeting begins at 11 a.m. in 157-159 Bernhard Center . The board is expected to adopt a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/54079

Alfred Balkin obituary

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… University, died March 23 . He was 84. Balkin joined the faculty in 1971 and retired in 1992 after 21 years of service to the University. During his WMU career, Balkin earned national recognition as a song and … courses. He affiliated with the College of Education in 1975 after two departments merged to form the Department of

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31774

Art Hop offers chance to tour medical school campus, view featured art

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… Art Hop offers chance to tour medical school campus, view featured art Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The April Art Hop will allow community members to tour the … campus to the public during Kalamazoo's Art Hop from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 10 . The monthly art event, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23017

Acclaimed playwright to visit WMU for Gwen Frostic Reading Series

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.--An award-winning playwright will be the next featured writer in the Western Michigan University … read from his works at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 , in Rooms 157-159 of the Bernhard Center. The event is free and open to the

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19572

International dance company holds free performances at WMU

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… holds free performances at WMU Submitted by Deanne Puca on The company will perform Sept. 15-16. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University’s Department of Dance announces its first residency with an international …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34681

Tobacco whistleblower to highlight spring Ethics Center series

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The former tobacco company researcher who went public with … five days after the film "The Insider" is screened at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 2 , in 1028 Brown Hall. Starring … intentionally increased the amount of nicotine in its cigarettes. The ethics center's spring series of lectures began …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21224

Associate dean appointed for Extended University Programs

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… Extended University Programs unit, effective July 1 . The appointment of Dr. Edwin Martini , professor of history, … and facilitating external funding opportunities in areas of degree completion and  competency-based education. Ed Martini Martini joined WMU's faculty in 2005. Prior to that, he was a visiting professor at Deep …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25570

Nobel Peace Laureate coming to Kalamazoo

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… Mich.—Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú Tum is the featured guest at the Great Lakes PeaceJam Youth Conference Saturday and Sunday, March 25-26 , at Western Michigan University. Menchú will present a … She will provide her thoughts on advocating for the rights of indigenous people specifically, and working toward racial …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38913

WMUK sets $164,000 pledge goal for spring drive

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… Monday, March 27 . Make a gift WMUK has set a pledge goal of $164,000 over the course of the weeklong spring campaign. Listener … to southwest Michigan and northern Indiana for more than 65 years. Part of the station's legacy includes being one of

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38959

Longtime jazz educator Steve Zegree passes away at 61

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… to Gold Company, which under his direction became one of the nation's leading collegiate vocal jazz groups. During … the same publication honored Gold Company with nearly 50 Outstanding Performance Awards. After retiring from the … performed with the Chicagoland Pops Orchestra. They appeared at the national conventions of Music Fest Canada, the

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22402