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USWNT's equal pay fight echoes challenges of female sports pioneers
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… a splash on the Olympic stage and at the ballot box. Nearly 100 years later, the United States women's national soccer … professional baseball took off and rules were codified, it was promoted as a manly, outdoor game and the women's … got another crack at professional baseball during World War II, when Chicago Cubs owner Philip Wrigley launched the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54379
WMU goes all in to promote student success
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… it is one of two new programs largely being paid for by awards from the Presidential Transformational Initiative Fund that WMU President Edward Montgomery inaugurated in 2017. Montgomery challenged … campus of choice.” Building on past successes More than 100 student employees are serving as peer mentors this year …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48644
Montgomery IDs and funds ideas to transform student life at WMU
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… Mich.—A campuswide call for ideas that transform the way Western Michigan University serves students has led to an announcement by WMU President Edward Montgomery of funding for two initiatives, designed to … and skill development at the club sport level. With 100 million monthly participants in games like "League of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44612
Community, campus programs to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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… "The Courage to Create" poetry reading and competition awards reception, 4:30 to 6 p.m. , WMU Trimpe Building … Carvalho-Pinto at (269) 337-7208 or @email . Pre-MLK Walk Lunch Discussion, 1 p.m. , WMU Kanley Chapel Dialogue … as well as event T-shirts will be given to the first 100 registered participants. State Continuing Education …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44323
WMU football Broncos are headed to the Cotton Bowl
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… Game ticket pricing Club Level—$200 per seat Reserve—$100 per seat WMU student—$50 per seat, must be currently … Park , home of the Texas Rangers. Located at 1000 Ballpark Way in Arlington, Globe Life Park is a short 10-minute walk from AT&T Stadium. The tailgate, which will be held in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36762
Interior design student helps plant shop owner grow new business
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… Collins, an interior design student from Mendon, Michigan, was lead designer for the new MJ Home store in downtown … University student helped to cultivate its aesthetic. "We want people to come in and feel peaceful and take a moment … and it didn't seem fair to my future students that I'm not 100% into it," Collins says. Smith-Ayers mentioned the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68254
WMU awards recognize diversity and inclusion efforts
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… WMU awards recognize diversity and inclusion efforts Submitted by … Michigan University will recognize campus efforts toward promoting diversity and inclusion by honoring two … WMU. Jeff Carr and Mariam Konaté Carr Jeff Carr, manager of maintenance services in the Department of Facilities …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30039
Some 3,000 medievalists from dozens of nations to gather at WMU
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… music and other aspects of "Medieval Originality," which was the theme of the inaugural gathering. A contemporary … and sex, incarceration, medicine, monasticism, and warfare. Sessions also will commemorate anniversaries of the … medieval-themed video games. Plus, there will be more than 100 business meetings and receptions hosted by learned …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23536
WMU grads ready for diplomas and promise of 89 percent success rate
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… of Western Michigan University seniors are hurtling toward May 2 graduation with the knowledge that last year's … WMU graduates, and a similar survey process is already underway for 2014-15 grads. Most alumni actively engaged The core … Those continuing their education were enrolled at more than 100 graduate schools around the world, ranging from Harvard …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22630
Ending racism through education, systemic change is goal of criminal justice alumna
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… who’ve inspired change, pushed boundaries and paved the way for so many. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Chianté Lymon was just 4 years old the first time she remembers … first Black woman to lead the organization in its more than 100-year history. "Those moments of learning and growing and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/66995