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… honored March 8 as co-recipients of MCAN's 2016 Beacon Award. They were lauded for being partners in AdviseMI, an effort that places highly trained, near-peer college advisors in high-need schools to boost the … WMU alumni were placed in schools around the state last summer through the program. In 2015, MCAN honored WMU with the …

… Early childhood major cleans and organizes her way towards fulfilling her and her late mother’s dream Submitted … by Chris Hybels on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—School has always come easy for Belle Venticinque , an early childhood education …

… in Society is presenting three book clubs during the fall semester highlighting ethical issues surrounding democracy and … of Johns Hopkins University,   is the first book of the semester.  Kathy Purnell ,  J.D., Ph.D., trustee at Kalamazoo … director of the Human/Civil Rights Law Center, and part-time instructor in the Department of Political Science , will …

… Mich.-- The Haenicke Institute for Global Education welcomes Dr. Brian Childs as its new senior director of … State University, Monterey Bay, where he worked for nearly a decade. There, he led the International Student and … lead our International Student and Scholar Services team forward.”   Childs earned a doctorate in educational leadership …

… to Western teaches importance of conversations in divided times Submitted by Deanne Puca on Irshad Manji says people who … Label Me: How to Do Diversity Without Inflaming the Culture Wars” and founder of the Moral Courage Project—says we are … here’s the counter-intuitive truth: My opponent isn’t always the person who’s disagreeing with me. My first and most …

… Graduate College honors Broncos who served in World War II Submitted by Erin Flynn on A memorial in Walwood Hall honors more than 1,400 Western students, …

… on Marketing student Hannah Douglas scored a job at Hormel Foods after graduation. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—You can't score … in food and consumer package goods marketing and a job waiting out west. Basketball wasn't initially in the cards for Douglas, who excelled on …

… launch event for the EcoCAR Innovation Challenge. WMU team member Jonathan Girier-Dufournier is pictured with a WMU pennant near the center.  KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan … Motors (GM) Milford Proving Ground to prepare. This forward-looking preparation is backed by a top-tier student …

… life has taken him around the world and back several times. The WMU alumnus has impacted thousands of lives with … in Cambodia, when the Khmer Rouge ignited a bloody civil war. Facing an uncertain future, he saw his fortune change … told me, ‘Son, if you have an opportunity to leave this war-torn country, go and never look back,’” Sprung says. …

… Western students engage with state legislators at environmental policy town hall Submitted by Erin Flynn on … lobby legislators on relevant issues. Students engaged with nearly a dozen state legislators and their aides, presenting their research on community solar and water infrastructure funding. (Courtesy: Getty Images) "The …