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17th annual Juneteenth Celebration to honor Kalamazoo shooting victim
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… Anonymous (not verified) on The Juneteenth Celebration is set for June 19. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The 17th annual Juneteenth … Tiana Carruthers . This year's celebration will feature "Waiting for Freedom to Come," which is written and directed … Michigan University's main campus. About the production "Waiting for Freedom to Come" tells the history of Juneteenth …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32723
WMU department changes name to World Religions and Cultures
College of Arts and Sciences
… emphasis. Nevertheless, the new name brought its own set of misconceptions. Dr. Stephen Covell, chair of … and thematic issues. “I think it’s really helpful that way,” says Covell. “Our program helps students see the world more broadly, and as I tell them, if you want to understand history, you can't understand it without …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74749
Room-and-board rates to rise by 3.5 percent for 2016-17
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… commitment to creating environments where students want to live and eat while pursuing their academic and … across campus. The Stadium Drive Apartments are set to re-open this fall after going through a year-long renewal process in the south neighborhood. In fall 2015, the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31818
Longtime employees to be inducted into 25 Year Club
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… the 25 Year Club during a gala honoring longtime employees set for Tuesday, Dec. 3 . The annual gala, held in the … , senior library assistant, University Libraries Amy J. Seth , director, University Recreation Brian E. Shade , LAN …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10913
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. … to the prosperous, industrial north during and after World War II. The film features Tyson's voice guiding viewers … 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
Francophone Film Fest features rare films, two filmmakers
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… countries across the globe and visits by two award-winning filmmakers from Morocco and Quebec are on tap … emerging Moroccan cinema and has won many international awards, both for his previous films and for "The Mosque," … remains of his previous film--a mosque left behind from a set-village erected next to a real one. The fake mosque …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/223
Nobel Peace Prize winner gives public talk Friday
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… Tum Tum received the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize for her work toward justice and reconciliation based on respect for the … Indian and one of only a handful of women to receive the award. While in Kalamazoo, she will be headlining the annual Great Lakes PeaceJam Youth Conference, set for Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22, in the Bernhard …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/344
Scholars from across Michigan to present research at WMU
College of Arts and Sciences
… Hall KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is set to host hundreds of scholars from around the state … who eventually join academia in Michigan or elsewhere warmly remember the academy conference as where they … academic journal, Michigan Academician, and two awards are offered for outstanding papers—the Cohn Prize in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37442
Seven football Broncos named MAC Distinguished Scholar Athletes
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… Athletics The Distinguished Scholar Athlete award is given to students who have excelled in athletics and … and participation in at least 50 percent of the contests was automatically named to the previously announced Academic … head to MAC Championship | Dec. 2, 2016 Community send-off set as WMU football team heads for Detroit | Nov. 30, 2016 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/37050
WMU trustees vote to freezes tuition, housing costs to support students in response to pandemic
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… by the coronavirus outbreak, University officials say they want to create certainty for students around the cost of … Typically, the University's governing board would set tuition in June, when there's more clarity around state … this current academic year concluded, leaders felt it was important for students to know what to expect in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59125