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Alumna preserving the past while creating her own legacy

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… of Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis—a school created in 1927 by the Ku Klux Klan to keep Black students … than 40 students visited Washington in 1932. The teacher created an experience of train rides, hotel stays and visits … growth. "Merze Tate was like a template that I've used to create experiences for these girls. Even though I've never …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67068

A Flawed Bishop, a Favorite Teacher: Lárentíus saga

Medieval Institute Publications

https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/news/2024/10/flawed-bishop

Area events to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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… Kalamazoo Valley Community College. "The Courage to Create" Group Poetry Reading on Equity in Action, 4:30 to 7 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28803

Film major takes passion, career to Cannes Film Festival with WMU Study Abroad

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/02/study-abroad-sean-knowles

WMU education professors receive $29.5M grant to support Grand Rapids children, families

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… Kent Intermediate School District and LINC UP , will create a complete continuum of cradle-to-career solutions … for the children of Southeast Grand Rapids." The W.K. Kellogg Foundation , which has invested in Grand Rapids and built … says Yazeed Moore , program officer at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. “At the Kellogg Foundation, children are at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66620

Learning and Leading: Global Leaders use their skills to help refugees

W Magazine

… experience in Jordan, when a friend returning from Lesvos suggested he volunteer there. Sydney Fernandez, second from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57378

Business experts predict disruption, shortages, flexibility and inflation in store for 2022

Haworth College of Business

… companies to raise salaries and prices, which in turn will create inflationary pressures on the U.S. economy," he … consumers have faced empty shelves due to product shortages created by supply chain problems and a tight labor market. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66267

A lifelong gift: 1980 graduate gives back to Department of Philosophy

College of Arts and Sciences

… and he recently arranged for a gift in his will to create an endowment for the department that will directly …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69151

Brontosaurus will take Western's dinosaur park to new heights

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… allowing visitors to walk among titans of the Triassic, juggernauts of the Jurassic and creatures of the Cretaceous. … for local families looking for outdoor fun. But there's a bigger picture Gillespie is thinking about. Science ROCKS! … to ramp development back up. Gillespie's vision is to create an interdisciplinary learning area that is as fun for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64382

Investment, pandemic pivot spur success for genomics company

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… time, it helped Genemarkers thrive. With demand reaching upward of 20,000 tests per week, the operation grew from … and grown here in the state of Michigan, because it creates jobs," says BRCC Executive Director Steve Haakenson … and friends who have started their own ventures in bigger cities missed out on. The Genemarkers staff has grown …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64148