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Help select WMU's top four staffers for 2017
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… and talents, making the University an even finer place to work and study. The award carries a $1,200 before-tax prize … information submitted should include specific examples of how the candidate has demonstrated dedication to outstanding … service. To assure candidates will remain anonymous, do not use their names or departments within the text of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39877
Voter education gets a boost with new online campus tool
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… resource offered through Western Michigan University. Learn how to register, when and where to vote, and even what … in the 2020 general election, and the expectation is to do the same for the election this year, says Emma Baratta , … compared to the national level,” says Baratta. “If you don’t vote, someone else is going to do it for you. You want …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69564
Cooley Innocence Project director to give Constitution Day lecture at WMU
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… titled "Safeguarding the Constitution: What You Can Do to Improve the American Criminal Justice System," is free … of crimes. Mitchell-Cichon will discuss the project, how it relates to the Constitution and how WMU students can … of wrongful conviction and how the Cooley Innocence Project works to make the criminal justice system better. Marla L. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27149
Alumna Rachel Swearingen wins Rona Jaffe writers' award
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… because my biggest hurdle has been finding the time to work on a larger project and finish a book," says … seven years, she moved to the area from Seattle to pursue a doctorate in creative writing at WMU. While there, … National Book Award for fiction. Too few people realize "how good Western's writing program is, and how many great …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1599
Author Michael Eric Dyson headlines MLK event
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… Michael Eric Dyson KALAMAZOO--Award-winning author, talk show host and scholar Dr. Michael Eric Dyson will speak this … University as part of events celebrating the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dyson, a professor of … his book "Can You Hear Me Now? The Inspiration, Wisdom and Insight of Michael Eric Dyson." He also is a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/49
Bestselling author to help mark health program's 30th year
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… anniversary also include the dedication at 5 p.m. of an outdoor labyrinth installation as well as a reception and book … Advantages of a Painful Childhood," "Learning to Pray: How We Find Heaven on Earth" and "How, Then, Shall We Live? … the Harvard Divinity School, Muller spent the past 35 years working with people suffering from abuse, alcoholism, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2160
Broncos receive 2023 Excellence in Diversity Awards for commitment to diversity and inclusion
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… is a public acknowledgment and appreciation of the hard work that many are doing on this campus to create a culture in which we see, … a multicultural exposition for RSOs. “Not only does Leah show and communicate her desire to represent and help the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72744
The ultimate Bronco: Six-time Western alumnus looks forward to next chapter
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… science, have likely only seen the early technology Rhodes worked on in history books. "I remember even before Windows and laptops and personal computers. When I first … in accountancy so he could get a better understanding of how to run his business and eventually keep his own books. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71590
Bolstered by impactful experiences, 94% of recent Western grads securing jobs, furthering education
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… at increasingly high rates: 94% of recent alumni are working or continuing their education quickly after … RECORD OF SUCCESS Western's latest Career Outcomes Report shows 93% of graduates participated in experience-driven … they take in what you're interested in, what you want to do with your life, what you want to do with your career—I …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75483
Ira Glass to spin stories of 'This American Life'
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… Ira Glass , the creator of the award-winning public radio show "This American Life," is coming to Western Michigan … he and his staff are trying to push broadcast journalism to do things it doesn't usually do. As part of this, Glass will … Canada, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's radio network and on BBC Radio 4 Extra in the UK. For years, the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29734