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Emeriti Council awards $10,000 in book scholarships

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… Emeriti Council awards $10,000 in book scholarships Submitted by Anonymous … students at Western Michigan University have been awarded $400 Emeriti Council Book Scholarships this spring to … you know." Two scholarship options The Emeriti Council has set a goal of awarding at least $10,000 in Emeriti Council …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/37793

Dramatic Lake Michigan helicopter crash, rescue on tap in WMU talk

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… on Fiddler KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The horrific crash of an Amway helicopter and dramatic rescue of survivors from cool Lake Michigan waters will be recounted when the pilot of the craft appears … when Fiddler and co-pilot Larry Murphy and Amway executives set off from what is now Gerald R. Ford International …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36669

Professor emerita, former AAUP president Mary Cain dies

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… and professional development, died Oct. 1 in Kalamazoo. She was 91. Cain, who retired in April 1991, was a member of the faculty for 30 years, and she … Michigan State University. Services Visitation has been set for 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 , at Langeland Memorial …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35428

Broncos head into fall with updated look and revamped athletics website

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… by Deanne Puca on Intercollegiate athletics' website was updated along with its brand elements. KALAMAZOO, … evaluate our current marks and elements and have worked toward establishing new guidelines and standards to represent … to the primary logo for Bronco Athletics, WMU also uses a set of customized marks for the football program that is now …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34745

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