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Film festival examines human inequality, solutions
News
… of inequality in people's everyday lives and solutions that can help unite the country are themes of a free film … in the Water"—Correspondent Rosario Dawson investigates how a government could poison its own citizens, what forces may have been at work, and how specific policies unique to Michigan led to a crisis in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45308
Communication professor's immersive exhibit in media and news literacy will debut at Kalamazoo Valley Museum
College of Arts and Sciences
… If citizens do not have a shared system of facts, they cannot govern themselves effectively,” says Christian. “The … stations in ‘Wonder Media’ invite users to question how they get information and what information they decide to … Life Many Western students contributed to the project. In fall 2021, WMU Design Center students worked with Christian …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67102
Adventures in sustainability: Students expand their horizons in India
Haworth College of Business
… abroad trip provided them with a unique opportunity to see how businesses can think beyond their profit margins for the greater good … “My assigned buddy was Sherin, and I was surprised by how well we hit it off,” he says. “We spent all of our free …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/70967
Learning and Leading: Global Leaders use their skills to help refugees
W Magazine
… sailing on a boat there, trying to get to Greece so they can claim asylum," says Riley Richardson, who is majoring in … me to my core thinking about what they've gone through and how they are just trying to have a better life." Richardson … of a law office at the refugee camp. Beginning in fall 2018, Fernandez and his team spent two semesters …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57378
Academic, practical knowledge are key to success for engineering student
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… many good teaching moments to engineers. You may learn how to design a part with less welding, how to make bolting locations easier to access or make … real world problems. “Instead of taking educated guesses, I can now give calculated solutions or computer models that …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71373
Partnership will lead to WMU engineering degrees for Aquinas students
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… signed the agreement May 3. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Beginning this fall, Aquinas College students will be able to select … Aquinas and WMU announced May 3 means that Aquinas students can spend their first two years earning an Associate of Arts … real world problems in a practical setting. "Students learn how to bring real products and services to market," he says. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39787
Geography professor publishes ‘ABCs of Geography’ children’s book
College of Arts and Sciences
… to share that book with students in my classes so they can better understand how light interacts with different land cover types,” says … says Mathews, noting that each state decides if and how geography classes are offered to students K-12. “That’s …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69847
Prioritizing access and a top-tier education, WMU board sets 2024-25 tuition
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… our Broncos in the classroom and in settings where students can apply their knowledge,” WMU President Edward Montgomery … was strong interest in increasing the fee due to significant growth in student organizations and a long … also set by trustees at Thursday’s meeting. Effective this fall, room and board at Western’s residence halls will rise …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/wmu-board-sets-2024-25-tuition
Grad student uses creativity, collaboration to keep her students learning
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… is able to share her screen with students one-on-one to show the lesson she would normally show in person in a small … has been to be able to still support my students from afar and see they are still learning and making progress, … our villages may be physically fragmented, technology can help us maintain our connections and continue to make …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58673
Group presents its tobacco-free campus recommendation
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… be used as a transition period to seek broad-based input on how to implement such a policy and launch all needed campus … 4,000 members of the campus community. Those surveys showed that most participants do not use tobacco, most … University and Oakland University—will be smoke-free by fall 2013. Contact: Cheryl Roland July 18, 2013 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8240