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Latvian official returns to alma mater as visiting scholar
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… interests lie in the area of population geography. He has worked in Kiev as IOM program and training officer and has been an advisor to the special assignments minister for social integration and an expert with the Society Integration Foundation and the governmental group working towards the ratification of the framework convention …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1823
Jerome G. Manis obituary
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… abuse, urban communities and the problems of migrant workers. He received research grants from agencies such as … sociology division of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, vice president and program chair for the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5848
Jim Crow Museum curator visits WMU to address teaching tolerance
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… Objects of Intolerance to Teach Tolerance and Promote Social Justice: The Case of the Jim Crow Museum." In his … images some may find offensive. Pilgrim also will conduct a workshop for WMU Frostic School of Art students and will be … , are used by scholars, students and civil rights workers to better understand historical and contemporary …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10153
Light Center for Chinese Studies funds a documentary, a biography and a multimedia online language studies platform in 2025
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… awards showcase the diversity and impact of China-related work at WMU, supporting research, teaching and engagement … locally and globally.” Founded in 2010, the Light Center works to support WMU faculty and graduate researchers with …
https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/12/grant-awards
University College to become Merze Tate College, honoring legacy of trailblazing alumna
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… mission: "So that all may learn." It is a centralized network of support services, units and departments that exist … : Assists and supports all students in developing social networks, understanding the expectations of academic … who made international impact | Feb. 1, 2021 Service and social justice drive student's health care aspirations | May …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65686
WMU business professors see signs of economic recovery amid pandemic
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… declines in the economy, there are certain things that have worked," says Dr. Devrim Yaman , professor of finance and … to crank out as many jobs as we need to put people to work that want jobs." The reason the ISM Manufacturing Index … eliminating the novel coronavirus. "Really without the social distancing, wearing our masks and investing in a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60747
University getting ready to adopt new email system
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… survey, eight focus groups representing a range of work groups, and four campus teams that assessed the … of those with disabilities, and security and privacy. "Social media is the way most students communicate today, and … Microsoft Office desktop versions for installation on work and home personal computers (five installations per …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28112
First WMU student interning with Parker Hannifin in Germany
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… in Parker Hannifin's aerospace division doing supervised work as well as taking online WMU classes. WMU's … 2018. Joseph Rasich, assistant director of Study Abroad, worked directly with Parker Hannifin to create the … curriculum. Street view of Mainz, Germany. "We chose to work with Parker because we were looking to partner with a …
https://wmich.edu/global/news/2018/05/study-abroad-litvinova-parker-hannifin
WMU professor elected senator of Phi Beta Kappa
College of Arts and Sciences
… and the wider public about why the sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities ought to remain an …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2024/12/pastrano-perez-ppksenate
Norman Greenberg obituary
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… of General Studies and a professor of anthropology and social science. In addition, he was named dean of … Gilda Greenberg, WMU professor emerita of humanities and social science, survives. Dr. Norman Greenberg Greenberg … after the war and spent seven years as a freelance musician working for organizations such as the New York Philharmonic …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48292