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WMU Medieval Institute wins NEH grant for summer institute

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… on Schulman KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Jana K. Schulman , professor of English and director of the WMU Medieval Institute, has … Keith Hearit , interim dean of the WMU College of Arts and Sciences. "Hosting such an institute is an honor for WMU and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31130

Dancers and musicians perform for annual conference

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… by WMU's Sharon Garber , during the 2014 annual conference of Corps de Ballet International held June 20 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Garber, professor of dance, is a founding member of the organization and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17291

America's drift away from equal opportunity to be discussed

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… on how America is drifting further away from the ideal of equal opportunity and what local communities can do to … is sponsored by WMU's Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations in collaboration with the City of Kalamazoo's new Shared Prosperity Kalamazoo Initiative. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23269

Economics alumna tackling hunger, health issues at Brookings Institution

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… Erin Flynn on A post-graduation activity report reveals 94% of 2018-19 WMU graduates are actively employed or pursuing … she says. "But even within the city there were pockets of poverty, poor people who lived in slums. So, I had seen … to work toward something that would improve the quality of life of those people." Driven to help end that suffering, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/57684

Reminder: How to select your preferences for WMU alerts and advisories

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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—With the beginning of the 2019-20 academic year, students and employees at … messages and Advisory Notifications from the WMU Department of Public Safety. Students and employees with a wmich.edu … via their campus email address. They cannot opt out of receiving these messages by email, but they can opt in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54703

Jazz students again take multiple awards in DownBeat competition

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… music competition. Earning top honors was the University of Miami with eight wins, followed by the University of Massachusetts-Amherst with six awards and the Berklee College of Music, the University of North Texas and the Manhattan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40131

Paper produced at WMU could provide clean water for millions

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on An example of how the filter can be used (Photo credit: Folia Water) … to provide clean drinking water to millions at a cost of just pennies a day has been successfully produced on a … McGill and Carnegie Mellon universities and the University of Virginia was brought to WMU this fall by Folia Water of

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36402

Saturdays at the market: A service learning reflection by Mark Nowicki

Sustainable Business Practices

… nourishes them. Service learning integrates the practice of volunteerism with educational objectives. I knew I wanted … the process. I chose to volunteer with the market because of their mission to provide a diverse, inclusive, vital and vibrant community marketplace that offers convenient access to high quality, locally grown, …

https://wmich.edu/sustainablebusiness/nowicki2020

WMU unveils its results from national campus climate survey

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… verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The overwhelming majority of Western Michigan University students feels safe and … to addressing sexual violence, according to the results of a national survey WMU participated in last spring. The University was one of 34 public and private colleges and universities to take …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36597

Mary Ellen Sartoris

School of Social Work

… , a strong social worker and faculty member in the School of Social Work for the last 15 years, died at her home after … 9. Mary Ellen Sartoris Mary Ellen's work in the field of social work was monumentally important, and she worked in … And she continued to be involved in many aspects of our field, focusing her teaching and advising on …

https://wmich.edu/socialwork/mary-ellen