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Learning and Leading: Global Leaders use their skills to help refugees

W Magazine

… Leaders program. Surrounded by the crystal blue waters of the Aegean Sea, the Greek island of Lesvos is idyllic. But growing among the olive groves and … in and around Moria. "We are building a new generation of leaders driven by compassion for the world's most …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57378

Why We Talk?

We Talk

… Why We Talk? Why We Talk? The purpose of We Talk programming is to foster a campus culture of responsible and respectful civic, social, political and … about free speech protections and promoting the value of respecting viewpoint diversity as part of the academic …

https://wmich.edu/wetalk/why-we-talk

Jennifer Morrow Earns Make a Difference Award

College of Arts and Sciences

… Morrow Earns Make a Difference Award Jennifer Morrow, office associate for the departments of Spanish and World Languages and Literatures has been selected as one of four WMU Make a Difference Award recipients. This award …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/jennifer-morrow

Events celebrate LGBT Coming Out Day

News

… be celebrated at Western Michigan University with a series of activities Monday through Thursday, Oct. 10-13 . Events are open to the public free of charge, and are sponsored by WMU’s Office of Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender Student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35392

Walker Institute holding community forums on unequal justice

News

… Michigan University's Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations is launching a free series of community forums called "Unequal Justice: Race, Class and the Criminal Justice System." Leading off the series is a presentation by James Forman Jr ., …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22694

PEN Trio to present new works for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and electronics

News

… Nichols and Daniel Eichenbaum as well as the world premiere of "Entanglement," an interactive audiovisual work for solo … oboist Nora Lewis. Biggs and Lewis serve on the faculty of WMU's School of Music. Composer Charles Nichols will be in residence with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42357

SPLICE electronic music festival set

News

… for Performance, Listening, Interpretation and Creation of Electroacoustic Music—SPLICE—Summer Electronic Music … feature performances by the SPLICE Ensemble, compositions of faculty members, and a day of concerts featuring new works and performances by festival …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33065

Mental health advocate to discuss suicide prevention, wellness

News

… and mental health advocate will share the powerful story of his unlikely survival and strong will to live during two … , in the Radisson Plaza Hotel, 100 W. Michigan Ave. Members of the public are invited to attend all of the talks at no cost. Hines will be doing a book signing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23265

Caste Book Club

Study of Ethics in Society

… for Our Neighbors and part-time instructor in in the School of Public Affairs and Administration, will be leading discussions of Caste (2020) by Isabel Wilkerson. Wilkerson argues that … who does not in every society. She describes the pillars of this system and how they manifest in different times and …

https://wmich.edu/events/63218