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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A special conference call meeting of the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees has been slated for 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 18 , to discuss the compensation of WMU President John M. Dunn . The session, which is open …

… Student Financial Aid Office has new interim director Submitted by Deanne Puca on … Mich.— Shashanta James is the new interim director of Western Michigan University's Student Financial Aid Office, effective July 1. She replaces Dr. Terrell Hodge who …

… convocation features an awards presentation and the State of the University Address, as well as talks and workshops … year, all activities are taking place on the second floor of the Bernhard Center. Some of the University's highest-performing employees will be …

… underprepared for college faces significant risk of not completing his or her degree. Without intensive learning support, the chances of graduating decline even more. But research shows that when a student takes advantage of academic support services, such as peer mentoring, degree …

… Mich.— We live at a moment when a reasonable fear of global apocalypse haunts us all. Whether we feel hope or … despair—the climate crisis affects our heart’s weather. The Office for Sustainability, Department of English and Climate … are encouraged to submit original work. “One invaluable gift of literary art—making it and being around it—is …

… University's Advanced Jazz Ensemble and composition professor Christopher Biggs will perform at at 7:30 p.m. … composed by its members, and it has written that which offers Biggs the opportunity to interact with the group's works and improvisations, adding his rich tapestry of sounds and scope to the ensemble. Bullock Music …

… scholar. DuHamel has performed chamber music with members of both the Grammy Award-winning Minnesota Orchestra and the … whose mission is to add to the rich cultural life of Kalamazoo by creating opportunities to develop closer …

… Nepalese government official to address 'kafala' system in WMU talk Submitted by … system known as kafala, effectively a modern-day form of slavery practiced in various Gulf and Middle East Islamic states, will be examined when a leading government official from Nepal visits the Western Michigan University …

… Economics, Chinese language profs snag Light Center research grants Submitted by Anonymous … Dr. C. James Hueng and Dr. Xiaojun Wang are the recipients of the fourth annual Timothy Light Center for Chinese … project and publication. About the projects Hueng, a professor of economics, will undertake a project titled …

… University faculty member, died Jan. 4 . He was 81. Gioia, of Augusta, Michigan, joined the WMU faculty in 1966 and retired in 1996 after 30 years of service to the University. He began his career at WMU as an associate professor of mathematics and retired as professor of …