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Alumna preserving the past while creating her own legacy
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… is Black History Month, an annual celebration of achievements and a time to recognize the important role Black … who’ve inspired change, pushed boundaries and paved the way for so many. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As a journalist, author … University alumna, Bernard-Hollins came across Tate's story nearly 20 years ago while vetting story ideas about African …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67068
Bronco in the Big Apple: Marketing student sees dreams come true at New York Fashion Week
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… Bronco in the Big Apple: Marketing student sees dreams come true at New York Fashion Week Submitted by Erin Flynn on … York Fashion Week (NYFW). "The girl next to me, we were holding hands and tearing up the whole time because it was such a surreal experience," says Morehead, a Western …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67195
Association picks WMU as 'Partner of the Year,' honors student
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… student Submitted by Stacey Lowis on Jones poses with the award. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For the fifth year in a row, the … chapter of APICS —the Association for Operations Management—has honored Western Michigan University as Educational … program being ranked 12th nationally and offering students near perfect job placement. And these connections lead to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16509
An Evening with David Sedaris
Auxiliary Enterprises
… Sedaris Submitted by Lisa Knutson on Arts and entertainment Fri, 10/24/2025 - 7:30pm - Fri, 10/24/2025 - 9:00pm Miller Auditorium 1341 Theatre Dr. Kalamazoo, MI 49008 US Ticket … graced national bestseller lists, including Calypso, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and …
https://wmich.edu/auxiliary/events/sedaris
WMU News website undergoes big, bold redesign
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The design improvements are helping WMU tell its myriad stories in more engaging ways. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Big ideas and bold initiatives marked … images. A compilation of recent stories will always appear near the top of the homepage. The Latest News section , a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54406
Award-winning professor, performing arts design expert dies at 60
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… Award-winning professor, performing arts design expert dies … and technical production courses. He served the Department of Theatre as director of design and technical … Chippewa Falls, Wis., is planned. A date will be set in the near future for a WMU campus celebration of his life and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13843
Innovation Expo
Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management
… is Innovation Expo? K-12 and WMU students compete for awards by presenting their products, models and prototypes to … may participate. Educators, students, families, community members and entrepreneurs are invited to attend and … in the East and West parking ramps and the surface lot near Floyd Hall. Follow the signs when you arrive. Or, …
https://wmich.edu/ieeem/innovationexpo
Willie Nelson returns to campus for May show
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… is returning to Western Michigan University's Miller Auditorium. "Willie Nelson & Family: Live in Concert" is set … as classics. The album spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Americana Radio Chart. Later that year his road journal, Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die, was published, and landed in the Top 10 on The New York …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/22117
Anthropology professor emerita honored with lifetime achievement award
College of Arts and Sciences
… Anthropology professor emerita honored with lifetime achievement award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … Award from the International Society for Iranian Studies. The highly distinguished award is presented to someone …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60832
WMU grad student wins coveted NEA creative writing fellowship
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… graduate student is one of 40 people nationwide to be awarded a 2013 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship. As a … to create events that took place in the small town near where her mother grew up. "Instead of actually using …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3834