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Nobel Peace Prize winner gives public talk Friday
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… Tum Tum received the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize for her work toward justice and reconciliation based on respect for the … Indian and one of only a handful of women to receive the award. While in Kalamazoo, she will be headlining the annual Great Lakes PeaceJam Youth Conference, set for Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22, in the Bernhard …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/344
Author Michael Eric Dyson headlines MLK event
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… Anonymous (not verified) on Michael Eric Dyson KALAMAZOO--Award-winning author, talk show host and scholar Dr. Michael … widespread acclaim for his 2006 book "Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster," in … United States. Related article Events throughout community set to honor King | Jan. 7, 2012 Contact: Mark Schwerin …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/49
Francophone Film Fest features rare films, two filmmakers
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… countries across the globe and visits by two award-winning filmmakers from Morocco and Quebec are on tap … emerging Moroccan cinema and has won many international awards, both for his previous films and for "The Mosque," … remains of his previous film--a mosque left behind from a set-village erected next to a real one. The fake mosque …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/223
Former Africana studies director serves as consultant on film
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… work contributed to a documentary film narrated by Emmy Award-winning actress Cicely Tyson that will air at 8 p.m. … to the prosperous, industrial north during and after World War II. The film features Tyson's voice guiding viewers … north left behind the legacy of slavery and segregation and set out to find the American dream. "Up From the Bottoms" is …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/110
Newell Rubbermaid to build at BTR Park
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… The company's move is being assisted with a $2 million award from the Michigan Strategic Fund. Newell will build on … has customers around the world and has told us they want this facility to be a showcase," says Bob Miller, WMU … and the BTR Park's point person. "We know they've already set that process in motion by reaching out to architects and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/6076
Medieval prayer book newly available online
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… of the 48th International Congress on Medieval Studies, set for Thursday through Sunday, May 9-12, on the campus of … The manuscript, part of the Cistercian Studies Collection, was digitized by the WMU Libraries Digitization Center and a descriptive metadata structure was designed by the Technical Services Department. The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7091
Director of executive education named for ISM program
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… education named for ISM program Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Jones KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University’s … of the program that I will not touch in some significant way," Jones says. "I truly look forward to that challenge." … Belt, a specialized training certification that includes a set of tools and techniques used in a disciplined way to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/8869
Longtime employees to be inducted into 25 Year Club
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… the 25 Year Club during a gala honoring longtime employees set for Tuesday, Dec. 3 . The annual gala, held in the … , senior library assistant, University Libraries Amy J. Seth , director, University Recreation Brian E. Shade , LAN …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10913
WMU trustees vote to freezes tuition, housing costs to support students in response to pandemic
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… by the coronavirus outbreak, University officials say they want to create certainty for students around the cost of … Typically, the University's governing board would set tuition in June, when there's more clarity around state … this current academic year concluded, leaders felt it was important for students to know what to expect in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59125
Cat Crotchett honored for achievement as Western’s distinguished faculty scholar
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… Michigan University’s Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award during a ceremony Friday, Nov. 12 . A professional … specializes in mixed media work combined with pigmented beeswax. Her paintings interweave patterns painted in vibrant … her creative activity experience back to the classroom and set an example of professionalism in the visual arts to our …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/66058