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Western announces 2024 class of Presidential Innovation Professors

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… These projects further innovation not only through faculty work but also through student involvement. These awards will … emphasizing interconnectedness, capacity building and social justice. Hands-on, project-based learning experiences …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75300

Former Africana studies director serves as consultant on film

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… retired Western Michigan University professor's work contributed to a documentary film narrated by Emmy … in schools across the country as part of black history and social studies curricula. "When some think of a utopia, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/110

Gender equality on tap as ethics lecture series starts fall season

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… criminology, University of Tasmania School of Sociology and Social Work, 1920 Sangren Hall, "Climate Change, Crime and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1466

Disparities in PFAS Exposure and Health Impacts

Study of Ethics in Society

… immune and child health. She has 20 years of experience working on a range of environmental contaminants, including … and persistent organic pollutants. For the past decade, her work has focused on PFAS exposure, health effects and …

https://wmich.edu/ethics/events/disparities-pfas-exposure

University to honor its top four staffers for 2016-17

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… Experience unit. She came to WMU as a student and worked as a student employee from 2001 to 2006, when she was … transfer students by helping them with their academic and social transitions to the University. A three-day program, … taking them shopping ... and accompanying them to the Social Security office ... are just a few examples of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42945

Certificate: Music Therapy Equivalency

Music Therapy

… (or comparable program), and would like to complete course work needed to become a board-certified music therapist. … in less time depending on the student's past college work. To be eligible for certification by the Certification … : Learn about different settings music therapists work in professionally Learn about typical goals and …

https://wmich.edu/musictherapy/academics/equivalency

Paul Ciccantell

Sociology

… He served as the director of the Kercher Center for Social Research at WMU from 2007-17. During the 2006-07 … with the organization and management of their projects. He worked to increase the diversity of reviewers and panelists … planned foundation-wide initiative to increase funding for social and natural science research on environmental issues. …

https://wmich.edu/sociology/directory/ciccantell

WMU’s 2025 Gründler Book Prize winner examines how early medieval money systems have influenced the modern economy

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… everyday objects played a crucial role in trade, power and social connections--much like wallets and digital …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/05/2025-grundler-book-prize-winner

2024-25 Staff Highlights

The Evaluation Center

… Lori Wingate Executive Director I'm especially proud of the work that center staff have done for the evaluation of the … evaluator.   Service Lead, Empowering Futures Evaluation Workgroup Member, Empowering Futures Steering Committee … Evaluation Standards. Although this has been an intense workload, we remain on schedule to publish a new, fourth …

https://wmich.edu/evaluation/staff24

Famous activist, educator gives talk on democracy, education at WMU

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… radical activism against the Vietnam War and his current work on education reform, curriculum development and … campus. William Ayers Ayers has written extensively about social justice and democracy, education and the cultural …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14319