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Speaker series celebrates diversity, encourages cross-cultural interaction

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… on environmental racism, discrimination and socioeconomic neglect. Sponsored by the Office of Diversity and … held in the Trimpe Building Multicultural Center. Please notify the program coordinator at (269) 387-6324 or @email … searches for her place in a world that provides her with no instructions. Mock shares the story of being a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/41863

Global water supply crisis informs research of WMU professor named American Association of Geographers Fellow

School of Environment, Geography and Sustainability

… American Association of Geographers Fellow Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on   Dr. Chansheng He KALAMAZOO, Mich.—There’s … by his experiences in the field, where he found people struggling to find clean water in both regions of China and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/66997

WMU names economist, Washington labor expert as ninth president

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… WMU names economist, Washington labor expert as ninth president Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Edward B. Montgomery KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39331

Costume History Collection

University Libraries

… journal. The lithographic plates of Le Conseiller are known to be copied from copper engravings that originally … Eight Years in Persia, Among the Nestorian Christians: with Notices of the Muhammedans. Perkins, Justin.   Andover: … of Its Inhabitants. Shoberl, Frederic. Philadelphia: Grigg & Elliot, 1845. Frederic Shoberl was a nineteenth-century …

https://wmich.edu/library/costume-history-collection

WMU Theatre produces world premiere for family audiences

Theatre

… Rafferty . The story follows Jeremy Thatcher, who is struggling to survive bullies, crushes and sixth-grade art … Rafferty's adaptation of Bruce Coville's award-winning novel works a fine balance between the mundane and magical … featured in Broadway's "War Horse" in 2011. Potgieter is not a new face to the WMU Department of Theatre—he last …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38300

World Bank Databank

Economics

… them alphabetically, by topic or the most frequently used. Note: One can download the data without an account, but must … Country drop-down menu we have seven selected countries. Note: The drop-down menus show the number of options … changes in the middle of the screen. Your screen should now look like to this: To download the data, click on …

https://wmich.edu/economics/world-bank-databank

Homeless to college grad: Business student beats odds to create his own success

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… way. Kemp, left, with his siblings. "It's crazy. It's still not hitting me," says Kemp, who graduates from Western … eventually taken in by a family, Kemp and his brother were not so lucky and were left fending for themselves. Terria … the right fit and began the process of transferring to another institution. A snag in the process—which he now calls …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62477

Loretta Long: From big dreams to Big Bird, she used her talents to educate millions

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… life." But there would be plenty of growing in her future—not in fields but in living rooms across the country. Long … audition asked me where mine was," says Long, who didn't know how to play the instrument. "They were about to finish … and call it a day until I had interrupted. Sure, I don't know how to play the guitar, but I wasn't going to let this …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63204

Many WMU offices closed during holiday recess

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… Many WMU offices closed during holiday recess Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The spring semester begins Monday, Jan. 11. … the start of spring semester. The campus closure applies to non-represented University employees. Many represented …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29002

WMU Researches Rare Disease

College of Arts and Sciences

… this October. However, this check wasn’t just any check nor was the man who presented it just any man. Frank … disorder that impairs the body’s involuntary (autonomic) functions. Formerly called Shy-Drager syndrome, the … symptoms, but also includes progressive failure of autonomic systems that control blood pressure, pulse rate, and …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/rare-disease