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17th annual Juneteenth Celebration to honor Kalamazoo shooting victim

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… Anonymous (not verified) on The Juneteenth Celebration is set for June 19. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The 17th annual Juneteenth … Tiana Carruthers . This year's celebration will feature "Waiting for Freedom to Come," which is written and directed … Michigan University's main campus. About the production "Waiting for Freedom to Come" tells the history of Juneteenth …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32723

Dr. George Klein

Political Science

… and reviews dealing with East Central Europe and the Cold War between the US and the communist countries. Considered an expert, Dr. Klein was the advisor for the George F. Kennen Institute in … Klein, Professor Emerita of WMU Department of Sociology, set up the scholarship and a lecture series that annually …

https://wmich.edu/politics/klein

CAS staff members “make a difference” for WMU

College of Arts and Sciences

… for WMU Karen Steeno (fall 2015 Make a Difference Award recipient) and Lauren Carney Lauren Carney, College of … for WMU’s spring 2016 Semiannual Make a Difference Award held on Tuesday, April 12 in the Bernhard Center. They … my lab space and made sure it looked fantastic, got me all set up with my office and made sure my requested changes …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news-make-difference-2016

Room-and-board rates to rise by 3.5 percent for 2016-17

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… commitment to creating environments where students want to live and eat while pursuing their academic and … across campus. The Stadium Drive Apartments are set to re-open this fall after going through a year-long renewal process in the south neighborhood. In fall 2015, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31818

Marketing grad finds avenue to follow passion for diabetes advocacy

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… management technology. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Taylor Ernst was six years old when doctors discovered she had type 1 … developed a device called Omnipod—a line of tubeless, wearable pod-based insulin management systems. "As a type 1 … embarked on the application and interview process. "Western set me up for success in my field by allowing me to find my …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75820

Global economies discussed during talks at WMU

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… in which it looked like Brazil turned the corner and set a course that joined political stability with economic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31340

Ancient Nepalese caves attract attention of WMU bioarchaeologist

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… participating in an anthropological exploration of the settlement history of the Upper Mustang region lead by Dr. … Mongolian Dynasty. Through the Transylvania project, Eng was a contributor to the Global History of Health Project, a … professor of anthropology at WMU since 2008. “In 2010 I was contacted by Dr. Mark Aldenderfer, who has been working …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2013/02/nepalese-cave-research-spotlight

Second draft of strategic plan revision released for public comment

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… and other stakeholders. An additional open forum has been set for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 15 , in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30721

Distinguished writer-graduates return to WMU for Frostic reading

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… free and open to the public. Brimhall (Photo credit: Freshwater Photography) Traci Brimhall Brimhall is the author of … Women Poets Prize, and "Rookery," winner of the 2009 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry First Book Award. Her poems … Heather Slomski Slomski is the author of "The Lovers Set Down Their Spoons," winner of the 2014 Iowa Short …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28455

Olympic gold medalist to give public talk about resilience

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… Resilience Factor," is free and open to the public, and set for 6:30 p.m. in 1001 Wood Hall. It is a motivational … things they are passionate about that will move them forward. While on campus, Mills will meet with two groups of … early life experiences that closely parallel his own. Mills was orphaned at age 12 and grew up in poverty on the Pine …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26880