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WMU lauded as a top university in third recent national news ranking

News

… highly ranked university in Michigan. In August, Washington Monthly magazine named WMU a top-100 national … for its emphasis on social mobility, research and public service. The overall U.S. News rankings are based on 15 … State, Michigan Technological, Central Michigan and Wayne State universities. The list of best business programs …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42544

Undergraduate content for departmental homepages

College of Arts and Sciences

… involving undergraduate students? Be specific. Community service is another key factor within WMU's College of Arts …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/cms-content-homepages

WMU reinstates African American and African Studies major and minor

College of Arts and Sciences

… graduate school and other opportunities for employment and service.” AFRICAN AMERICAN AND AFRICAN STUDIES As part of an …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/aaas-press-release

Post-Election Support

WeVote

… college experience. Launch the platform online. Counseling Services Anxious about current events? Know someone who … for Counseling and Psychological Services are temporarily waiving fees for that service. Call CCPS at 269-387-5105 for … People of Color community. Content is specifically geared toward experiences of Black people, Indigenous people, and …

https://wmich.edu/vote/post-election-support

WMU celebrates graduation of its 100th Seita Scholar

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… the Miller Auditorium stage to receive her degree, she was one of more than 1,700 students recognized during three … that day. Students' names are announced as they step forward to accept the diploma they've earned from WMU President … to inform teaching, research, learning and public service as they relate to the topic of foster care and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/37026

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 … in the program worldwide and more than 300,000 community service and peace projects have been developed and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/344

Film students capture top prize in national CNN contest

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… Freedom Day. The pair created an original video public service announcement to enter in the "For Press Freedom" … finalists in the contest. The judges' final decision was shared with the WMU students in an April 24 phone call … Price Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi Bashana Abeywardane of Sri Lanka's Journalists for Democracy Bahraini …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/361

Dr. Leroy R. Ray Jr. obituary

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… Studies program, died Tuesday, Feb. 12 in Kalamazoo. He was 82. Ray joined the faculty in 1973 as the Black … his entire WMU career. He retired in 1996 after 23 years of service to the University. Leroy R. Ray Jr. While at WMU, … Louisiana, working as an engineering microbiologist at the Aerojet-General Tire Corp. in California, and serving as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4919

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. … , on WGVU/WGVK TV, West Michigan's Public Broadcasting Service station. Dr. Benjamin C. Wilson , professor emeritus … to the prosperous, industrial north during and after World War II. The film features Tyson's voice guiding viewers …

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

WMU EV infrastructure most extensive on campuses nationwide

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… solar array are meant to serve as a visual symbol of the way forward for a clean transportation future. "Electric vehicles … WMU to acquire five all-electric Ford Transit Connect service vehicles as well as a large electric …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/191