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Martin Luther King Jr. remembered with virtual events, community read

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… Olivares . Monday, Jan. 18 Communitywide Day of Service, 9 a.m. , sponsored by Gryphon Place. Sign up for … , includes keynote speaker, scholar and activist Dr. D-L Stewart at Colorado State University and his presentation "I … Great American Lie," uncovering the lie behind the American way of social and economic mobility, sponsored by the Walker …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/62609

Biomedical sciences graduate driven by resilience, called to help others

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… It's a quality he leaned into as a teenager when his mother was diagnosed with cancer. "I would always go with her everywhere, so when she did get sick and … her, wake up early to be with her and then go to school." After her untimely death, Ruiz-Alavez—a high school student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63981

Driven to succeed: Engineering grad found his lane at Western

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… been with Nick Durham for as long as he can remember. "I've wanted to be an engineer since I was probably in kindergarten. I'm a big car guy; it's always … I want to continue working in." Durham landed the job offer after spending three summers interning in different …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63938

Hands-on experience helps engineering grad build bright future

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… town of Sandusky, Michigan. "I didn't really know what I wanted to do when I started my college search," says Bular. … University thinking she would pursue a degree in pharmacy. "After I got into school, I realized I like working with my … I like sitting behind a desk or working in a pharmacy, so I wanted to do something where I can build stuff and work with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66509

WMU Ethics Center offers four book clubs for spring semester

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… will meet at 5:30 p.m. Fridays Jan. 13 and Jan. 20 , at Water Street Coffee Joint, 315 E. Water St. Future meetings will be determined. 'Wisdom Won … his work—part novel, part sociological treatise—in 1835, after completing a nine-month journey across the United …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37342

WMU charter schools expert to take part in debate to air on public radio

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… but privately operated schools, have become a highly sought-after alternative to traditional public schools, … discourse to today's often biased media landscape. The award-winning debate series reaches over 30 million American …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38426

Ethics event to feature Purdue scholar's discussion on preventing violence

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… and open to the public and will include coffee and dessert after her talk. About the project The Purdue Peace Project … Voters: Party Messages and Latino Party Identification," was published in 2005. Her work has been supported by the … of Pennsylvania, 6 p.m., 213 Bernhard Center, "Again Toward Perpetual Peace: World Government by Lottocracy." For …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/37949

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… 700 Broncos to Lansing; APA and PSSO select officers, award scholarships; On Campus with "B.J." Caldwell. Western … total $100,000; Obituary for Trustee Emeritus Alfred L. Edwards; On Campus with Lou Ann Morgan. Western News, May 8, … Foundation Fellow; Benson, Pencock get Distinguished Service Awards; Distinguished Alumni Award winners …

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Federal judge, company executive awarded WMU's top alumni honor

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… Federal judge, company executive awarded WMU's top alumni honor Submitted by Anonymous (not … its alumni—the WMU Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award. The 2016 award recipients are Gershwin A. Drain of … promotions before joining Deere & Co. a decade later. After beginning as manager of consolidations, he served the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35271

Experts slated for upcoming Michigan Autism Conference

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… come from across the globe to talk about the most effective scientifically proven treatments for children with autism. … Dr. Jen Austin , a lecturer at the University of South Wales. Austin obtained her doctoral degree from Florida … Department of Civil Rights and one of the most sought after anti-bullying motivational speakers in the region. His …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34858