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Kevin Young

Humanities

… the unrepentant bunk of JT LeRoy and Donald J. Trump. Bunk traces the history of the hoax as a peculiarly American … finds that fakery is woven from stereotype and suspicion, race being the most insidious American hoax of all. He … a Stegner Fellowship in Poetry at Stanford University, a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, a MacDowell Colony …

https://wmich.edu/humanities/kevin-young

Aviation, Broncos, and Cars – Brayden Broad’s Aviation Maintenance Career is Set to Go Far!

College of Aviation

… and helpful in every way," Broad says.  "Whenever I'm struggling with just about anything, there is always someone on … his mechanical muscles getting a car that has seen better days back up to speed.  "It's been an absolute blast … He's "fixing up" his own set of wheels and he's building a race car with fellow Broncos.  What's next?  His own plane?  …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/02/broad

Walker Institute holding community forums on unequal justice

News

… Michigan University's Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations is launching a free series of community forums called "Unequal Justice: Race, Class and the Criminal Justice System." Leading off … —"Challenges Facing Ex-offenders" will be addressed in Bethany Reformed Church, 1833 S. Burdick St. Tuesday, May 12 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22694

America's drift away from equal opportunity to be discussed

News

… sponsored by WMU's Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations in collaboration with the City of … gap The impact of poverty and race on chances for upward mobility is well documented in Kalamazoo, is … of U.S. cities. We believe that Kalamazoo can and must do better." Richard V. Reeves In addition to being senior …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23269

Disordered Eating

Sindecuse Health Center

… illness that can affect any age group, sex, gender, race, or ethnicity. This illness causes disturbances to a …

https://wmich.edu/healthcenter/advisory/shacfacts/disordered-eating

Public celebration set to highlight creativity, diversity and community

News

… created by WMU's Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations in collaboration with BigThink, a … and elsewhere," Ready says. "Too often, people of different races, income levels and interests live in different places … and the Midwest, so as to promote an understanding of race and ethnic relations, an appreciation of diverse U.S. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/16145

Nikole Hannah-Jones

Humanities

… Nikole Hannah-Jones Nikole Hannah-Jones “Race And Education In America” October 30, 2018 | 6 p.m. | …

https://wmich.edu/humanities/nikole-hannah-jones

Ángela Pérez-Villa

History

… College, Florida and a Graduate Fellow at the Program in Race, Law, and History at the University of Michigan’s Law …

https://wmich.edu/history/directory/p%C3%A9rez-villa

WMU welcomes more than 50 new international students this January

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… new international students this January Submitted by Elizabeth Braaksma on KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Western Michigan … of students, welcomed them to campus.    Bangladesh, Iran, India, the DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo), some …   More information at www.wmich.edu/global .  Contact: Beth Walton Braaksma January 28, 2025 …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/01/international-orientation-25

Author Michael Eric Dyson headlines MLK event

News

… catastrophe against the backdrop of an overall "failure in race and class relations." The book won an American Book …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/49