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Lewis Walker

Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations

… an educated man; a man who would participate in the struggle against racial injustice in this country. His … and other cities. These workshops were designed to better prepare classroom teachers to work effectively … served as a conflict mediator-investigator on sensitive race issues on campus; served on two WMU Presidential Search …

https://wmich.edu/walkerinstitute/about/walker

Student organization supports Black engineers and gives back to the community

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… and building satellites to designing and building cars to race against other universities. WMU’s chapter of the … to serve as the vice president for WMU’s NSBE chapter. Between networking for both careers and companionship, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75001

College of Arts and Sciences News

College of Arts and Sciences

… for Spring 2025   2024 WMU professor elected senator of Phi Beta Kappa WMU Professor awarded prestigious Bellagio … as it hosts Native American U.S. assistant secretary for Indian Affairs at talk English department faculty, students … Podcast examines ethical issues regarding COVID-19 and race Western students engage with state legislators at …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news

University Theatre kicks off with story inspired by civil rights movement

News

… Box Office in the main lobby of the Gilmore Theatre Complex between noon and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Waiting to be … Black Theatre in New York City; the Phoenix Theatre and Indiana Repertory Theater in Indianapolis; the Human Race Theatre in Dayton; and the Farmer's Alley Theatre in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42559

What COVID Teaches Us About Wealth Inequity

Study of Ethics in Society

… In this episode COVID-19 has exacerbated the wealth gap between the haves and have nots. In this episode, our guests … director of the Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations at Western Michigan University. He …

https://wmich.edu/ethics/wealth-inequity

Newsletter Feature: October 2021

Medieval Institute Publications

… In many European cultures, this is the time when the veil between this world and the other was at its thinnest — the … Ridley Elmes (Lindenwood University), Marcus Hensel (Bethany College, Kansas), and Juanita Feros Ruys (University … otherness, hybridity, disability studies, grotesque, race studies, whiteness studies, colonial studies, history …

https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/halloween-2021

WMU Ethics Center offers four book clubs for spring semester

News

… of racial justice informs contemporary debates about race. The group will meet at 5:30 p.m. Fridays Jan. 13 and …

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

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

News

… "How to Take on Hate: A Dialogue on Islamophobia and Race." This presentation is part of the Lee Honors College …

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

George M. Dennison obituary

News

… to create what is now the Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations. Career at UM After a national … initiative to increase retention and graduation rates by better preparing and supporting students. He also also built …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37202

Immigration at the forefront in 2016-17 Sichel Series

News

… immigrant groups. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Just as the presidential race heats up over such questions as immigration, six …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34946