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NowKalamazoo will be hosting another class next month through OLLI. Learn more in the OLLI Course book.
#NowKalamazoo #Kalamazoo #WhereWereWeWednesdayKalamazoo
#NowKalamazoo #Kalamazoo #WhereWereWeWednesdayKalamazoo
October 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
NowKalamazoo will be hosting another class next month through OLLI. Learn more in the OLLI Course book.
#NowKalamazoo #Kalamazoo #WhereWereWeWednesdayKalamazoo
#NowKalamazoo #Kalamazoo #WhereWereWeWednesdayKalamazoo
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As Hispanic Heritage Month continues, we're excited to share the latest installment of our new series, Voces de Poder (Voices of Power)! Today, it is our pleasure to introduce you to Jessica Cortes, Director of Programs at El Concilio.
September 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
As Hispanic Heritage Month continues, we're excited to share the latest installment of our new series, Voces de Poder (Voices of Power)! Today, it is our pleasure to introduce you to Jessica Cortes, Director of Programs at El Concilio.
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Hey, Southwest Michigan Writers, join us Tuesday, September 2 for our September meeting where Bruce Mills will teach us a thing or two about Braided Essays!
August 22, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Hey, Southwest Michigan Writers, join us Tuesday, September 2 for our September meeting where Bruce Mills will teach us a thing or two about Braided Essays!
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Governing boards are at the center of every higher ed story these days. What do we know about board governance? What does board composition look like nationwide, and how is it shaped by partisan appointments? My new working paper introduces new data to these questions:
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1212
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1212
Portraying Governance: Demographic Misalignment in University Board Representation
Higher education governing boards are important bodies with far-reaching powers over the institutions they oversee. Yet little is known about individual board members, how the composition of boards va...
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June 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Governing boards are at the center of every higher ed story these days. What do we know about board governance? What does board composition look like nationwide, and how is it shaped by partisan appointments? My new working paper introduces new data to these questions:
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1212
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1212
Mark Crain and Dream of Detroit
April 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Mark Crain and Dream of Detroit
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"The loss of NEH funding to humanities councils will decimate the ability of these nonprofits to serve communities in their states, eliminating programs that are essential to each state’s cultural infrastructure." bit.ly/3Y5JwKP
Action Alert: NEH Targeted by DOGE - Federation of State Humanities Councils
Save Our Humanities Councils: DOGE Cuts to NEH will Damage Cultural Organizations in Every State On Monday, March 31, the Federation of State Humanities Councils learned that DOGE (Department of … Rea...
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April 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"The loss of NEH funding to humanities councils will decimate the ability of these nonprofits to serve communities in their states, eliminating programs that are essential to each state’s cultural infrastructure." bit.ly/3Y5JwKP
Join us Thursday March 27th for an exhibit (3:30-6) and talk (5 pm)
March 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Join us Thursday March 27th for an exhibit (3:30-6) and talk (5 pm)
Join us this Thursday
March 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Join us this Thursday
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February 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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We'll be at Kalamazoo Public Library, Central Branch on Tuesday, February 18th at 6 pm to talk about our HEJI program!
www.kpl.gov/event/higher...
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Higher Education for the Justice-Involved
Learn about the benefits of prison education programs, highlighting a partnership between WMU Center for the Humanities and Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater.
www.kpl.gov
January 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
We'll be at Kalamazoo Public Library, Central Branch on Tuesday, February 18th at 6 pm to talk about our HEJI program!
www.kpl.gov/event/higher...
www.kpl.gov/event/higher...
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🧵 Wildfires menacing L.A. have reignited debate on the state’s reliance on low-paid labor from incarcerated people. The LA-based Anti-Recidivism Coalition, a nonprofit aiming to end mass incarceration, started a fundraiser for the fire crews of California’s prisons. www.latimes.com/california/s...
How you can help the incarcerated firefighters battling L.A. wildfires
The Los Angeles-based Anti-Recidivism Coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to ending mass incarceration, started a fundraiser on Friday to support the fire crews of California’s prisons.
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🧵 Wildfires menacing L.A. have reignited debate on the state’s reliance on low-paid labor from incarcerated people. The LA-based Anti-Recidivism Coalition, a nonprofit aiming to end mass incarceration, started a fundraiser for the fire crews of California’s prisons. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Congratulations to UCH Board Member Ashley Atkins. Ashley has been selected for a 2025 Bellagio Center residency, supported by the Rockefeller Foundation.
December 16, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Congratulations to UCH Board Member Ashley Atkins. Ashley has been selected for a 2025 Bellagio Center residency, supported by the Rockefeller Foundation.
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Applications for National Digital Newspaper Program are open through Jan. 10, 2025. This partnership between #NEHgov and the @librarycongress creates a national digital resource of historically significant newspapers published between 1690 and 1963. ow.ly/1Yot50UmstW
December 10, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Applications for National Digital Newspaper Program are open through Jan. 10, 2025. This partnership between #NEHgov and the @librarycongress creates a national digital resource of historically significant newspapers published between 1690 and 1963. ow.ly/1Yot50UmstW
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The NEH is currently accepting applications for several positions. For more info or to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov and search "National Endowment for the Humanities."
December 11, 2024 at 1:45 PM
The NEH is currently accepting applications for several positions. For more info or to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov and search "National Endowment for the Humanities."
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Introducing ourselves on Bluesky like a true Michigander.
November 15, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Introducing ourselves on Bluesky like a true Michigander.
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