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Students protest proposed Title IX changes
Grand Valley students held a rally and silent march January 16 to protest the U.S. Department of Education's proposed Title IX changes related to sexual assault.
Jan 16, 2019
Haynes named first recipient of Davis Leadership Award
Lisa Haynes, associate vice president of Facilities Services Grand Rapids and Regional Centers, is the first recipient of the Gayle R. Davis Excellence in Leadership Award.
Jan 16, 2019
Historians to explore crossroads of slavery and American memory at Grand Valley event
Thomas Jefferson, one of the nation's founding fathers, was the most revered philosopher of the early republic's Enlightenment ideals. But he was also deeply involved in the nation's original sin of slavery.
Jan 16, 2019
All GVSU campuses will close at 4 p.m. because of inclement weather
All GVSU campuses will close at 4 p.m. January 15, 2019 because of inclement weather. All essential staff to report. The Mary Idema Pew Library will close at 7 p.m.
Jan 15, 2019
Grants available for SAP projects
The Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies, the Office of Sustainability Practices and the Sustainable Agriculture Project (SAP) invites proposals from faculty who wish to collaborate with students to study the systems in place at the Luce Street site.
Jan 15, 2019
Johnson Center experts predict 11 trends for philanthropy in 2019
Philanthropic giving in the United States is a massive sector of the economy, topping $400 billion, and countless community and national organizations are benefitting from a surge in public interest.
Jan 15, 2019
Professor translates children's poetry from Holocaust era for exhibit
French Surrealist poet Robert Desnos brought hope in the face of despair as he wrote children's poetry while living in Nazi-occupied France. Kirsten Strom, professor of art history, is sharing Desnos' vision of hope with a new generation. A selection of her translations and illustrations of Desnos' work is currently on display in the "Apple Blossom and Nightingale" exhibit in Mary Idema Pew Library through January 30.
Jan 14, 2019
Speakers highlight MLK commemoration week
Two speakers, an expert on the influence of race in urban education and an alumna who speaks to the hearts of difference makers, will give presentations that highlight Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Week at Grand Valley.
Jan 14, 2019
Basketball games against Northwood to air on ESPN
The Laker men's and women's basketball teams will host Northwood on January 12 in a doubleheader to be televised on ESPN.
Jan 11, 2019
P.S. Series gives students creative control over three theater productions this winter
The Performance Studio Series at Grand Valley gives upper-level theater students complete creative control over the directing, acting, backstage production, and set and costume design for a series of productions each academic year. Winter P.S. Series performances will begin this month with "Stuart Little" and "Actor's Nightmare" followed by "Gods of Carnage" in February.
Jan 11, 2019
