KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As part of celebrating Black History Month, Merze Tate College at Western Michigan University will host an event Tuesday, Feb. 6, to commemorate Merze Tate’s birthday and pay tribute ...
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — As we celebrate Women's History Month, a trio of women at a West Michigan institution are making history. For the first time, Western Michigan University Academic Affairs has a ...
KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Professor. World traveler. Journalist. Inventor. This 20th century renaissance woman may not have made it to the moon, but Dr. Merze Tate's resolve to boldly blaze her own path puts ...
Merze Tate was the first African-American graduate of Western Michigan Teachers College and the first African-American woman to attend the University of Oxford. We speak with Sonya Bernard Hollins, ...
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — The Western Michigan University community is honoring the legacy of Merze Tate, who was the first Black woman to graduate from the institution when it was known as Western ...
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Western Michigan University is honoring one of its most accomplished graduates who overcame adversity and broke color barriers around the world. WMU held a ceremony Friday ...
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Western Michigan University is honoring the first Black woman to receive a bachelor's degree from the school. University College will be renamed to Merze Tate College Friday ...
KALAMAZOO, MI - Western Michigan University is honoring WMU alumna Merze Tate’s legacy by naming the University College, the academic home for exploratory majors, after the inspirational alumna. Tate ...
An idea from the 1930's is being used to inspire 21st century girls to stay in school. The original idea of a children's travel club belonged to Merze Tate, a woman from rural Michigan, who was the ...
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We speak with the author of “Merze Tate: The Global Odyssey of a Black Woman Scholar.” For Black History Month, we speak with Barbara Savage, a professor and author of “Merze Tate: The Global Odyssey ...
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — The Western Michigan University community is honoring the legacy of Merze Tate, who was the first Black woman to graduate from the institution when it was known as Western ...