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 WMU Trustee Lynn Chen-Zhang

From China to the Midwest, WMU trustee finds a home in Kalamazoo

Students and staff presenting on international education in 2025.

WMU marks its place in international education

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WMU Study Abroad celebrates new, nationally competitive Gilman award winners

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Faculty-led India trip is interdisciplinary, international by design

Film major Sean Knowles will go to France to intern at Cannes

Film major takes passion, career to Cannes Film Festival with WMU Study Abroad

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Light Center for Chinese Studies launches Spring Guest Lecture Series

Russell Zwanka on stage at The FMC

1,000 food professionals from across the world expected to attend The FMC

A group of students enjoying fellowship at Spring 2025 International Student Orientation.

WMU welcomes more than 50 new international students this January

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Dr. Shannon McMorrow awarded Haenicke Institute grant to enhance global public health education

Drs. Stephen Covell and Chien-Juh Gu

Faculty awarded prestigious Fulbright fellowships for global research and teaching opportunities

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Spring Gala to return to Miller Auditorium

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Social work professor secures Fulbright Specialist award

A group of WMU students studying in Ecuador.

Study abroad at Western yields higher student success

Po Hsien "Johnny" Chen - WMU Aviation Alumnus

From Taipei to the Skies: The Inspiring Journey of SkyWest Captain Po Hsien 'Johnny' Chen

A group of participants at a Soga Japan Center event.

WMU, Kalamazoo College, partner for Japanese language and culture event

WMU senior Reggie Reggie Dancy traveled to the Netherlands with his Advanced Criminology class. It was the first time Dancy, a 21-year-old from Detroit, had left North America.

WMU Study Abroad nears pre-Covid levels, faculty-led programs drive participation growth

Jason Woo, WMU College of Aviation Alumni and Family

Gaining his Western Wings and Finding His Way to FedEx, Jason Woo’s in Full Control of His Aviation Career

Winners of the 2024 Light Center for Chinese Studies research grants.

Light Center Research Grants fund a global art project, a book translation and tourism and development research

Film promotional image of man with sword and cat.

Japan Foundation Film Series to begin in December

Brian Childs of International Student and Scholar Services

Haenicke Institute announces new senior director of International Student and Scholar Services

Graduate student and WMU employee Cheng Kidd Sun.

Malaysian student comes ‘full circle’ in his study of American politics

Dr. Lucas Klein, associate professor of Chinese at Arizona State University, presents on “The Poetry of Xi Chuan and ‘Chineseness’ Reconsidered” on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.

Light Center for Chinese Studies opens guest lecture series

WMU student visits Florence, Italy. She plans to study abroad there in the summer of 2025.

Student transfers to WMU for cultural exchange, plans trips to three countries

Members of Western Michigan University's Engineers Without Borders student chapter pose for a photograph atMembers of the WMU Engineers Without Borders student group pose for a photograph at the Great Lakes Regional Conference in October. From left are students Natasha Saiful Andree, Bella Scaia, Sam Fisher and Bridget Lundy.

Engineers Without Borders student ‘zooms in,’ leveraging technology, teamwork to make the world better

A flier for International Education Week 2024

WMU, Haenicke Institute for Global Education, announce International Education Week

A group of Western students poses with the University's flag.

WMU sees record number of recipients for nationally competitive study abroad scholarship

A group photo of the Indian Student Association wearing traditional cultural dress.

Bridging cultures and celebrating unity, International Festival returns to Miller Auditorium

Dr. KC Chen in the lobby of Schneider Hall

Chen awarded third Fulbright award, research to focus on AI and business analytics

Rugby players in white shirts with red stripes and blue stars wear backpacks while walking in a line.

Exercise science grad represents WMU on international rugby stage

Rebecca Fraley

Brief trip, big impact: Journey abroad gives nursing student holistic perspective

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New graduate certificate to prepare students for global leadership challenges

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Mathematics student accepted into prestigious international program

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Western Michigan University Asian Initiatives presents 2024 Spring Gala celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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International students lead effort to share cultures with community

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Grad student knows the rewards of studying abroad at WMU

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Zagalo-Melo named president-elect of Association of International Education Administrators