The Department of Mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences is one of the largest and oldest academic departments at Western Michigan University. The department is internationally recognized for its scholarly excellence. Our mathematics faculty maintains a strong reputation for scholarship through an impressive level of research and grant activity.
A transformative gift of $7 million from the late Dr. David P. Burns, M.A.’72, Ph.D.’79, is set to fuel Western Michigan University's Department of Mathematics with new possibilities and pave the way for students to pursue their passions in the field.