Academics

Climate Change Teaching Fellows

In collaboration with the Office of Sustainability, the WMU Climate Change Working Group (CCWG) seeks to foster the integration of climate change as a topic in WMU courses at all levels and in all disciplines, and create an interdisciplinary team of Climate Change Teaching Fellows.

Three recipients were chosen as fellows in 2021. This was the second annual call for fellows. In 2020 seven successful applicants were awarded from the first round of submissions. The CCWG wholly supports  Objective 2 of the Sustainability section in the WMU Strategic Plan: 2022-32 that states "Every member of our WMU community develops climate change literacy— understanding systemic sustainability challenges, inequities and practices—via curricular, co-curricular and employment experiences.” All faculty are encouraged to consider adding their courses to the existing Minor in Climate Change Studies or the Graduate Certificate in Climate Change Policy and Management. For more information, please email us. 

Climate change studies minor

Climate Change Studies is an interdisciplinary minor housed in the College of Arts and Sciences at Western Michigan University. The minor provides students with science-based background and a broad understanding of the human relationship to climate change including the social and environmental causes, challenges, and opportunities for mitigation and adaption.

Graduate Certificate in Climate Change Policy and Management 

National and international communities are only beginning to come to grips with the extraordinary challenges that climate change presents. The Graduate Certificate Program in Climate Change Policy and Management serves early and mid-career professionals and students, and those wishing to be effective advocates for climate action. It offers a grounding in the science of climate change causes and consequences, training in areas of policy and management for which demand is likely to increase dramatically, and opportunities to interact with local and regional organizations interested in solving the climate crisis.

Apply Today! Go to https://wmich.edu/apply and select "Start your graduate application". For more information, contact director and adviser Dr. Paul Clements. 

Climate Change Graduate Research Scholarship

The Climate Change Research Graduate Scholarship was established with funding from an anonymous donor to support graduate students engaged in outstanding, independent scholarly research related to climate change.  Scholarship recipients agree to give a presentation of their research to the Climate Change Working Group, and/or to present their work in an event hosted or organized by this group. This presentation must take place within 12 months of scholarship receipt. 

Apply here today! For more information, contact the College of Arts and Sciences.