Research underway at Western Michigan University will create a national archive of religious response to the pandemic. Funded by a University COVID-19 response grant, the project will also fuel the development of relevant coursework for students at WMU and other colleges and high schools across the country. 

Maddie Cordell, a student in the Haworth College of Business, recently received a competitive $10,000 scholarship from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board for the 2020-21 academic year.

Doctoral student Adam Austin began his WMU journey as an undergraduate pursuing an English degree. Ten years later, he is now leading an impactful biological sciences research project on human-made wetlands across Michigan.

With new health and safety protocols, field projects have acted as pilots for the Office of Research and Innovation as it works to restart research at the University.

The general fund for the fiscal year that begins July 1 is one of the top action items up for consideration when the Board of Trustees convene at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 25. The meeting will be livestreamed at wmich.edu/trustees.

As some do with other taboo topics of conversation, parents are now looking for resources and guidance on discussing issues of race and racism with their children. While it can be uncomfortable and daunting, ignoring the issues—especially with young kids—could be even more detrimental. Drs. Candy McCorkle, Regena Nelson and Glinda Rawls discuss how parents can approach the subject in age-appropriate ways.

The Michigan American Council on Education Network has recognized Dr. Carla Koretsky, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, as a distinguished woman in higher education leadership. This annual award is given to those who have distinguished themselves by providing outstanding leadership to women in their institutions, in their profession and in society at large.

The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation announced that Western Michigan University is one of 60 providers from 29 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to receive accreditation for their educator preparation programs.

Western Michigan University students who put smiles on sick children's faces are now doing so from a distance in imaginative and meaningful ways. Find out how social distancing measures have caused A Moment of Magic chapter members to adapt and expand their efforts.

Drs. Fritz Allhoff and Wayne Fuqua discuss the reasons mask-wearing messages related to COVID-19 have been met with pushback in the United States and what it might take for more people to choose to wear face coverings.

A team of evaluation experts from WMU’s Evaluation Center is working with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the CDC Foundation to develop a strategy that could better track the spread of COVID-19. They’re evaluating an approach to electronic case reporting—eCR—to improve disease surveillance and response.

As a top research institution, WMU prides itself in offering learning opportunities in a broad range of disciplines while catering to the academic interests of more than 4,000 graduate students.

The Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations is hosting a series of community conversations to discuss issues of race and ethnicity in the wake of the killing of George Floyd and subsequent protests. Scheduled for June 3, 10 and 17, the discussions will occur live on the institute's Facebook page.

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing food consumption changes. Learn from Western Michigan University experts about how you can use this challenging time to alter your nutrition, ethics and buying in ways that will benefit yourself and others.

Active COVID-19 antigen testing that offers results within 15 minutes is now available at WMU's Sindecuse Health Center. Though symptomatic individuals are prioritized, members of the WMU, Kalamazoo College and Kalamazoo Valley Community College communities can get tested whether they have symptoms of the virus or not.

A rare vocal affliction upended a well-known Kalamazoo TV anchor. Find out how a Western Michigan University master faculty specialist helped him recover.

Designed and taught by Dr. Mark Orbe, Taboo Topics relies on dialogic learning—discussion-based study—to address sensitive subjects that are typically off-limits to speak about in North American culture. Therefore, matters pertaining to race, death, sex, religion, and other subjects are the foci.

Academic all-star Emily Bosak is bringing her talents to WMU's Bronson School of Nursing and Lee Honors College. She hopes to become a nurse anesthetist and fluent in three languages.

The mobility solutions of tomorrow are being dreamed up today at Western Michigan University. Through a partnership with Eaton Corp., the first cohort of product design students—now in their third year in the Richmond Institute for Design and Innovation—is envisioning what the world might look like in 50 years.

Broncos are always ready for a challenge. That ability to adapt and rise above was galvanized as the COVID-19 crisis swept the globe and campuses cleared out to mitigate the spread. From lecture halls to living rooms, the move to distance education changed the learning environment at Western Michigan University.

The Board of Trustees approved a one-year extension of the University’s contract with WMU’s chapter of the AAUP Tuesday. The contract now runs through Sept. 6, 2021, and calls for a 2.25% base salary reduction for faculty members in board-appointed positions as of April 1, 2020. The salary adjustment will be in effect July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021.

At a special livestreamed meeting set for 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, the Board of Trustees will consider a one-year extension of the University's contract with the faculty union.

Jay Berkow, director of music theatre performance, spearheaded the Resilient Project—bringing together dozens of Broadway stars to sing his inspirational anthem, "Resilient," alongside frontline health care workers. The project is raising money for three national charities.

After spending his entire life tearing apart anything he could get his hands on, Keith Watkins is hoping to turn his passion for problem-solving into a career through the Haworth College of Business.

This artwork created by Mandy Weiss is featured in the Pandemic Art gallery for students in Digital Photo I in spring 2020.

This artwork created by Jules Kupperman is featured in the Pandemic Art gallery for students in Digital Photo I in spring 2020.

This artwork created by Sarah Wheaton is featured in the Pandemic Art gallery for students in Digital Photo I in spring 2020.

This artwork created by Emma Somers is featured in the Pandemic Art gallery for students in Digital Photo I in spring 2020.

This artwork created by Anna LeChard is featured in the Pandemic Art gallery for students in Digital Photo I in spring 2020.