At its June 24 meeting, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees authorized the University administration to implement a new one-year agreement between WMU and its 22-member Police Officers Association.

In keeping with the University’s commitment to providing an affordable and high-quality education, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved a tuition and required fee increase that falls well below the tuition-increase restraint cap proposed by the governor and Michigan Senate. 

The Board of Trustees approved the appointment of administrator and faculty member Dr. Steven Carr as interim vice president for the Office of Research and Innovation. The University will be launching a national search to secure a permanent leader for the Office of Research and Innovation. A search firm will be selected in the coming weeks, and a search committee will be assembled in the fall.

The merit-based scholarship is intended to encourage accounting students to pursue careers in audit.

Tuition for 2021-22 academic year tops the agenda when the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees meets Thursday, June 24. 

There will be 883 degrees awarded at the bachelor's level, 377 at the master's level and 34 at the doctoral level during summer commencement ceremonies Saturday, June 26.

After losing his vision in a home invasion, Robert Parsons has found hope and purpose in helping others who experience blindness and low vision. He will receive master's degrees in rehabilitation counseling and vision rehabilitation therapy from Western and has aspirations to set the standard for training rehabilitation counselors.

Jossalyn Rogalski is combining her talent for skin care with her love of science to educate others about living greener lives. She plans to continue her environmental stewardship at Western by getting involved with clubs and finding service opportunities.

As its new director, Joanne Roehm will bolster the mission of Western's Grand Rapids location of helping working adults continue their education in a flexible, part-time format.

A weeklong celebration of Black culture and heritage is planned at Western. It includes keynote speakers, a solidarity walk, spoken word performances and more.

Visionary Western Michigan University graduates have donated to the WMU Foundation $550 million, the largest gift for a public institution of higher education in U.S. history. Forward thinking in design, scope and size, this historic philanthropic contribution will be known as the Empowering Futures Gift. The donors, alumni who have chosen not to be named, earmarked their record-breaking contribution to WMU and Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed).

Numbers have order. Equations have solutions. Keshavi Davé counts on it because her mathematical mind thrives on problem-solving. And she's calculating a bright future at Western Michigan University.

Western Michigan University is taking a walk into uncharted territory with a park straight out of the Mesozoic era. The Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences has big plans in the works for developing the dinosaur park, which is already drawing buzz around the community.

Western Michigan University's Office of Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender (LBGT) Student Services has a full schedule of events to mark Pride Month in June.

Sleeping Giant Capital, a private investment firm affiliated with WMU, is driving opportunities on multiple levels—by making business ownership a reality, spurring educational experiences and creating employment possibilities for future Broncos. 

Dr. Marion Turner, professor of English literature at the University of Oxford, where she holds a Tutorial Fellowship at Jesus College, is the winner of Western Michigan University's Otto Gründler Book Prize for her biography of medieval poet Geoffrey Chaucer.

Diabetes is a national concern, affecting more than one in 10 Americans. Among the many health challenges it causes, the disease can put patients at risk for dangerous foot ulcers and lower limb amputations. But innovative research at Western Michigan University could be a game-changer, accelerating healing and saving limbs and lives.

From food and music to industry and technology, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month celebrates these cultures' vibrant contributions to our country. These diverse cultural traditions also enrich the campus community at Western Michigan University.

Crews from Landscape Services have potted and placed 66 self-watering planters across campus to not only make Western more beautiful but also more eco-friendly.

Western Michigan University’s jazz studies program boasts seven wins in DownBeat magazine's 44th annual Student Music Awards.

His discoveries in the lab could lead to lifesaving innovations to treat build-up within arteries, but it's his work with students that is garnering Dr. James Springstead accolades right now. The Mid-American Conference (MAC) Academic Consortium selected Springstead, associate professor of chemical engineering, to represent Western Michigan University as Outstanding Faculty for Student Success.

Margaux Wellman hopes her role as Puck in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" starts conversations about disabilities. She has cerebral palsy and aims to use her art to reduce stigmas and be a voice for change.

Sleeping Giant Capital's investment fund has secured $21 million for investment in local businesses. The fund aids aspiring owner-operators with business acquisition and a portion of the profits from acquired companies will be distributed by Sleeping Giant Capital back to the Haworth College of Business to maintain and expand the Center for Principled Leadership and Business Strategy’s impact.

Dr. Germán Zárate-Sández is the recipient of a highly competitive Fulbright Scholar Award to explore bias in language teaching and train students at at the Federal University of Santa Catarina in Brazil, and Dr. Michael Famiano was appointed to serve a two-year term as a Fulbright Scholar Alumni Ambassador.

Wyoming High School graduate Zabihullah Najafi has a world of possibility ahead of him, just years after arriving in the United States as a refugee from Afghanistan. He  plans to study political science to one day be an advocate for other people fleeing violence and poverty in search of a better life.

Sierra Ward is passionate about making health care more equitable. She's looking forward to exploring the many programs offered at Western to discover how she can make an impact.

Theatre director David Alpert created the "E-Ticket to Broadway" podcast, inviting A-list Broadway stars from Idina Menzel to Susan Egan to chat about their experiences at Disney theme parks. He credits his Western professors with instilling the confidence he needed to step out of his comfort zone for this pandemic pivot.

Western Michigan University held virtual commencement ceremonies on May 1 in which more than 2,400 students officially graduated. College of Health and Human Services staff and faculty gathered at the building in the morning to celebrate and take pictures with graduates and their families before the ceremony. 

Two of Kendall Collins' original works of art were selected for the museum's Black Creativity Juried Exhibit.

Genemarkers, which applies state-of-the-art genomics technologies to research and development, has seen business surge during the pandemic after adding COVID-19 testing to its repertoire. It's a success story for the Biosciences Research and Commercialization Center at Western, which invested in the company early on.