Visual artist Dr. Julia Virginia Pimentel Jimenez, Ph.D.'20, believes it is crucial for artists in the Dominican Republic to develop their own authentic proposal that reflects their country's cultural identity

Dining Services is rolling out a new phase of service to increase offerings and extend serving hours at the Student Center Dining facility.

Western Michigan University alumnus Dr. Andrew Collard is a man of many titles: parent, teacher and, now, published author. With the release of his book, “Sprawl,” Collard is moving forward in the literary world, adding new titles as he goes. 

Dr. Wanda Hadley lends her expertise to the Detroit Tri-County Social Work Health Career Opportunity Academy as part of their interdisciplinary consulting team.

The Western Aerospace Launch Initiative (WALI) is a student organization dedicated to designing, building, testing and launching WMU’s first satellite.

Dr. Sam Ramrattan's research in metal casting is known world-wide, and includes a 30-year partnership with Sinto Group—the foundry arm of Toyota in Japan.

Except for essential services, all WMU campuses will close at 3 p.m. for the remainder of today, Friday, Jan. 12, due to severe weather. Classes scheduled for 3 p.m. or later today are canceled.

Joining the University’s board are James L. Liggins Jr., senior counsel with the Kalamazoo office of Warner Norcross + Judd, and Kara Wood, executive director of the Grand Rapids-based economic development organization Grand Action 2.0.

Many a Bronco aviator, with WMU diploma still fresh in hand, takes the career path to Apogee Air based at Oakland International Airport near Detroit. Two of the latest to trade in their Brown and Gold for Apogee colors are Austin Harper and Pascal Paffhausen. 

The new residence hall set to replace Valley 3 will be ready to house new students in fall 2026. Constructing this new residence hall is the next step in the University’s ongoing efforts to modernize and enhance services and facilities to provide the amenities students expect.

Austin Giles was able to take advantage of his school's teacher pipeline program and Western's expedited program to pursue his passion for teaching.

Dozens of events for the series, which runs from January through April. They include student-led demonstrations and discussions, film viewings, faculty- and staff-led workshops and lectures, and events hosted by community groups, which will educate students and community members on climate justice, sustainability and ways to fight climate change as individuals, such as recycling, food resourcing and meat consumption, clothing sustainability and conservation of natural resources.

This safe, lifesaving nasal spray medication is stocked in all stationary Automated External Defibrillator (AED) locations across WMU’s Main, Parkview and Grand Rapids campuses as well as the Aviation Education Center in Battle Creek, expanding the safety net for students, faculty, staff and visitors.

In the aftermath of a harrowing family medical crisis, Margo (Towe) Burrows, an alumna of Western Michigan University School of Communication, unexpectedly found herself on a new career trajectory. When her mother-in-law fell into a coma following what was supposed to be a routine partial hip replacement surgery, Burrows embarked on a fervent ten year long quest to uncover critical medical errors in pursuit of justice.

Sally Joslyn Peña Martinez, a doctoral student in Western Michigan University's educational leadership program in the Dominican Republic, was motivated to examine the education system in her home country for her dissertation.

Western Michigan University graduate, Dr. Andrew Rynberg, has been appointed as the new superintendent of the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity's Caribbean Community.

MBA student Syreeta Williams has spent time all over the country working in a variety of industries. It was a move back to her hometown that inspired to find what was missing and take the next step in her education.

The talk by Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz has been relocated from Miller Auditorium to Read Fieldhouse due to an emergent mechanical issue at Miller and will now start at 6:30 p.m.

Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business now offers a course that introduces a variety of concepts and applications of AI in business.

Tired of sifting through endless websites to find something fun to do in Kalamazoo, Western students Gabriella Ford and Hailey Gordon created Shindigz. 

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to appoint a new trustee to complete Trevan's term, which expires on Dec. 31, 2028.