Veronica Smith, occupational therapy assistant student, developed a unique activity book featuring 15 client factor-specific activities designed to integrate occupational therapy (OT) principles into therapeutic riding sessions. 

The WMU Student Center project was awarded Engineering News-Record's 2024 Award of Merit in Higher Education/Research for the midwest region. 

The Evaluation Lab, a unit within The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University (WMU), marked its first anniversary on January 17. The lab provides affordable evaluation services to Kalamazoo-area organizations while providing hands-on training in program evaluation to WMU students from a wide range of academic disciplines.

From the drought-scorched plains of northern Kenya to the statistics labs at Western Michigan University, Dr. Bilinda Straight and Dr. Duy Ngo are joining forces to investigate how environmental stressors affect human adaptation and climate change resilience

Pursuing a college degree is a significant investment for many students, and textbooks and other course materials represent a substantial additional expense.

Get a preview of upcoming titles from Medieval Institute Publications, with topics ranging from women in early Norwegian politics to authenticity in medieval literature! 

WMU construction engineering student from Downers Grove, Illinois, Drew Bielawski initially thought he would pursue a career in architecture but found construction engineering and Western the ideal fit. “My skills and personality are better suited to construction,” says Bielawski, who chose Western for its engineering program and its affordable out-of-state tuition.

The award from the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kalamazoo recognizes the department's ongoing support to improve childhood literacy.

Student employees at University Libraries get a leg up on their career journeys through hands-on, resume-worthy experiences in video production, event planning and content creation, among other things.

WMU Study Abroad is proud to announce three new Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship recipients. The newcomers join a group of eight Western Michigan University students who were awarded the prestigious federal study abroad scholarship this fall.

Our team has been driving library organizations and initiatives forward, offering leadership and collaborating with colleagues from across Michigan.

An award-winning filmmaker will deliver a talk March 15 as a Visiting Scholar on Western Michigan University’s campus to conclude the yearlong event series called A Life Well Lived-Kalamazoo. The event featuring Sky Bergman is free and open to the public. 

The two-week trip, run by WMU Study Abroad in collaboration with the Haworth College of Business, the College of Education and Human Development, and the College of Health and Human Services, fuses social entrepreneurship, justice and sustainable development.  

The publication ranked Western among the top 100 institutions in the nation for undergraduate online programs.

Except for essential services, Wednesday, Feb. 12, all WMU campuses closed at 6 p.m. for the remainder of today due to severe weather.

This is an example of an experience driven learning opportunity for Nursing students in the College of Health and Human Services.

A cutting-edge, multispectral scanning process was demonstrated on some of our medieval manuscripts and documents during the 59th International Congress on Medieval Studies.

For senior accounting student Wes Nichols, Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business is full of resources to achieve success. Nichols stands out as a dedicated student and an ambitious professional. Through the many programs available to students at WMU Haworth, Nichols has not only thrived in his academics, but in his career.

TIME has once again ranked Western Michigan University in its list of colleges and universities that produce top leaders, citing WMU alumni among influential high achievers and noting the Haworth College of Business specifically.