The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Western Michigan University is hosting four events for its fall 2026 Custer Speaker Series, featuring speakers from across the country to inform and engage with WMU students and community members about various subjects designed to broaden attendees’ understanding of the world.  

Sport management student Matt has shaped his education around a career in athletic communications, combining coursework with hands-on experience in WMU Athletics. Now pursuing his master’s degree, he has already reached one of his career goals as sports information director for women’s soccer.

Through a grant from the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation, theatre students are working alongside faculty to level up audio and visual technology in the Shaw, Williams and York Arena theatres, housed in the Gilmore Theatre Complex.

Western has finished flushing all building water systems and changing water cooler filters.

Boil water advisory remains in effect for most of WMU's Kalamazoo locations. 

The Western Michigan University community is ready to celebrate homecoming Oct. 9-10 with a full slate of Bronco traditions, reunions and celebrations. The highlights: football against Kent State at Waldo Stadium, the alumni tailgate on the Heritage Hall Grand Lawn, alumni award ceremonies and the sixth annual Bronco Marching Band Homecoming Weekend.

NAGC Announces Award Recipients Which Include Three ATYP Students - one for the Dr. Martin D. Jenkins Student Scholarship Award and two for the La Excelencia Latina Student Scholar Award.

Driven by his strong desire to keep growing and stay curious, MBA student Chetanya Singla has drawn on his military training and ability to keep calm under pressure as he has pursued his passion for business after working in the granite industry. Singla is enrolled in the dual MBA program with Christ University in Bangalore, India, and Westen Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business.

Western Michigan University’s Sindecuse Health Center staff and Facilities Management Custodial teams are increasing shared efforts at reducing the spread of seasonal influenza and other respiratory infections as Fall Semester begins.

Members of Western Michigan University’s College of Health and Human Services came together Sunday morning at Kalamazoo Valley Community College to participate in NAMIWalks, supporting mental health awareness and the work of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

MidWest Enterprises for the Blind (MWEB), together with Western Michigan University’s College of Health and Human Services Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies, invites individuals, families and community members of all ages and abilities to participate in the 2026 White Cane 5K.

New partnership expands opportunities for organizational change leadership students to connect with global scholars, practitioners and professional networks.

Western Michigan University students in the Broncos Lead Internship Program partnered with the city of Kalamazoo to advance local sustainability and zero-waste initiatives. Through hands-on behavioral science research, graduate interns are boosting recycling efforts at public spaces like downtown Kalamazoo and the local farmers market. This collaboration provides students with valuable career experience while helping the city achieve its long-term environmental goals.

Through her Broncos Lead internship with At Bat, Ja’Nya Dials gained valuable professional experience helping to elevate the profile of a nonprofit organization while also making a difference in her community.

Aiden Lambert, a multimedia arts technology student, beat out applicants from across the country to land an audio production internship at the epicenter of rock music: the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In his experience, he learned from professionals and had opportunities to work concerts for touring bands.

Alejandro Azofeifa, Ph.D., an alumnus of Western Michigan University’s Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Ph.D. Program, is the lead author of a new article in JAMA examining 25 years of lessons and public health impacts from the World Trade Center Health Program.

Other agenda items the trustees will consider include a donation of real estate to the city of Kalamazoo, a personnel report and two curriculum proposals.

WMU Study Abroad will take students to India this year on a new trip to mark the 30th anniversary of Western Michigan University’s strong and long-standing partnership with Christ University in Bangalore. To celebrate, the Haenicke Institute for Global Education will cover program fees and airfare.

Six Western Michigan University students received the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship in 2026, gaining new perspectives and building their confidence to learn and work abroad. 

Dr. Laura Dinehart, dean of the College of Education and Human Development, has been appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to the Every Child Reads Champions Council, bringing her expertise in early learning, literacy and educator preparation to statewide efforts to improve reading outcomes for Michigan children.

Before Tim Twentyman, longtime senior writer and insider for the Detroit Lions, was a household name among die-hard Honolulu blue fans, he wrote about Bronco football for the Western Herald and interned at a local television station while getting his bachelor’s degree. He credits his ascent into his NFL dream job to all that Experience-Driven Learning: “Everything I have I can trace back to my time in 1998, walking onto that Western Michigan University campus in Kalamazoo. Western turned a young kid’s love of sports into a career path.”

Thousands of new Broncos moved onto campus for the first time, greeted by eager students, staff and community volunteers. Along with the excitement of a new year comes the opening of WMU’s newest residence hall, Valley Oaks, where first-year students are getting settled in and connected to resources to help them thrive in their college journey.