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Student finalists for $100K Cultivate 269 pitch competition announced

One of the WMU College of Aviation's airplanes is in flight while the rest of the fleet is lined up outside.

Duncan Aviation gift establishes first endowed professorship in WMU College of Aviation

Dr. Benjamin Koestler and lab team pose together

Grant advances bacteria research while training future scientists

President Russ Kavalhuna gives student Erica MacQueen an award for being the Presidential Scholar in biological sciences.

48 seniors earn WMU’s highest undergraduate honor as 2026 Presidential Scholars

On WMU Haworth's winning team are Joey Pisano, Ashlyn Thom, Caroline Gratsch and Drew Gassman

WMU sales students win Desert Cup for 3rd straight year

Bronco statue with yellow tulips in the foreground.

WMU receives $3M anonymous gift to support Bronco Athletics and Seita Scholars Program

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Western Michigan University students take first at Michigan Collegiate Startup Challenge

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WMU to purchase Newell Rubbermaid’s facility on Parkview Campus

Maya Narayan models a bedazzled gown on a New York Fashion Week runway.

Top model, top student: WMU Medallion Scholar slays in the classroom and on the runway

A portrait of Dr. Ashlyn Kuersten in the Cold Case Program classroom.

WMU’s Dr. Ashlyn Kuersten wins MAC Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success

Members of WMU's Native American Student Organization gather with Dr. Dee Sherwood, Robin Greymountain and Shannon Martin.

WMU welcomes Indigenous leaders as elders in residence

An airplane sits on the tarmac.

WMU aviation instructor, student win statewide awards

ATOM team wins NAEMSP award

WMU experts in medicine, engineering and communication earn national recognition for efforts to reduce medication dosing errors for children

A row of multiple WMU aircraft on the tarmac at the College of Aviation.

WMU College of Aviation receives federal funding to expand workforce development

Portraits of WMU President Russ Kavalhuna, Doug Lepisto and Derrick McIver.

Strong showing from Western Michigan University in Crain’s Newsmakers of 2025—including top honors

Madison Petroff

WMU business student honored as a top leader in Michigan

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Burris elected new vice chair of WMU Board of Trustees

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Alan Turfe now leads WMU Board of Trustees

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WMU named one of five universities to lead new state teacher preparation program

Mandy Rodriguez, recipient of the 2025-26 Operation Hat Trick scholarship

Operation Hat Trick scholarship supports WMU grad student and Army veteran

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Kalamazoo Forward Ventures brings its inaugural $100K student pitch competition to WMU

A WMU graduate wearing her graduation cap and gown proudly holds up her diploma.

Latest Career Outcomes Report shows WMU grads are on a roll

Max Hahn is a Senior Video Producer for the Detroit Lions.

From WMU to the NFL: Emmy-winning alum reflects on ‘transformational’ college experience

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High schoolers prepare for college through WMU business simulation course

 Dr. Lisa Paulius and Dr. Clement Burns, both professors of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Igor Fedotov, professor of viola in the Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

Three WMU faculty earn prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar awards

Tanya Thompson stands inside The Aroma Labs' Kalamazoo location on the downtown mall.

Building a business, one degree at a time

Student shakes hand with an representative of a business at a career fair on the WMU campus

Spring career fairs to bring top employers to WMU

Amber Johnson

From co-owner to consultant to volunteer, industrial engineering alumna’s career is dedicated to data-driven solutions

Food marketing students with Dr. Russell Zwanka

Repeated recognition: WMU food marketing program wins industry award for second consecutive year

John Harbaugh holds the Lombardi Trophy.

Super Bowl-winning coach John Harbaugh reflects on his start at Western: ‘The greatest three coaching years of my life’

A photo of two students sitting behind microphones in the WIDR-FM recording studio.

WMU’s student-run WIDR-FM receives national, international recognition

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Champion for college: Grad student wins statewide award for guiding high schoolers

WMU students Josh Major and Drew Gassman

Nerves of steel prevail as WMU sales students win big at Steel City Sales Challenge

Mohammed Asif sails on a boat.

Doctoral candidate charts course for success in world-class sailing win

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WMU cybersecurity program receives ABET accreditation

Students walk on a sidewalk on campus.

Bronco Buds program to welcome hundreds of Kalamazoo high schoolers to WMU campus

Dr. Kimberly Carter

WMU alumna named Michigan’s 2026 Superintendent of the Year

Two students walking outside in the snow outside of Sangren Hall.

In the know about snow: WMU’s closure policy and safety info

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WMU launches Western Outfitters to help Broncos dress for success

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WMU-AAUP, President Kavalhuna launch scholarship to advance opportunity for first-generation students

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WMU alumna named Michigan’s 2026 High School Assistant Principal of the Year

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WMU’s Sky Broncos crowned regional champions for 4th consecutive year

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Champions of the arts, WMU alumni Lynn Chen-Zhang and Charles Zhang win Kalamazoo arts council award

A student looking at a computer while someone's heart rate is taken on their finger.

WMU announces second 2025 cohort of Experience-Driven Learning Venture Grants

A green shuttle bus.

Western Michigan University’s Leadership and Business Strategy Program launches downtown shuttle connecting campus and city

Charles Zhang and Lynn Chen-Zhang hold their awards.

WMU alumni awarded prestigious Blue Cloud Award

Students sit on a bench with a laptop.

Students crack code for career success at WMU Cybersecurity Summit

Jack Austin stands on "The Voice" stage. Photo courtesy Griffin Nagel/NBC.

‘Greatest moment of my life’: WMU Theatre student blows judges away on ‘The Voice’