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New on-campus thrift store supports sustainability, affordability

Steve Neal Midwest Area Scout for the Detroit Lions

From WMU stardom to NFL scouting, Bronco alum thriving with Detroit Lions

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WMU launches Native American elders-in-residence program

Dan Praise stands in front of a machine.

Engineering students set career plans in motion through Grand Rapids internship

Fountain and rocks on campus

WMU Board of Trustees to meet Wednesday to consider new AFSCME contract

An aerial view of Bronco Bash.

From giveaways to games to performances, epic celebration planned for Bronco Bash 2025

Students holding a WMU flag during move in 2024

Celebration, connection and campus changes welcome new and returning Broncos at fall welcome

Scientific test tubes filled with blue liquid stand up in the foreground while a scientist looks into a microscope in the background.

WMU secures $5.3M to boost Michigan innovation and biotech growth

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Section of Ring Road North, West Michigan Avenue to close Aug. 4–Sept. 22

A photo of the Sunseeker solar car.

Sunseeker shines as WMU team 'exceeds expectations' at Formula Sun Grand Prix

2025 Air Race Classic team

Western’s ‘Golden Girls’ soar through cross-country air race

The Main Campus Tree surrounded by spring flowers

Maintaining a balance of quality and access, WMU sets tuition, room and meal rates for 2025-26

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Western honors faculty achievements in tenure and promotion

Heterodox Awards on a table

WMU honored with Heterodox Academy’s 2025 Open Inquiry Award for Community Excellence

A mural featuring Western Michigan University iconography.

Western students leave their mark near campus through mural experience

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Record number of undergraduate patent applications filed at WMU

Stulberg Medalists 2025

International string competition at WMU celebrates 50 years of musical excellence, cultural exchange

President Montgomery shakes hands with graduates during commencement ceremonies.

Western celebrates summer 2025 graduates earning nearly 1,000 degrees on June 28

A professor works with a student in a greenhouse next to audio equipment.

WMU announces new class of Experience-Driven Learning Venture Grant recipients

2025 Sky Broncos nationals team

WMU precision flight team takes flight with national top five finish, lifelong industry connections

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Two WMU student jazz groups secure national outstanding performance awards

Rendering of the Golden Oaks residence hall 6x4

Major construction projects underway aim to redefine WMU campus experience

Members of the AIAA Pegasus advanced rocketry team display some of their rockets.

Broncos reach new heights in NASA Student Launch competition

Dr. Rory Naismith

WMU’s 2025 Gründler Book Prize winner examines how early medieval money systems have influenced the modern economy

A student wears a purple coat and holds an electric guitar, inspired by the fashion of Prince.

Turning up the style: Student fashion show celebrates music's influence on the runway

Students in GIST 3100 discuss personal objects and their meaning.

Global Studies in the Field prepares students for study abroad, connects students to scholarships and careers

President-elect Russ Kavalhuna at the podium with President Edward Mongomery and Board Chair Shelly Edgerton.

WMU trustees appoint Russ Kavalhuna, J.D., as University’s 10th president