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Scholarship in action: Research highlights

University Libraries

… Templar, known for its exploits during the Crusades, was a powerful monastic military and financial order. The order is well known by historians and the general … Archives by an Italian scholar in 2001. The discovery was a significant finding for scholars studying the infamous …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/02/impact-report-research-highlights

Holiday poinsettia sales support PSSO

News

… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The deadline to order is 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25. KALAMAZOO—The Professional … to PSSO. Send completed order forms with payment to Paige Warner, First-Year Experience Programs, 2070 Seibert … be donated to charity. For more information, contact paige.warner@wmich.edu or call (269) 387-2187. Contact: Jeanne …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11354

Friday Feature: Ismail Abuzir

College of Aviation

… Ismail visiting the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Ismail was drawn to WMU mainly because of our aircraft’s state of … Outside of WMU, Ismail became an ambassador for Republic Airways in order to get a foot in the door for his regional flying. He …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/03/abuzir

WMU faculty to perform with Kontras Quartet

News

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36560

Broncos are going places: New report reveals 93% of Western grads are employed or continuing their education

News

… students are getting jobs very consistently," says Dr. Ewa Urban , director of assessment and effectiveness. "We … impact graduate success. In the most recent report, data was obtained for 72% of alumni earning degrees. Some … questions about graduates' Western experience. "It was very nice to have professors that genuinely cared about …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71441

Western's Dr. Chansheng He receives third Fulbright award

College of Arts and Sciences

… Western's Dr. Chansheng He receives third Fulbright award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … Mich.—Western Michigan University's Dr. Chansheng He was awarded his third Fulbright Specialist Program award in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71392

Keeping Kalamazoo welcoming is subject of town hall

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… hall meeting is being held Wednesday, Feb. 22 , to discuss ways of keeping the Kalamazoo area inclusive and welcoming in the wake of the divisive 2016 election campaign and President Donald Trump's executive orders related to immigration and undocumented workers. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38220

Katrovas to combine storytelling and song in recital of Czech composers

News

… on the composers' four-year friendship and the pre-World War II era they lived in. The project is under the auspices …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43299

Access on the menu

Blindness and Low Vision Studies

… by employee Anna Lane. Lane, a Portage resident and dishwasher at the restaurant, designed full braille versions of … observing blind diners struggle to participate fully in the ordering experience. Her dedication is rooted in her time at … go to any restaurant and be able to read that menu in any way they want to read that menu.” Together, Lane’s …

https://wmich.edu/visionstudies/news/2026/02/menu

David Chaplin obituary

News

… sociology at Western Michigan University, died July 27 . He was 86. Chaplin joined the WMU faculty in 1972 to serve as … served on numerous national organizations and panels and was a member of such professional groups as the American … a Latin American Studies Association task force that was a follow-up to President Jimmy Carter's special …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42352