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The philosophy of grief

College of Arts and Sciences

… in these social and political contexts [of grief], like Black Lives Matter, but thinking I should understand … was happening at the nationwide level merged with her own foggy, understood experience of grief, she was drawn to the … of grief.    Realizing that first-hand accounts of grief like Lewis’s might be the best path to philosophically …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-atkins

What is...WMU professor on Jeopardy?

College of Arts and Sciences

… by. Sometime last summer, I got to the point where I was like, ‘I guess this just isn’t happening,’” Strong says.    … other contestants.    “I really encourage anybody who does like Jeopardy and who’s thinking about trying out to go for …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-jeopardy

Engineering students set career plans in motion through Grand Rapids internship

News

… especially ones who are doing something closer to what I’d like to be doing,” says Sykes, whose first internship at an … as he prepares for his final year at Western. “It’s like I was sitting in front of this box of puzzle pieces . … know why you’re learning what you’re learning. But I feel like now the connections and branches between the things …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/dan-praise-landon-sykes-complete-engineering-internship-moetion-technologies

Winning with Warner: Scott's Aviation Management Maturation

College of Aviation

… the funny answer is, “Money!” However, for people like Western Michigan University Alumnus Scott Warner, the … glad I did!” Request WMU College of Aviation Information Unlike some students, whose interest in certain things wane … satisfaction within the career significantly.” While Mick Jagger may not have been able to find any satisfaction, this …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/02/warner

Cybersecurity student dreams big

Cybersecurity

… “I’m really into threat intelligence and forensics. I like digging through data to figure out who did what and how. I’m … allowed to), fix them, ask questions, and find people who like the same weird stuff you do. No student here is an …

https://wmich.edu/cybersecurity/news/2025/07/lochlan-mcelroy-cybersecurity

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

News

… is our first welcome to Western. We want everyone to feel like they can be involved,” says Roshona Porter , director … for staff and for navigating campus. It feels more like a team effort,” Porter says. Sign up to help with move …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/broncos-return-fall-welcome-2025

WMU digital marketing students create influencer campaigns for Disney’s The Lion King

Haworth College of Business

… shows. And the ‘love’ for their effort is felt in likes, clicks and views. Dr. Scott Cowley with digital … it is. “I enjoyed the process of creating ‘influencer-like’ content to post on my account,” says Hannah DeLora … creation for live performances. “I hope that projects like this will encourage more students to be open to the …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/02/lion-king-digital-marketing

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

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… a crucial role in trade, power and social connections--much like wallets and digital transactions do today. It reveals … illustrations, including hand-drawn maps. “It feels to me like a very long, carefully planned, slowly refined project …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/05/2025-grundler-book-prize-winner

WMU professor awarded prestigious Bellagio Residency: continues work on grief

College of Arts and Sciences

… by Sara Dillon on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Ashley Atkins would like to extend an early apology to her mother-in-law for …   “The book project is a way of engaging with books like Lewis’s. These are firsthand eyewitnesses that are … it anxiety producing to talk about certain kinds of topics, like death, grief, aging,” Atkins said.   She continued: “I …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2024/12/ashley-atkins-bellagio

New facility propels Western’s College of Aviation into the future

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… the new Aviation Education Center. Industry partners, key stakeholders, government representatives and WMU community … mind, including in the architecture and design details.   I like sitting by the windows so I can watch the planes take … areas,” Thinnes says. Even the light fixtures are shaped like propellers. “People don’t get into aviation to be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64760