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Savings add up for students under Libraries' grants for free online textbooks

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… Michigan University students are expected to save a total of nearly $164,000 on the cost of textbooks and course … $1,000 grants each to 10 faculty and instructors. View the 2020-21 Open Textbook Grant recipients . Open textbooks are … 1977, higher than medical costs and the Consumer Price Index. Many students who can't afford their textbooks have …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63257

The Bar Convent and Esopus arma Christi rolls and women’s devotions

Medieval Institute Publications

… Owens on This blog post is authored by Mary Morse, author of MIP's English Birth Girdles: Devotions for Woman in "Travell of Childe."   Mary Morse specializes in medieval women’s devotional and childbirth practices. She is Professor Emerita of English and past director of the Gender …

https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/news/2025/06/morse-barconvent

WMU, Haenicke Institute for Global Education, announce International Education Week

International Student and Scholar Services

… perspectives on WMU’s campus as you hear firsthand accounts of international students hailing from Angola, Pakistan and … to make the world a better place. Tips from International Professionals on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 4:00 p.m., in the … strategies and appreciating the personal journeys of the individuals around us. Speakers include Dr. Reetha …

https://wmich.edu/international/news/2024/11/globalnews-0

Light Center for Chinese Studies opens guest lecture series

International Student and Scholar Services

… registration is requested.    Dr. Lucas Klein, associate professor of Chinese at Arizona State University, will present on “The Poetry of Xi Chuan and ‘Chineseness’ Reconsidered” Monday, Nov. 11, …

https://wmich.edu/international/news/2024/11/globalnews

WMU programs recognized by national diversity magazine

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… acclaim from a national diversity magazine. WMU was one of 90 institutions from around the nation named an annual … Program and diversity education workshops as a few of the many efforts the University is undertaking. "We are … Experience. The honorees will be featured in the November 2020 issue of the magazine at insightintodiversity.com . …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61244

The Hagan Hangar: A Family’s Legacy Takes Wing at Western Michigan University

College of Aviation

… during their sister's Wings Ceremony at the WMU College of Aviation It's not quite the Hagan College of Aviation at Western Michigan University, but it's getting close .   That's because three of the Hagan siblings out of Flat Rock, Mich., have -- or …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/06/hagan

Podcast demystifies behavior change strategies to promote public health

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… align="right"] [/caption] The duo, who met decades ago as professor and student at Western Michigan University, created … health knowledge. "Oh, Behave!" explores the universe of health products and services, decoding behavioral science … —a company he and Bensley spun out of Western in April 2020. "It's a platform for us to discuss topics we are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64067

Medicine garden harvest helps kick off academic year for Native American Student Organization

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… Medicine garden harvest helps kick off academic year for Native American Student Organization … the hot August sun,  Shabanaa Bush carefully ties bundles of sage freshly harvested from a bed in front of Western … with Tribal nations in the region in late 2019 and early 2020, includes sage, sweetgrass and tobacco—three of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/medicine-garden-harvest-2024-native-american-student-association

Western alumna highlights first-generation Latinx student journeys at documentary screening

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

… Submitted by Emily Monacelli Guzman on A screening of "First Voice Generation" is planned for Saturday, Oct. 7. … Western Michigan University alumna details the struggles of first-generation Latinx students in a documentary … of Journalism, Martinez moved back home to Holland in 2020 to shine a light on the difficulties some students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72796

WMU professor takes the helm at state board

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… WMU professor takes the helm at state board Submitted by Stacey … on Smith KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western Michigan University professor has been named to one of the highest oversight posts in the field of accountancy. … , visit WMU News online. Contact: Stacey Anderson July 10, 2020

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60233