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Western helped illuminate career passion, empowered psychology grad to embrace identity
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… Hawke Osterhout , her time at Western Michigan University was nothing short of life-changing. "Becoming a Bronco … such a brighter perspective on life. It's improved the way that I view the world and has given me not just an … love, a psychology class she chose to fill an elective set the stage for a career course correction. "I was just …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67949
Championing diversity and innovation
College of Arts and Sciences
… diversity, along a road that starts in Detroit and ends in Washington, D.C., lies A Tiffany M. Moore's remarkable … welcomes innovators from around the world. Her path to WMU was fueled by the commitment to education of her … and on the field. Diversity is about changing your default settings and opening the aperture, recognizing that the …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-moore
The Bar Convent and Esopus arma Christi rolls and women’s devotions
Medieval Institute Publications
… The Bar Convent roll’s script and illustrations suggest it was made between 1475 and 1500. Thomas narrates and … of church liturgies for group participation in a household setting. The iconography of Saint Anne teaching the Virgin … a woman’s small hand and could just as easily be hidden away if Protestant authorities ransacked a recusant household …
https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/news/2025/06/morse-barconvent
National leader, respected public servant and longtime advocate for Western to receive honorary degree
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… l in August 2022 and collaborated with WMU President Edward Montgomery to discuss the future of civility in … have a new representative in the next Congress, I will always remain a steadfast supporter of the University.” … Kalamazoo and Flint, and pushed bipartisan legislation to set national drinking water standards for PFAS, which are …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70189
Faculty awarded prestigious Fulbright fellowships for global research and teaching opportunities
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… Faculty awarded prestigious Fulbright fellowships for global research … just to do research; I went to do both,” says Covell. “It was a fantastic opportunity to work on research projects … gateway for immigration in Europe, providing an invaluable setting for research endeavors. Gu, an established scholar …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/01/url-2025-fulbright-fellowships-awarded-stephen-covell-chien-juh-gu
WMU joins national alliance aimed at developing more inclusive and diverse STEM faculty
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… & Diverse STEM Faculty . The new cohort joins an inaugural set of 15 institutions that began working together to … for them to aspire to be part of these fields going forward," says Dr. Jennifer Bott , provost and vice president … and share the most promising innovative practices towards diversifying the STEM professoriate and ensure their …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56137
Free college-level courses offered to income-eligible residents
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… 10 graduated. Now we're seeing a number of them moving forward in practical ways," Yarbrough says. "One man, who was essentially … that begins Jan. 14, 2013. The second fall course is set to start Monday, Oct. 22. Each course, or module, lasts …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2271
Effort to help WMU students in need sees exponential growth, support
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… the Wesley Center, where Community Student Connection has set up shop to offer daily assistance. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Five … food at multiple sites every day. Eventually, his garage was overflowing with groceries. The operation needed … Fishes and help from International Campus Ministry, gave way to a massive expansion of the project. From March to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60524
Two WMU business students among six nationwide to win prestigious scholarship
Haworth College of Business
… to receive a coveted nationwide business scholarship awarded by the Richter Foundation and the Institute for … Scholarship Fund. Joy Goldschmidt of Troy and John Hayward of Portage have each received a $10,000 award from the … colleagues at Pfizer and many others." Hayward's skill set and his focus on the people around him stands out to Dr. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52257
University to honor three for teaching excellence at annual convocation
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… will be recognized as recipients of Distinguished Teaching Awards during WMU's Academic Convocation at 2 p.m. Friday, … address along with the presentation of other campuswide awards honoring this year's Emerging Scholars, Distinguished … a former student. Another former student noted she has a set of materials specifically written for her classes to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9721