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Three faculty members named academic leadership fellows by MAC

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… development program that aims to identify a select group of faculty and administrators in an effort to develop, … of future leaders in higher education and is another way in which the MAC can provide value to its membership …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43138

Kalamazoo's three college leaders make statement on DACA

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… of higher education collaborated on a message of support to DACA students and a call for a legislative … Arrivals order. Support for the retention of DACA as a way of showing our nation's compassion and basic sense of … more understandable to those around you. Our campuses are better places for your efforts. Edward Montgomery President, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42361

Grants to WMU soar past $3.7 million mark in April, May

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… at their June 29 meeting. Grants for research again led the way, climbing to more than $1.8 million. Three new grants … Thinking—a project that will create tasks specifically designed to generate opportunities for teachers to build on … of implementations of those tasks to develop tools to support teachers in leading productive, whole class …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40865

Princeton Review names WMU a best business school

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… The Haworth College of Business is among an elite group of fewer than 5 percent of business schools worldwide … and relevant program that benefits students in multiple ways as business professionals and leaders." Best schools … the anonymous survey comments from WMU students put it this way: "Western Michigan University is an international …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43809

A catalyst for environmental justice

W Magazine

… I didn't have the language or the understanding in terms of ways that I could probably help my community in ways I do … are ultimately impacted?" She is currently in the design phase of the project, connecting with educators who … at the table," Courtney says. "I come from a minority group, a marginalized group, and unless our voices are at the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68145

WALI helps expand access to space education

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Initiative (WALI) is a student organization dedicated to designing, building, testing and launching WMU’s first satellite. WALI has come a long way since it was founded in 2014 by a small group of undergraduate and graduate students interested in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/73466

Provost and dean discuss Grow Your Own on education podcast

College of Education and Human Development

… the teacher shortage in Michigan and how the college is supporting new students. Funded by the Michigan Department of Education, Grow Your Own (GYO) supports 80 school districts in the state by providing school … in the GYO program can still face challenges along the way. "We tend to think of higher-education as the 17 year …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75250

New WMU School of Medicine campus named after W.E. Upjohn

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… New WMU School of Medicine campus named after W.E. Upjohn Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Future site … Pharmacia, and Pfizer downtown campuses. Planning is under way to extensively renovate and slightly expand the facility … housed at WMU, which is one of the nation's 139 Carnegie-designated public research universities and one of only five …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/886

Eaton sponsoring, mentoring WMU engineering students

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… it has provided $8,000 to Western Michigan University in support of three student engineering teams that will design and develop vehicles to compete against other … for the American Solar Challenge, which is run on highways across the U.S. As one of only a handful of engineering …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6619

WMU graduate students to host national conference this week

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… Students. The conference, which is NAGPS' signature event, is expected to attract students … Oklahoma State universities and participants from as far away as the European Council of Doctoral Candidates and … life at the University. It primarily functions as a liaison between the University's administration and graduate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10979