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Global education leader named interim associate provost at Haenicke Institute for Global Education

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

… on Dr. Ying Zeng KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Ying Zeng , director of Asian Initiatives at Western Michigan University’s … Christian University in Tokyo, Japan. She also earned a bachelor’s degree in scientific instruments engineering from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, and a bachelor’s degree in American Studies from International …

https://wmich.edu/provost/news/2024/08/ying-zeng-interim-hige

WMU alumni triumph at the 67th annual Grammy Awards

College of Fine Arts

… Michigan University and the Irving S. Gilmore School of Music are celebrating a remarkable achievement as nine … awards highlighted the exceptional talent and dedication of WMU graduates, who received both nominations and wins … by Kurt Elling & Sullivan Fortner. The unprecedented number of winners and nominees from the WMU Irving S. Gilmore …

https://wmich.edu/finearts/news/2025/02/grammy-nods-2025

Spring registration underway for low-cost Chinese culture courses

News

… for spring Chinese culture courses that begin the week of January 26 . The 12-week, low-cost courses are taught in … than academic credit. A half-price tuition discount is offered to those age 55 and older, WMU part-time faculty and … for basic and intermediate Chinese Gongbi painting, holds a bachelor’s degree of art education and has served as an art …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20673

Claude S. Phillips Jr. obituary

News

… Claude S. Phillips Jr., Western Michigan University professor emeritus of political science and co-founder of what is now the Haenicke Institute … raised in the coal mining region of West Virginia, earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15877

Researcher who models off-world storms earns NASA fellowship

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… Researcher who models off-world storms earns NASA fellowship Submitted by … that, and his efforts earned him a NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship. Brueshaber is one of only 28 applicants … and graduate-level fluid mechanics at WMU and earned a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from Embry-Riddle …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36117

WMU faculty bring global learning to CHHS students through COIL projects

College of Health and Human Services

… by Jillian Fraze on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Faculty in the School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs are leading the way … from across the globe during the fall 2025 semester.  Photo of CHHS undergraduate public health students co-presenting … with Ugandan public health students in November of 2025. Dr. Cataldo partnered with University of Edinburgh, …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/11/coil

WMU Board of Trustees to meet Thursday

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… WMU Board of Trustees to meet Thursday Submitted by Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees is set to convene at noon on Thursday, Feb. 6 , … Student Center ballroom.  The board will consider approval of the Campus Master Plan, which has been developed over the …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/02/board-trustees-meeting-february-2025

Agendas in reporting about global warming to be examined in talk

News

… KALAMAZOO—The potential for hidden agendas in the reporting of global warming will be examined later this month when a … reporter speaks at Western Michigan University as part of the University Center for the Humanities 2013-14 Changing Climates Series. Kenneth Chang , who has been a science reporter for The New York Times since 2000, will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11039

Brunch to honor human performance, health education alumni

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's Department of Human Performance and Health Education will honor … noon Saturday, April 14 , at the Fetzer Center. The focus of the event is to provide public recognition for the … . 2018 award recipients Tracy Ciucci , B.S. exercise science, 1999, and M.A. sport management, 2002 Amy Gyorkos , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/46044

James W. Hill obituary

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… in Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business, died April 9. He was 83. Hill, professor … student who exemplifies ethics and leadership within the Bachelor of Business Administration program. Hill was active … Research Department at the Detroit Edison Co. Hill earned a bachelor's degree in psychology summa cum laude from the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/339