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WMU taps leader from Oregon State to take reins of Bronco Athletics

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… Bartholomae KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Following a nationwide search, Western Michigan University has named a new director for …  who is retiring this month after a four-decade career at Western, including 24 years heading up the division. “We are … to come,” President Edward Montgomery says. "Dan comes to Western with a strong record of service in Division I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66647

Master's student celebrates citizenship, graduation weeks apart

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… but I never got the opportunity to acquire the knowledge. Western Michigan University has given me that." Ediae Three … degree in Evaluation, Measurement and Research from Western's College of Education and Human Development. It … to be what I am today." After commencement, Ediae is looking forward to his next challenge: Army Officer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64006

Doctoral student launches WMU Higher Education for the Justice-Involved program

College of Arts and Sciences

… (HEJI) program. Photo: Michael Lanka. COLDWATER, Mich.—At Western Michigan University, Bronco pride runs deep. It is … to bring a quality education to individuals incarcerated at Western’s newest branch campus, WMU-Coldwater, officially … opportunity to pursue and obtain a Bachelor's degree from Western. Entitled Higher Education for the Justice-Involved …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73662

Identity, purpose take center stage in WMU Theatre's 'Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea'

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… Jan. 27 to Sunday, Feb. 5, at the Williams Theatre on Western's campus. Donovan Wade, right, plays Dontrell's best … segregation were happening or enslavement. But even now, looking back, I just feel so helpless. We're still … he says. "That's what drives me. The people who looked like me who came before me weren't able to do (this …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70533

Fort St. Joseph offers lectures and open house

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… St. Joseph Archaeological Project , a partnership between Western Michigan University and the city of Niles, is … fort was one of the earliest European settlements in the western Great Lakes region. It was an important part of a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47845

Get moving, gamers!

W Magazine

… science and 2022 Emerging Scholar Award recipient, and Western graduate Dr. Rachel Dykstra , Ph.D‘21 in exercise … passion for fitness has fueled his research since joining Western’s faculty in 2014, primarily focusing on how the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69851

School of Communication professor launches new podcast: ‘The Communicative Leader’

College of Arts and Sciences

… two decades, Dr. Leah Omilion-Hodges , a professor in Western Michigan University's School of Communication, has … moving parts there are.” Omilion-Hodges, who has taught at Western since 2012, believes that it is all too easy for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69265

Bronco Racing speeds into the future with their first EV

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Noah Gould, Jack LeFevre and Aidan Fayhee. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's Formula SAE student … the next generation of automotive development is to Western.” For more WMU news, arts and events, visit  WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73446

Engineering students win national green vehicle competition

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… KALAMAZOO--A group of engineering technology students from Western Michigan University has won the inaugural Human … well as California Polytechnic State, San Luis Obispo; Case Western Reserve; Northwestern; and Purdue universities. Minnesota came in second …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/350

Gordon's 'Misrule' continues to attract literary world's praise

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… on Gordon KALAMAZOO--" Lord of Misrule ," a novel by Western Michigan University Professor Jaimy Gordon and … fiction prize in the nation. Jaimy Gordon Gordon is a Western Michigan University professor of English and a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/219