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Trustees approve new three-year faculty contract

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… a 2.25 percent salary increase. In addition, a research supplement of 1 percent becomes effective in Jan. 1, 2018 , and another 1 percent research supplement is effective Jan. 1, 2019. The final year of the … of the agreement include changes to the health care plan design, leave changes that include up to six weeks of paid …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42775

Faculty awarded prestigious Fulbright fellowships for global research and teaching opportunities

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… Dr. Stephen Covell Dr. Stephen Covell Covell is wrapping up his second Fulbright scholarship, which has taken him to … education. Covell plans to teach both courses at Western upon his return. In addition to teaching, Covell has been … engaged southwest Michigan. These initiatives include designing and promoting scholarship and academic …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/01/url-2025-fulbright-fellowships-awarded-stephen-covell-chien-juh-gu

Learning across the globe in WMU's College of Arts and Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences

… study. “The College of Arts and Sciences is incredibly supportive of study abroad programs, encouraging their … peoples and cultures, more compassionate about their struggles, more sensitive to other people’s needs.” With these … impacts every aspect of life, Orbe says, and while there is significant cultural diversity in the United States, it’s …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-studyabroad

Counselor education professor featured on LGBT+ podcast

College of Education and Human Development

… of gender transition within relationships, ways couples can maintain a strong bond and the role of supportive … Couple Issues and Strengths , students look at the significant gap in training when it comes to transgender and … demanding due to the potential for partners to easily trigger each other's emotions. He also says it is crucial for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/74964

Environmentally-focused student reels in internship with Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

College of Arts and Sciences

… 14,” she says. “She emailed me about this class and set me up here with a lot of professors that I could talk to.”  … and spreads informational materials to raise awareness and support the program “I was not expecting to have this kind of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/07/75928

Western students connect with legislators to advocate for environmental policies

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… our lives. Instead of just learning about the impacts, a group of Western Michigan University students got the … a senior from Grand Rapids, Michigan, studying integrated supply management. "I've been to some town council meetings … research environmental issues with potential bi-partisan support, write policy proposals and then invite their state …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64026

Western helped illuminate career passion, empowered psychology grad to embrace identity

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… me. And it's been really cool to be celebrated—not just supported and seen on campus, but celebrated as an … passion for the field and want to help others who may struggle with spirituality or the loss of someone they love, … I was learning a lot about scenic art and costume design," Osterhout remembers. While theatre may have been her …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67949

WMU faculty to perform with Kontras Quartet

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… quintets in the chamber music repertoire. They will team up first with Wong, performing W.A. Mozart's Clarinet … with A. Dvorak's Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81. The group has established an international following for its …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36560

Registration is open for WMU's Turkey Trot 5K

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… racers and walkers may register on site as well as pick up their participant packets. For more information or to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35784

Applications available for Student Sustainability Grants

Sustainability

… are due by 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 , for up to $75,000 in Student Sustainability Grant funding to support student research, activities and initiatives that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35514