Search
Women who rise from the waters—and an author’s rising acclaim
W Magazine
… Women who rise from the waters—and an author’s rising acclaim Submitted by Megan … Co., this third Campbell novel follows the success of "Once Upon a River" and "Q Road.” Those works, along with the … encouraged her to take a writing course with Dr. Jaimy Gordon , a now-retired WMU professor of English who won the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74810
Free college-level courses offered to income-eligible residents
News
… Western Michigan University and two local community organizations, offers low- to moderate-income residents in … free of charge, giving non-traditional students access to rigorous university-level education in the humanities. … courses, and students receive free books, tuition and supplies. Rondel D. Yarbrough , who has served as the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2271
New name for WMU program reflects commitment to support students' Essential Needs
Student Affairs
… New name for WMU program reflects commitment to support students' Essential Needs Submitted by Kaitlynn Boot … transitioned this fall to Essential Needs, a name change that more accurately reflects the role the program serves in … these services to students,” Easlick recommends. “My goal this year is to have the whole campus community get …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73121
A winning combination: Natalie Samdal masters finance and golf
Haworth College of Business
… A winning combination: Natalie Samdal masters finance and golf Submitted by … with my schedule so I can learn the material and make up any coursework that I may have missed while competing for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70503
From Honduras to WMU: Victor Hernandez finds his place
Haworth College of Business
… MI— For accountancy student Victor Andres Hernandez Lagos , Western Michigan University is a home away from home. Originally from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, the junior at the Haworth College of Business has made the most out of … attending university in a different country. With the support and inspiration from his family, Hernandez is …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/10/accountancy-victorhernandez-home-community
Future educators hit the ropes course to enhance collaboration skills
College of Education and Human Development
… Future educators hit the ropes course to enhance collaboration skills … needs from the moment they arrive and until they leave. "Groups come here for team building and leadership development … opportunity to continue personal growth by creating new goals for themselves," explaines Natéya M oore , director …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71574
WMU Medieval Institute wins NEH grant for summer institute
News
… Medieval Institute, has received a $180,000 award from the National Endowment for the Humanities. "Teaching 'Beowulf' … says NEH Chairman William Adams . "NEH is proud to support programs that illuminate the great ideas and events … access to our nation's many cultural resources, and open up for us new ways of understanding the world in which we …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31130
Student aviation careers ready for takeoff with launch of Aviate partnership
News
… Student aviation careers ready for takeoff with launch of Aviate … to help flow students through to an airline," says Suzie Targosz , a 2018 WMU alumna who now works as a flight … student Nathaniel Charter-Harris talks with U.S. Rep. Fred Upton. WMU is one of just four collegiate programs chosen by …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58142
100 years later, WMU's famed 'Black Ghost' remembered
News
… 100 years later, WMU's famed 'Black Ghost' remembered Submitted by … on and off the field. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—One hundred years ago, Sam Dunlap , Western Michigan University's first black … struck fear in the hearts of gridiron opponents and racked up scoring records that lasted decades, all the while …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41428
WMU makes deep cuts in tuition for future nonresident undergrads
News
… Mich.—After years of across-the-board tuition adjustments that left out-of-state students paying more than twice what … any student now or previously enrolled. Beginning with the upcoming summer I session, new nonresident undergraduate … the rate down to 1.25 times the in-state rate puts WMU in good position to compete for out-of-state students. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37694