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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

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… 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

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… 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

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… 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

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… 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

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… 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