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Bolstered by impactful experiences, 94% of recent Western grads securing jobs, furthering education
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… Bolstered by impactful experiences, 94% of recent Western grads securing jobs, furthering education Submitted by Erin Flynn on Western Michigan University graduates have bright futures … new report finds Western Michigan University graduates are landing jobs and pursuing further education at increasingly …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75483
Team USA luger sees natural track to career success at Western
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… Team USA luger sees natural track to career success at Western Submitted by Erin Flynn on Torrey Cookman, a … engineering student, completed classes remotely during spring semester while he competed internationally with the … Miriam Jennewein The World Cup circuit takes Cookman and his teammates on a two month tour across Europe, from …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70875
New program pairs Western students with MSP to bring justice in unsolved murders
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… New program pairs Western students with MSP to bring justice in unsolved … cold case murders will be part of a new program at Western Michigan University. In partnership with Michigan … more than a decade old. Western students will help organize and catalog cases for detectives, looking for potential new …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63526
Western's College of Aviation honors alumni, supporters with annual awards
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… Western's College of Aviation honors alumni, supporters with … plane forward toward its destination. A number of people and organizations have acted in the same manner in support of Western Michigan University's College of Aviation, elevating …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69791
Through community partnerships, Western professor highlights history of African American Muslims in Detroit
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… Through community partnerships, Western professor highlights history of African American … Muslim history remains unknown to the general public. A Western Michigan University professor hopes to change that. … Muslims have a lot to tell us about United States history and politics because they have been here since before the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64682
Groundbreaking enzyme discovery leads to Western professor receiving prestigious National Science Foundation prize
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… Groundbreaking enzyme discovery leads to Western professor receiving prestigious National Science … scientific breakthrough a century in the making has landed a Western Michigan University faculty member a prestigious …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70536
Western expert: Pandemic sparked a 'she-cession,' disproportionately forcing women out of the workforce
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… Western expert: Pandemic sparked a 'she-cession,' disproportionately forcing … Mich.—The economic crisis sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic could set working women back decades. For 40 years, … striking," says Dr. Jean Kimmel , professor of economics at Western Michigan University. "I think this has caused a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63542
Western to confer more than 1,400 degrees during in-person, virtual commencement ceremonies
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… Western to confer more than 1,400 degrees during in-person, … by Deanne Puca on Ready for success Several outstanding graduates have thrived at WMU by finding support in … WMU conducts formal graduation exercises after the fall and spring semesters and the summer I session, although students …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66338
Western student leaders attend inaugural first-generation college celebration at White House
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… Western student leaders attend inaugural first-generation … White House Submitted by Erin Flynn on Joana Zuniga, left, and Noemí Méndez, right, got a special, behind-the-scenes … Shroyer, B.S.W.'87, center. Zuniga and Méndez represented Western at the inaugural First-Generation College Student …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73523
Take a stroll around Western's campuses to see what's new
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… Take a stroll around Western's campuses to see what's new Submitted by Megan … That's what many Broncos will find when they step back on Western Michigan University's campus this fall, some of them for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic sent students home in March 2020. The favorite …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65100