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WMU lauded again with Washington Monthly top-100 ranking

News

… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In its 13th annual college rankings, government and policy magazine … ranked WMU at No. 97 among national universities. Published annually since 2005, the Washington Monthly college rankings … those published by such publications as U.S. News & World Report and Forbes. The Washington Monthly methodology is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42194

WMU names Essential Needs program to honor President Montgomery

News

… graduate. President Montgomery will retire on June 30, 2025 . His tenure began on Aug. 1, 2017 . Read  Montgomery’s Sept. 12, 2025 , retirement announcement  and  news release on his …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/03/essential-needs-named-montgomery

WMU again named among 'best national universities' by U.S. News

News

… Western Michigan University appears on U.S. News & World Report's list of "best national universities" and continues … making it among the top-100 public universities on the annual list. Other Michigan schools among the top-100 public … test scores and alumni giving. Last year, the magazine reported, the rankings were redone to more heavily weigh …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18468

Faculty member selected to head institutional effectiveness

News

… on coaching young people. She led the National Coaching Report Task Force in 2008 that produced the last National Coaching Report, the results of which she unveiled before the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. That report is the country's only comprehensive examination of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/189

New cannabis marketing course puts students on forefront of burgeoning industry

Haworth College of Business

… consumer goods segments in the industry. According to reports from Michigan.gov , over $1.1 billion in cannabis sales were reported in 2021, which have generated over $250 million in … tours of industry, business networking, and the annual Food Marketing and Supply Chain Conference. More than …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68892

Students place second in international cybersecurity competition

Cybersecurity

… students placed second in the undergraduate division of the 2025 Social Engineering competition at Temple University in … paths, collected artifacts, and a professional threat report outlining findings and mitigation strategies.   “The …

https://wmich.edu/cybersecurity/news/2025/07/students-place-second-cybersecurity-competition

NPR counterterrorism correspondent to speak Feb. 4

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… two terms. She joined the NPR staff in March 2007 and reports on counterterrorism at home and abroad for NPR News. …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2013/12/counterterrorism-correspondant-lecture

From Success at Southwest to Directing Denver International Airport: Dave LaPorte’s Aviation Operations Pathway

College of Aviation

… are preparing our airport to reach 100 million passengers annually and expect to be there by the end of the 2020s."   …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/03/laporte

Event draws top students to vie for $50,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 or 28, for the 29th annual Medallion Scholarship Competition . The competition …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/61

WMU joins national initiative to increase study abroad enrollment

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… Department of State. Its policy research activities include annually publishing the Open Doors Report on International and Educational Exchange. Along with … Through the initiative, IIE hopes to increase the national annual total from the 295,000 students who studied abroad …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14323