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Candidates for WMU admissions director to present on campus

News

… The first candidate to present will be Alicia Kornowa , director of admissions for recruitment at the … of Cincinnati since 2013. Her public presentation is set for 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 8 , in 1910 Sangren … to the form will be provided at the presentations. Kornowa Alicia Kornowa has worked in admissions and recruitment …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46865

Scholarship and storytelling: WMU professor's acclaimed historical-fiction imagines the life of Shakespeare's daughter

W Magazine

… in England for her new book, including the English Civil War. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"Things won are done, joy’s soul lies … and the members of his family. Her seventh novel, “The Owl Was a Baker’s Daughter: The Continuing Adventures of Judith … more than up to the task. “The time period in which it’s set is not exactly the time period in which I have …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2025/06/print-author-grace-tiffany-historical-fiction-imagines-life-shakespeares

Title IX issues are focus of new WMU training modules, student survey

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… spring recess. Some 6,000 randomly selected students are set to receive an email invitation from President Edward Montgomery to take an anonymous online survey designed … on campus. The survey also asks students about their awareness of campus resources available to help students when …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45689

Trustees to meet at WMU-Grand Rapids Beltline location

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… of a new policy governing how University policies are set and reviewed, and they will consider another … a report on WMU's new High Impact Leadership for School Renewal Project that is funded by a $12.5 million grant from the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45700

Focusing on access and high-quality education, WMU trustees approve 2023-24 tuition

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… Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees has set tuition, required fees, and room and board rates for the … Michigan Achievement Scholarship. This state scholarship was created to ensure access to a high-quality college … our career outcomes demonstrate every year,” President Edward Montgomery says. “Within months of graduation, 9 of 10 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/72055

Sport management students learn from and interact with the WMU Esports Arena

College of Education and Human Development

… with the WMU Esports Arena Submitted by Chris Hybels on Watch sport management students visit the WMU Esports Arena. … creatures. Assistant Professor Dr. Collin Cork watches a student playing video games. View of the stage … 36 gaming machines, of which 12 are competition computers, set in front of a 190-seat auditorium. The arena is the home …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71160

Ethics Center announces book clubs for Spring 2025

Study of Ethics in Society

… religious and cultural influences to address a set of guiding questions. These include: What constitutes a … Philosophy, will lead the discussions. In this book, the award-winning philosopher who used to be Google’s AI ethicist suggests that the best way to think of AI is as a mirror, rather than a mind. When …

https://wmich.edu/ethics/news/2025/01/ethics-books

WMU student chapter receives Superior Merit Award from SHRM

Haworth College of Business

… WMU student chapter receives Superior Merit Award from SHRM Submitted by Stacey Lowis on KALAMAZOO, … Society for Excellence in Human Resources (SEHR) was awarded a 2022-23 Superior Merit Award by the Society … has accomplished and the high bar of excellence they have set!” Witnessing student leaders develop marquee events that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72821

New WMU research aims to close equity gaps in Spanish education

College of Arts and Sciences

… histories to explain the gaps.   At WMU, Zárate- Sández set out to tackle one piece of the multi-faceted issue: the … for and received a Modern Language Association (MLA) Pathways Step Grant to support a year-long research and … initial findings and to be recognized at the convention’s awards ceremony.    “I believe that this is useful and …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/01/zarate-sandez-spanish

WMU researchers get $12.5 million grant for school leadership renewal

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… get $12.5 million grant for school leadership renewal Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Reeves Shen … University will use one of the largest single grants ever awarded to the University for a three-year effort aimed at … for teams of leaders in 75 schools that are implementing a set of new literacy essentials. Placing a trained team of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43228