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Immigration Support
International Student and Scholar Services
… 2026, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts granted nationwide preliminary relief preventing the … the final rule ending Duration of Status. The final rule was originally scheduled to take effect on September 15, … Due to the complexity of immigration regulations, always consult with a Western Michigan University immigration …
https://wmich.edu/international/immigration
Archived book clubs
Study of Ethics in Society
… religious and cultural influences to address a set of guiding questions. These include: What constitutes a … of Machine Thinking by Shannon Vallor . 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/book-club-archive
News Archives
World Religions and Cultures
… News Archives News Archives Congratulations to our award-winning students . Zachary Smith is awarded the Graduate College Department Research and Creative … it. E-mail Dr. Covell . Our current graduate students have set the bar high. In addition to winning the all-university …
https://wmich.edu/religion/about/news-archives
Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Reports
Assessment
… of assessment at WMU. As a result, the report format was re-evaluated by the UASC in 2015. Changes were … deans to streamline the process, and ensure the data was relevant and actionable, and a new template was created. … members of the University Assessment Steering Committee set up four sub-committees to review the reports, prepare …
https://wmich.edu/assessment/institutional-slo-reports
What you need to know about assessment
Assessment
… suggests areas in which improvement can be made. In this way, faculty and staff become engaged in the learning … impact faculty/staff evaluation? WMU has stated from the outset that assessment results will not be used to evaluate … faculty who are doing effective assessment should be rewarded no matter what the outcome of the data. It is …
https://wmich.edu/assessment/faqs
Guidelines for Stewarding our Institutional Voice
Office of the President
… Guidelines for Stewarding our Institutional Voice The Western Michigan … ingredients in our ability to accomplish that mission. Stewardship of free speech and academic freedom requires that … research and creative scholarship. The guidelines set forth in this document formalize and clarify our …
https://wmich.edu/president/leadership/institutional-voice
The House That Will Not Stand
Theatre
… Scenic Designer: Dave Nofsinger Costume Designer: Kathryn Wagner Sound Designer: Landen Yocum Stage Manager: Alexander Matthews CAST Beartrice Albans: * Dwandra Nickole Lampkin Agnes Albans: Arise Rock Maude Lynn … of color surviving within a deeply restrictive society set in New Orleans in 1836. The play begins with both …
https://wmich.edu/theatre/house-will-not-stand-program
Intro to Functional Course Design
Teaching and Learning
… to engage with learning content and activities in a way that is enjoyable and effective by removing barriers to … objectives and can be used to gauge learner progress toward key assessments and course outcomes, support … Integrate your syllabus into Elearning, including setting up the gradebook and connecting dropbox, quizzes, …
https://wmich.edu/x/teaching-learning/teaching-resources/intro-fcd
Free Speech
Free Speech
… as flag-burning, wearing armbands, using the symbol of the swastika or political cartoons, some types of speech are not … Yes. Hate speech is generally defined as insults towards a person or group of people based on their race, … such action" (Brandenburg v. Ohio 1969 ). The precedent set in that case became the basis to free Gregory Hess, a …
https://wmich.edu/freespeech
History of Physics at WMU
Physics
… traces its history to 1904, when instruction began at what was then Western State Normal School. Physics was taught, along with chemistry, under the auspices of the … and other modern teaching tools. A small planetarium was set up in a basement storage room for astronomy classes. It …
https://wmich.edu/physics/about/history