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Fall/Winter 2021-22

W Magazine

… and a promise to our students. I hear it frequently when I meet with alumni who eagerly tell me how Western offered … about the future, thanks to the possibilities they’ve discovered with us. Our focus on and success in providing … $550 million contribution announced this past summer was the largest donation for a public university in U.S. …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/fall-winter-2021-22

Identity, purpose take center stage in WMU Theatre's 'Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea'

News

… 5, at the Williams Theatre on Western's campus. Donovan Wade, right, plays Dontrell's best friend in the production. … Mich.—Magic, mystery and a painful history lesson—audiences will embark on an epic journey in Western Michigan … during the Middle Passage after being forced into enslavement. "We're telling this really important story of an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70533

Bound for success: College of Education and Human Development’s book sale smashes fundraising goals

College of Education and Human Development

… Bound for success: College of Education and Human Development’s book sale smashes fundraising goals Submitted by … sale raised more than $2,500 for Read and Write Kalamazoo, nearly tripling last year’s amount. The fundraiser sold more … Hall and the WMU Student Center. “This year’s success was made possible only through the efforts of many in our …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/11/college-education-human-development-book-fundraiser-children-literacy

Let’s expand what it means to be smart

W Magazine

… Let’s expand what it means to be smart When our Marketing and Strategic … strategy, I must confess that it connected with me immediately. Not simply as the University president looking at … the challenges our students face, but also as someone who walked in those same shoes when I began college many years …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/let%E2%80%99s-expand-what-it-means-be-smart

Shred unwanted documents at free campus event

News

… Shred unwanted documents at free campus event Submitted by Deanne Puca on CDs, … is hosting the event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Lot 41 near Sangren Hall. A truck with several 95-gallon containers …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31212

Geophysics

Academics

… Geophysics Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences As a … those for general study, specific areas of study such as water quality, and endowments for students who will be … and contamination problems, mapping of the sub-bottom of near-shore Lake Michigan, developing custom GPR antennae, …

https://wmich.edu/academics/undergraduate/geophysics

Fueled by her own trauma, doctoral student fights to break cycle of sexual violence

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… Africa. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Trauma manifests in many ways. Tabitha Mpamira became fascinated with its complexities while working in … 11. "It hit me that either I was being a hypocrite—that I didn't want to do the work that I was telling this little …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65358

Economics alumna tackling hunger, health issues at Brookings Institution

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… education. Read more about the results here . NEW DELHI, India—As child in Kolkata, India, Dr. Dweepobotee Brahma … witnessed poverty firsthand. Dr. Dweepobotee Brahma "I was lucky, I grew up in a metropolitan city," she says. "But even within the city …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/57684

WMU digital marketing students create influencer campaigns for Disney’s The Lion King

Business Magazine

… WMU digital marketing students create influencer campaigns for … The Lion King Can you feel the love tonight? The answer was yes for Western Michigan University digital marketing … Disney’s The Lion King to other WMU students through social media during the show’s run in early February. As part of a …

https://wmich.edu/businessmagazine/lion-king2025

Perspectives: Success, strategy and SPF

Business Magazine

… to experiences, collaborating on key initiatives, and leading and listening well. Cynthia Herrera’s breadth of … in 2019. Since then, she has worked to foster an environment of collaboration and trust at the company, championing … participant in the WMU Food Marketing Conference. “I want to support the University and food marketing program in …

https://wmich.edu/businessmagazine/herrera2025