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DEI Vocabulary
Diversity and Inclusion
… person's age. Bias is a positive or negative inclination toward a person, group, or community; can lead to … compositional or structural diversity, psychological dimensions, behavioral dimensions, and diversity leadership. … (phenotypes) such as skin color and ancestry. There is no scientific basis for or discernible distinction between …
https://wmich.edu/diversity/resources/deivocabulary
Alumni News and Updates
Medieval Institute
… Alumni News and Updates Learn about what graduates of the Medieval Institute are doing now , or see some of our alumni's … form to let us know! SUBMIT AN UPDATE Alumni Updates Wally Cornell, Class of 2017 I've passed my fields exams and …
https://wmich.edu/medieval/alumni/updates
Balancing leadership and learning at WMU Haworth
Haworth College of Business
… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Second-year MBA student Jumangie Smith is discovering the depth of his capabilities through his … Hailing from Tillery, North Carolina, Smith’s commitment to enhancing his knowledge has already begun to have … skills. The most appealing aspect of the WMU program was the focus on understanding how to use data to achieve …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/09/mba-jumangie-smith-leadership
Compensation and employee retention with Dr. Jen Bott
Haworth College of Business
… retention with Dr. Jen Bott Has the labor market become “unfrozen” after years of stagnancy due to recent events? … what we can expect from job seekers and employers in the near future? Historically, focus has largely been on pay and annual raises. Equity was defined at the system level in terms of the process for …
https://wmich.edu/business/bott2023
The Velvelettes: A legendary Motown group born on Western's campus
News
… with the keys. "Music is my life. It still is and it was when I was a kid," says Bertha Barbee-McNeal , … Motown group The Velvelettes. At 9 years old, she remembers, "I would sit on my curb (in Flint, Michigan), and I … … we won that $25!" The ladies' newfound fame on campus unearthed a challenge; their exotic name was difficult for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63261
TRIO future educators celebrated during cord ceremony
College of Education and Human Development
… Cheyenne Rose-Blankenburg, a special education and elementary education student, walks to receive her cord. Tammy Eaton and Natéya Moore from TRIO FESP congratulate students. Natéya Moore, director of the TRIO FESP. WMU President Edward Montgomery. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71435
New Empowering Futures Community promotes exploration, campus engagement at Western
News
… Futures Community promotes exploration, campus engagement at Western Submitted by Erin Flynn on Elizabeth "E.J." … like that. I'm just so grateful that I found the path I did, because I always knew what I wanted to do—being in the entertainment …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67074
University's geospatial sciences designation to be touted at open house
News
… month will celebrate its recent designation as one of 25 American institutions newly named a Center for Academic … designation is valid for one year, with expected annual renewals as the University keeps current with evolving GS … The agency serves the nation by providing reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43392
WMU Theatre stages poetic drama inspired by tragedy
Theatre
… with an intimate production of the poetic drama, "The Women of Lockerbie," inspired by the crash of Pan Am 103. The … determined to convert an act of hatred into an act of love, want to wash the clothes of the dead and return them to the … WMU Theatre alum and part-time instructor Kate Thomsen will direct the all WMU student cast. When asked what makes this …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37227