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Graduate College Dean Stapleton named interim provost

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… approved the appointment of Stapleton, whose selection was announced to the campus community in early June by WMU President John M. Dunn . She replaces Dr. Timothy Greene , who after nine years in the position, is returning … Research Experience for Undergraduates program and as project director for a Howard Hughes Medical Institute …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40857

Take a stroll around Western's campuses to see what's new

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… gone. A true campus favorite, Miller Plaza Fountain. The greenery is in full bloom around the pond in front of Sangren Hall. The curtain wall on the new student center and dining facility is … student center and dining facility is coming along too. The project is set to be complete in August 2022.  And hey, did …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65100

Stanford names two WMU students as University Innovation Fellows

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… and women's studies, is from Marshall, while Nathan LaWarre , a student majoring in electrical engineering with a … connect students from different areas in interdisciplinary projects and research. "I believe that to truly foster … because I see things from a different perspective." LaWarre also credits the Innovation Club and other …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38475

WMU saluted again in rankings of veteran-friendly institutions

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… other public university in Michigan to make the 2017 list was Central Michigan University. Best for Vets: Colleges 2017 is an editorially independent news project that evaluates the many factors that help make … enrolled at a public university in Michigan. The office was established in 2009 to support veterans, service members …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36268

Area youths participating in 2016 Asylum Lake Adventure Day

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… May 11 . The day will bring together students from Mattawan Later Elementary School and El Sol Elementary School. Last month, a similar event was held at WMU's Kleinstuck Preserve and hosted another … in and around their schoolyards. OWL started as a pilot project in 2010 named Outside in Our Schoolyard that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32040

Meet Val: TESOL

College of Education and Human Development

… education? I feel like I had the unique opportunity when I was younger that I did have another language spoken in my home so it was a thing that I had grown up with. And because of that, I … can understand where I'm coming from. What are some of the projects or experiences that were most meaningful to you? …

https://wmich.edu/education/spotlight-val

WMU, WMU Cooley ink new agreements as Kalamazoo law classes begin

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—With the first two law classes now underway on the Kalamazoo campus, Western Michigan University and … Jan. 11 . The new agreements also will pave the way for a group of first-year law students to begin basic … for instance, secure support for the WMU Cooley Innocence Project, which works to exonerate people unjustly convicted …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29804

Featured Graduates

Martin Luther King Jr. Student Scholars Academy

… 2022 A little about myself: My name is Isabel Barajas. I was born and raised in Holland, MI, where I am lucky enough … After graduation, I will be continuing my internship at Greenleaf Trust for a rotation in the Retirement Plan … her platform to launch a Student Led Social Justice Fund project to help raise WMU’s graduation and retention rates …

https://wmich.edu/mlkacademy/graduates

Fulbright student awards go to WMU alumni, doctoral candidate

International Student and Scholar Services

… Fulbright student awards go to WMU alumni, doctoral candidate Submitted by … doctoral candidate have won highly competitive Fulbright awards to conduct research or teach English overseas for the … politics, economics, gender relations and culture. The project draws on manuscript sources in Cracow's archives and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/26488

WMU historian awarded National Humanities Center fellowship for early Supreme Court book

College of Arts and Sciences

… WMU historian awarded National Humanities Center fellowship for early … and apply. So when you get the call saying you've been awarded a fellowship, it's astonishing," says Hadden. Even … fellowships Hadden pursued over the past year for this project, she was offered a notable four. In addition to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72562