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Changes are being made to the Swain Education Library, located in Sangren Hall. The library was temporarily shut down during the 2020-21 academic year due to COVID-19.
February 1, 2021
KALAMAZOO, Mich. Professor. World traveler. Journalist. Inventor. This 20th century renaissance woman may not have made it to the moon, but
Dr. Merze Tate s resolve to boldly blaze her own path puts her among Western Michigan University s brightest stars. Fueled by a thirst for knowledge and boundless ambition, she became the first Black student to receive a bachelor s degree from Western State Teachers College which would later become WMU in 1927. But the road to get there was not easy. She took the limits off herself, as an African American and as a woman, says
Sonya Bernard-Hollins, a Western alumna and founder of the Merze Tate Explorers. She lived her entire life with the attitude that, I m not going to let that stop me. There may be some barriers, I may have to fight through them, but I m not going to let that define me.
A new self-guided tour app is available in the Apple and Android stores.
KALAMAZOO, Mich. Western Michigan University s Office of Admissions is re-imagining the prospective-student experience amid the global pandemic. A new self-guided tour app available for Apple and Android devices gives families an innovative way to experience campus on their own terms. Providing a safe visit experience is important to us, and COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions can change. Plus, not every family will want a traditional visit structure at this time, says Director of Admissions
Alicia Kornowa. We needed a consistent way to connect students and families with campus; one they could participate in on their own time and as they are most comfortable.