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Over the years, many initiatives to foster awareness and acceptance at CMU. Dr. Kyle Oldham is CMU’s first Associate Vice President of Engagement and Student Affairs.

The writer spent time in the WCMU studios for an extended conversation

The acclaimed and award-winning writer is best known for her novel, "The House on Mango Street" She has also written poetry, short-stories and children's books

Dr. Neil MacKinnon has launched a formal launch to the most ambitious fund-raising campaign in school history. So far, the university has raised $237 million dollars!

Grants from both Covenant Healthcare and MyMichigan Health will fund the new Covenant HealthCare College of Medicine at Central Michigan University

CMU has received a $1 million grant to fund the development of a mobile health simulator, taking the training to the health care providers serving rural Michigan.

Dr. Cole Bartels, Trombone Professor, CMU’s School of Music, is releasing a new CD, “Technological Eclipse” I learned about the formation and transformation of the group

Professor Christi Brookes is taking on the role of Interim Vice Provost for Academic and Curricular Affairs for CMU

A long-standing tradition at CMU marks 80 years this week. The Summer Speech-Language Specialty Clinic wraps up its month-long camp on Thursday the 30th.

Dr. David Patton retires at the end of July after 25 years at CMU. He started as an assistant professor in Geography. Many jobs followed in the years that followed.

We talked about the importance of not letting the technology think for us and the potential fallout from the recent high profile court case with leading AI companies.

Ben Andera focused first on the transition ushered in during the extraordinary time Covid 19

A sporting goods company founded in Southwest Michigan, more about the grayling, the fish, and final thoughts on his passion for protecting our abundant state waterways

From my conversation with Carrie Marsh and Bryan Whitledge from CMU’s Clarke Historical Library, more stories I wanted to share.

Robert Kohrman was a CMU professor for nearly forty years. He was an avid angler. He collected books and articles about sport fishing his entire adult life.

Steve Jessmore's chance enrollment in a photography class was a life-changer. He worked at several newspapers and, for a time, returned to CMU as university photographer.

At CMU, STORM stands for Student Training for Observational Research in Meteorology. Each August, the program takes students to CMU’s Biological Station on Beaver Island

This fall, a $350,000 gift will launch EmpowHER Leadership at CMU, designed to guide and mentor female student athletes.

Jane Amstutz, Manistee junior and Gabe Schall, Saginaw junior, worked with Professor Will Anderson engineered and recorded it in studio in Moore Hall.

The Michigan Learning Channel, a collaboration among the state’s public broadcasters, is built on fundamentals, but it too has evolved with the times.

Karen Grossnickle, clinical education director for CMU’s Department of Physical Therapy, received a 20-25 Go Grant to take the message about PT careers to rural areas.

After exploring the themes in the writing of CMU English Professor Darrin Doyle, our conversation continued, we looked at another influence, sense of place

CMU English professor Darrin Doyle celebrates the 10th anniversary of his re-issued collection of short stories

CMU's Robert Fanning has gone through the parts of the creative process now for a fifth time. His latest published collection is titles “All We Are Given We Cannot Hold.”

Speaking with Kathleen Hodgkins, Director of Clinical Services for CMU’s CARLS Center, there's more money that can be put toward services offered on the 39-foot truck…