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NMU’s response to the federal attacks on DEI - The North Wind
On the first day of his second presidency, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to erase DEI across the government, titled Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And ...
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Women’s hockey vies for ACHA national title in St. Louis
The Northern Michigan University women’s hockey team has been on a hot streak this season and has made its way into the American Collegiate Hockey Association National Tournament. Starting today, the ...
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Disability Services updates on-campus ESA procedures
This semester, NMU has implemented two new emotional support animal (ESA) rules and procedures for students living in on-campus housing. The first regulation requires all cat and dog ESAs to be at ...
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NMU to renovate Harden Hall for $31.6 million - The North Wind
Construction was initially planned for May of 2023, but a dramatic increase in the price of building materials meant that projected costs exceeded the budget. To address this, the university drafted ...
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Partnership helps heal generational wounds in Indigenous communities
The reality of abuse in tribal communities has made its way into the news all across the country. Amidst the many programs and projects that started to help protect Indigenous communities, the Social ...
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Behavior Education Assessment and Research Center relocation provides greater opportunities - The North Wind
The Behavior Education Assessment and Research (BEAR) Center is now located on Presque Isle Avenue, near the Superior Dome and next-door to Rice Paddy. The BEAR Center is a facility run by the ...
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Letter to the Editor—Luther West is not blameless
Dr. Luther West — a former Northern Michigan University biology professor who openly supported the promotion of “conservative eugenic legislation and eugenic administration” in the 1920s — is a wholly ...
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Lack of addiction resources in U.P.; NMU Social Work Department provides Substance Use minor - The North Wind
The Social Work Department at NMU is now offering a substance use minor as of the Fall 2022 semester to provide education to Upper Peninsula students in the substance use disorder treatment field. The ...
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NMU honors Indigenous heritage on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
For hundreds of years, the governments of the Americas have committed themselves to the genocide of Indigenous peoples both physically and culturally. For generations, children were taken from their ...
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Campus solar panels funded entirely by NMU students
The history of the Green Fund at NMU begins in 2016 when a small group of students collaborated to create an “Invest in Innovation” initiative. The students later presented the Green Fund to the ASNMU ...
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Letter to the Editor—No mistake made removing West’s name from Science Building - The North Wind
The Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees made the right decision when it voted last month to remove Dr. Luther West’s name from the edifice formerly known as West Science—now denominated ...
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Unity Yoga: connecting the community through donation based yoga
Unity Yoga Co-Op is a quaint space on Washington Street, where anyone can go and forge a deeper connection with the self, with others in the community and with the practice of yoga. “Yoga has touched ...