Founded in 1903 as Western State Normal School, it became Western State Teacher's College in 1927, Western Michigan College of Education in 1941, Western Michigan College in 1955 and in 1957 Western Michigan University became Michigan's fourth public university.

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25 Year Club

Alumni Center

Alumni Magazine (1938-1942)

Alumni Magazine Gallery

Emeriti News

Faculty Contributions (1950-1981)

Faculty Recognition

Highlander Yearbook

Histories of Western Michigan University

Journal of College Access

Kalamazoo Normal Record (1910-1918)

Normal Record Gallery

Office of Information Technology

Perspectives (1969-1979)

Stampede: E-newsletter for students

The Westerner (1980-1997)

The Western Insider

Western Michigan College News Magazine (1943-1956)

Western Michigan College News Magazine (1943-1956) Gallery

Western Michigan University Course Catalogs (1904-present)

Western Michigan University Fact Books

Western Michigan University Magazine (1963-1980)

Western Michigan University Magazine (1963-1980) Gallery

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present) Gallery

Western Michigan University News Magazine (1957-1962)

Western Michigan University Yearbooks (1906-1985)

Western News (1972-2018)

Western Newsletter (1955-71)

Western's high school newspaper

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings