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More Layoffs Coming At WMU

By • May 11, 2020
The slide lays out Western's best and worst case budget scenarios in a red and yellow chart
Sehvilla Mann / WMUK

Western Michigan University is getting ready to let more workers go because of the COVID-19 shutdown, President Edward Montgomery said in a virtual town hall meeting today, where administrators also made their case for pressing forward with some construction.

Sending Frontline Workers Back To School Is A Good Idea, Jobs Researcher Says

By • May 11, 2020
A woman in a blue mask stands behind a sneeze guard and rings up a customer with a dark jacket and light hair
Paul Sancya / AP Photo

Thank you, front-line workers. It’s a message you see everywhere in the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she’d like to put some substance behind the gratitude. Whitmer’s proposed a program – Futures For Frontliners – to pay tuition for workers who want to earn a degree or certificate. Michelle Miller-Adams thinks that’s an excellent idea. The senior researcher at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research said so in a recent op-ed in Bridge Magazine.


Preserving Mental Health During The Pandemic

By • May 10, 2020
Andy Robins / WMUK

The COVID-19 crisis is having an impact on mental as well as physical health.


"Bridge" Grants Help Kalamazoo Arts Groups

By • May 7, 2020
Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo

The coronavirus pandemic is causing serious financial pain for arts organizations in Kalamazoo. But a new fund may help them weather the crisis.


KRESA Moving Forward With Career Training Overhaul

By • May 6, 2020
The photo shows students in white lab coats in a laboratory.
Ben Margot / AP Photo

The Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency is still expanding technical training for students. But first the district needs to understand the changing labor market, says Superintendent Dave Campbell.

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