Western Michigan University

public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Organization public_university Q1546191
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Western Michigan University

Summary

Western Michigan University is a public university[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of public_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (379 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Western Michigan University's field of work was higher education[3].
  • Western Michigan University was a member of Association of American Colleges and Universities[4].
  • Western Michigan University was a member of American Council on Education[5].
  • Western Michigan University was a member of National Humanities Alliance[6].
  • Western Michigan University was a member of Open Education Network[7].
  • Western Michigan University was a member of Coalition for Networked Information[8].
  • Western Michigan University was a member of Association of Public and Land-grant Universities[9].
  • Western Michigan University is located in Kalamazoo[10].
  • Western Michigan University is in the country of United States[11].
  • Western Michigan University's image is recorded as WMUCampus2.jpg[12].
  • Western Michigan University's instance of is recorded as public university[13].
  • Western Michigan University's instance of is recorded as public educational institution of the United States[14].
  • Western Michigan University's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher[15].
  • Western Michigan University's logo image is recorded as Western Michigan University wordmark.svg[16].
  • Western Michigan University's ISNI is recorded as 0000000106721122[17].
  • Western Michigan University's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 150587044[18].
  • Western Michigan University's GND ID is recorded as 42497-3[19].
  • Western Michigan University's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n78095535[20].
  • Western Michigan University's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12085911f[21].
  • Western Michigan University's IdRef ID is recorded as 029178223[22].
  • Western Michigan University's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03099026[23].
  • Western Michigan University's postal code is recorded as 49008-5200[24].
  • Western Michigan University's child organization or unit is recorded as Medieval Institute Publications[25].
  • Western Michigan University's child organization or unit is recorded as Medieval Institute[26].
  • Western Michigan University's child organization or unit is recorded as Center for Cistercian and Monastic Studies[27].

Body

Founding

+1903-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Western Michigan University[28].

Leadership

Western Michigan University's chairperson is recorded as Edward B. Montgomery[29].

Operations

Subsidiaries include Medieval Institute Publications[25], a publishing house[30], in United States[31], headquartered in Kalamazoo[32]; Medieval Institute[26], an educational institution[33], in United States[34], founded in 1962[35], headquartered in Kalamazoo[36]; Center for Cistercian and Monastic Studies[27], an educational organization[37], in United States[38]; Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey[39], a group of humans[40], in United States[41]; and Western Michigan University SkyBroncos Precision Flight Team[42], a team[43], founded in 1946[44].

Industry

Western Michigan University's field of work was higher education[3].

Why It Matters

Western Michigan University ranks in the top 8% of public_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (379 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . Q1227538. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . Q1227538. wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . GRID Release 2017-01-10. wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] . Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. wikidata.org.
  17. [25] . wikidata.org.
  18. [26] . wikidata.org.
  19. [27] . wikidata.org.
  20. [39] . wikidata.org.
  21. [42] . wikidata.org.
  22. [4] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [6] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [7] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [8] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [9] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wmich.edu. wmich.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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