The North Wind

Opinion—If I had $31

Maggie Duly • March 1, 2021

Once NMU provides me the $31 total COVID-19 support grant, I'll be super grateful to have some fresh money in my bank account to support my impulse spending habit. I often walk through stores and look at all the things I’d love to have but can’t afford, thinking to myself ... if only I had $31 burning a hole in my pocket. What I could do with $31.

Indoor Agriculture receives $100,000 grant from MDARD

Ayanna Allen • February 19, 2021

The indoor agriculture program received a $100,000 grant from Michigan's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to enhance the program.

UPLINK makes history for the Upper Peninsula

Rayna Sherbinow • February 4, 2021

The NMU archives recently launched the development of The Upper Peninsula Digital Network or, UPLINK, which will enable heritage organizations around the UP to digitize their collections of historical...

State grant funds Anishinaabe language project

Mary McDonough • October 10, 2019

A recent grant from Michigan’s Native American Heritage Fund (NAHF) gave NMU’s Center for Native American Studies (CNAS) almost $135,000 to help build a variety of different programs of study. CNAS...

BOT finalizes $6.5 mil grant to expand EAN, matches $3.2

Kelsii Kyto • November 2, 2017

The NMU Board of Trustees recently approved the final terms of a $6.5 million investment award agreement from the Michigan Strategic Fund that NMU applied for last April. The grant will allow for expansion...

Education professor applies for $1 million federal grant

Sam Banks • March 21, 2013

Funds would help train principles in Native American education The NMU School of Education has applied for a grant to develop a new program to educate American Indian and Alaska Native school administrators...