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The North Wind

RESTRUCTURING ADVISING — Neil Baumgartner, Director of Student Success, discusses advising with a student. NMUs advising department, formerly known as ACAC, has been restructured as the Student Success Department in line with President Brock Tessmans university realignment plan.

NMU launches student success realignment

Ryley Wilcox September 7, 2023

As of the fall 2023 semester, the Academic and Career Advisement Center (ACAC), which provides advising to students at NMU, has been rebranded as Student Success. This restructuring falls in line with...

Opinion — Navigating college as a first-gen student

Opinion — Navigating college as a first-gen student

Andie Balenger February 1, 2023

When I was in high school, I was constantly told by teachers and advisors that I would be attending college. They often phrased my potential for postsecondary education matter-of-factly, inferring that...

NMU to host first-generation college celebration Tuesday

NMU to host first-generation college celebration Tuesday

Andie Balenger November 7, 2022

Northern Michigan University will be celebrating first-generation students tomorrow, Nov. 8, as part of a nationwide effort to commemorate this specific subset of the college population.  Several first-gen...

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