Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies

Speakers at Kutsche Office roundtable focus on local communities

"Returning to Our Roots: Explorations of Western Michigan's Diverse Communities," was held March 29 in the Kirkhof Center.

Apr 2, 2018


Faculty, students support global sustainable development project

Four Grand Valley undergraduate students and a faculty member are contributing to an initiative supporting a United Nations compact that promotes global sustainable development.

Mar 28, 2018


Seven students earn passport scholarships

Seven students earned scholarships to purchase passports, the first step to a study abroad experience.

Mar 27, 2018


Awards ceremony will recognize staff members

Recipients of the Celebrating Women Awards have been announced. The annual event recognizes students, faculty and staff members who make significant impacts on the lives of women and girls.

Mar 27, 2018


CRP author: personal is political when it comes to U.S. marriages

Deciding to get married seems to be a personal decision. Rebecca Traister, author of Grand Valley's Community Reading Project selection, will argue U.S. history has documented that personal decision is a political one.

Mar 14, 2018


Author of GVSU common read will visit West Michigan in March

The author of the GVSU Community Reading Project selection will visit West Michigan in March to discuss her book, "All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation."

Feb 26, 2018


Event will spotlight early women in politics

Nationally, more women than ever are running for office During an event on campus, Julia Bouwkamp and Jo Ellyn Clarey from the Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council will discuss their research into the surprising number of women who ran for political office before 1920.

Feb 20, 2018


New students soon offered scholarships to study abroad

Grand Valleywill soon begin offering scholarships to 100 incoming students to help fund their study abroad experiences.

Feb 13, 2018


Research proposals sought for Sustainable Agriculture Project

The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship is seeking proposals from faculty members for projects at the Sustainable Agriculture Project farm site.

Jan 18, 2018


Department earns NEH grant for history project in Saugatuck area

The Kutsche Office of Local History at Grand Valley State University received a $12,000 Common Heritage grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support a project documenting the history of summers in the Saugatuck-Douglas area in the mid-20th century.

Jan 16, 2018