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- 1st in the state and 21st nationally for Best Online Bachelor’s Psychology Program by U.S. News & World Report in 2025.
- 2nd in the state for anthropology programs, by Plexuss educational consultants in 2021.
- 1st in the state for Master of Public Administration (MPA) programs, by Public Administration & Policy in 2025.
- 4th in the state for graduate psychology programs, by U.S. News & World Report in 2025.
- 5th in the state for graduate history programs, by U.S. News & World Report in 2025.
- 6th in the state for graduate clinical psychology programs, by U.S. News & World Report in 2025.
- 1st of its kind in the state, the Public and Applied Liberal Arts program combines industry-smarts with people-smarts.
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- 40+ student-led clubs and Greek societies.
- 2 National Federation of State Poetry Societies winners.
- 100% predoctoral internship match rate for clinical psychology students over the past five years.
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Central Michigan University hosts summer camp for kids from South Korea
Book launch and reading by Robert Fanning
| Details: | Please join us as we celebrate the launch of The Good Sea, a new chapbook of poems by Robert Fanning. The poet's daughter, Magdalena Fanning, will perform original music from her new EP, Meteorites. All are welcome. Refreshments provided. |
| Date: | - |
| Time: | - |
| Location: |
Sleepy Dog Books 120 East Broadway Mount Pleasant, MI , United States Get directions |
| Admission: | Free and open to the public. |
| Sponsor: | Department of English Language and Literature College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences |
| Contact: | Robert Fanning fanni1rj@cmich.edu 989-774-2665 |