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EMPLOYS: A Bridge Between Science and Management

To the untrained eye, the stretch of Tomichi Creek that runs through Western’s Coldharbour Ranch looks pretty natural as it snakes back and forth between…
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Western Graduate Programs Remain Accessible Despite Federal Loan Changes 
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Glacier National Park Seminar Deepens Faculty Expertise in Public Lands
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Elizabeth Bradfield’s SOFAR Explores the Currents That Carry Us All
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Growth in Severe Wildfires Likely Isn’t Over
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New Study Shows the Impact Trail Recreation Has on Deer, Elk in the Gunnison Basin

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Mark Twain

Write What You Know? Maybe Not So Much.

Write What You Know? Maybe Not So Much. It’s probably somewhat fitting that the origins of the phrase “write what you know” are a matter…
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What “Nature Writing” Means Now

What “Nature Writing” Means Now: New paradigm shifts in America’s oldest writing tradition — and a unique program at Western Colorado University From seven to…
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Meet the Experts

Our School of Graduate Studies faculty are leading experts in their fields, combining academic research, professional experience, and applied knowledge to inform practice, policy, and industry.

  • Laura Pritchett
    Laura Pritchett

    Nature Writing Concentration Director

  • Madelon holds a bear cub while the mom got here radio collar changed.
    Madelon Van de Kerk

    Director of MS in Ecology; Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology

  • CMarie Fuhrman
    CMarie Fuhrman

    Associate Director, Graduate Program in Creative Writing; Faculty, Poetry and Nature Writing Concentrations

  • James Napoli
    James Napoli

    Screenwriting Concentration Director

  • Kevin A. Nelson
    Kevin A. Nelson

    Associate Dean of the School of Business, Professor of Business Administration

  • Derek D. Houston
    Derek D. Houston

    Assistant Professor of Biology

  • Brad Burton
    Brad Burton

    Rady Chair in Petroleum Geology

  • Kari Commerford
    Kari Commerford

    Lecturer in Psychology

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Executive Director

Graduate Database Administrator & Analyst

Graduate Academic Records Specialist

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970.943.2297
graduatestudies@western.edu

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Quigley Hall 115
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Gunnison, CO 81231