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Vanessa Taavola

Ms. Vanessa Taavola

Mathematics and Computer Sciences
Other | Adjunct Instructor

Email: vtaavola@nmu.edu
Last Semester Taught: Fall - 2026

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Northern Michigan University is located on the ancestral homelands of the Anishinaabe Three Fires Confederacy. Gichi-namebini Ziibing is the traditional name of Marquette.