Complex sentence: He graduated from Western Michigan University in 1976 with a B.A. in political science, and again in 1977 with a M.A. in Education with an emphasis on the teaching of reading.
Split into simpler sentences: He graduated from Western Michigan University in 1976 with a B.A. in political science. In 1977 he also attained an M.A. in Education with an emphasis on the teaching of reading.