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Academic Operations
U. of Michigan’s Plan to Pass/Fail Freshmen Draws Ire — and Cheers
The Chronicle of Higher Education (Aug. 10)
Oakland University holds new student welcome ahead of school year
Detroit Free Press (Aug. 10)
University of Michigan plan to hide freshman grades faces backlash
The Detroit News (Aug. 11)
U-M to hide some first-semester grades, citing mental health crisis
Detroit Free Press (Aug. 13)
Collaboration
Western Michigan University expands automatic admissions to Kellogg Community College
WWMT TV (Aug. 12)
Western Michigan automatic admission now includes Kellogg Community College
WTVB AM (Aug. 13)
Western Michigan University, Kellogg Community College establish Bronco Bound Guarantee
WKZO AM (Aug. 13)
College Access & Affordability
New program eases college application process in Michigan [OU, UM-D, UM-F]
WLNS TV (Aug. 12)
Economic Benefits of Higher Education
MSU students feel their degrees are worth it, survey finds
The State News (Aug. 10)
Economic Development
GVSU survey gauges West MI's industrial economy amid economically-driven election cycle
WZZM TV (Aug. 11)
Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement
University of Michigan picks site for controversial 'computing facility'
The Detroit News (Aug. 11)
University of Michigan chooses final site for controversial $1.25B Los Alamos project
Crain’s Detroit Business (Aug. 11)
Deferred Maintenance Backlog Is ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ for Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed (Aug. 11)
Data center moratorium extended in Rochester Hills [OU]
MLive (Aug. 12)
New $100 million CMU medical facility in Saginaw to ground students locally
WWTV TV (Aug. 12)
U-M selects site for joint data center with Los Alamos Laboratory
Detroit Free Press (Aug. 12)
Celebrating 60 Years of the Meadow Brook Theatre [OU]
Hour Detroit (Aug. 12)
What is the University of Michigan-Los Alamos supercomputer project, and how does it work?
Crain’s Detroit Business (Aug. 12)
Henry Ford Fair Lane Estate to reopen to public in 2027 [UM-D]
Detroit Free Press (Aug. 13)
Federal Policy
How Should Leaders Respond to McMahon’s Letter? [MSU]
Inside Higher Ed (Aug. 10)
Institutional Leadership
New chief officer discusses future of human resources department at Eastern Michigan University
The Eastern Echo (Aug. 8)
Program Delivery
MSU dairy facility opens to visitors
WILX TV (Aug. 8)
Safety & Health
Flint plans ‘indefinite’ increase in police presence following uptick in shootings [UM-F]
Flintbeat (Aug. 12)
Flint police enter zero tolerance mode after deadly gun violence surge [UM-F]
WNEM TV (Aug. 12)
Student Success
Experts offer tips to students headed to college for the first time [EMU, OU, WSU]
Detroit Free Press (Aug. 10)
Tuition
Michigan university tuition hikes stir debate on who should lower costs [EMU, MSU, OU, UM, MASU]
The Detroit News (Aug. 10)
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