August 2, 2024

In the News

Collaboration

New OU, OCC pilot to allow community college students to live on campus

The Detroit News (July 31)


College Access & Affordability

Considering college at 25+? Here’s what to know before you enroll [WMU]

The Detroit News (July 28)


Economic Development

Michigan Outdoor Innovation Fund announces first investments [MTU]

UPword (July 31)


Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement

Locals push back on University of Michigan’s proposed transit route through Arb

MLive (July 29)


CMU College of Medicine's move to Saginaw: Why, how it will be funded and the impact on Mount Pleasant

WCMU FM (July 29)


The University of Michigan addresses a decades-long student housing shortage with a new housing-dining facility

Building Design + Construction (July 31)


Eastern Michigan unveils new campus housing in effort to attract students

WXYZ TV (July 31)


Get a look inside Eastern Michigan University's brand-new student apartments

CBS News (July 31)


Apartment-style student housing aimed at upperclassmen open at Eastern Michigan University

MLive (Aug. 1)


EMU's new Lakeview Apartments complex set to open for Fall 2024 semester

WEMU FM (Aug. 1)


Higher Education Finance — Institutional Dynamics

Michigan State responds to Israel-Hamas war protesters, says it does not fund Israel

Lansing State Journal (July 31)


Higher Education Finance — Other State Support

5 Michigan universities to provide stipends for social work students [CMU, MSU, UM, WSU, WMU]

WCMU FM (July 26)


Higher Education Finance — State Operating Support

2025 state budget allocates millions for U.P. projects [NMU]

The Mining Journal (July 29)


Higher Education in the 2024 Elections

New online voter guide aims to combat misinformation [GVSU]


Institutional Leadership

MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz speaks about investments in security and research

WXYZ TV (July 25)


Labor Relations

Central Michigan University's Faculty Association ratifies new five-year contract

Midland Daily News (July 29)


Leadership Transitions

Transitions: New President of Berklee College of Music; Drexel U. Names Interim Leader [UM. UM-F]

The Chronicle of Higher Education (July 29)


Program Delivery

Milliken v. Bradley: 50 years later, teachers across the country reflect on the historic case

Chalkbeat Detroit (July 29)


Western Michigan University launches new drone certificate program

WOOD TV (July 30)


NMU, MSP Cold Case Seminar expands after increase in state funding

UPword (July 31)


Michigan has 'epidemic' of cold case homicides. State budget targets unsolved Lansing-area murders [NMU, WMU]

Lansing State Journal (July 31)


Public Health

Body contact advisory lifted for Kiddie Beach on Billings Lake in Manton [FSU]

WWTV TV (July 21)


Recognitions & Awards

Central Focus: National recognition for CMU College of Medicine

WCMU FM (July 31)


Safety & Health

Michigan State University is improving its emergency alert systems

WLNS TV (July 26)


Tuition

Michigan college tuition sees across-the-board increases this fall

Detroit Free Press (July 31)


University Accountability

Big decisions expected on final day of Mich. Supreme Court session [CMU, EMU, LSSU]

WKAR FM (July 30)


Workforce Alignment

Innovative program at BAMF Health introduces students to STEM careers [FSU]

WOOD TV (July 26)


‘This is the career path for me:’ GVSU students detail summer internship experience at WOOD TV8

WOOD TV (July 31)

Commentaries

Michigan’s population has stagnated. So have efforts to reverse that trend. [WSU]

Michigan Advance (July 27)

The Dean's List
The Lighter Side of the News

Owner, rescuers coax pet parrot from tree on NMU campus after it escapes Marquette home

WLUC TV (July 30)

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