Academic Operations
‘Just be ready to have a great time’: Move-in starts for incoming GVSU students
WXMI TV (Aug. 21)
Michigan Tech University holds Orientation Week to welcome new students
WLUC TV (Aug. 22)
NMU holds 2022 Fall Convocation, addresses mental health
WLUC TV (Aug. 24)
MSU President on campus preparations for largest class
WLNS TV (Aug. 24)
Students move into SVSU dorms for fall semester
WNEM TV (Aug. 24)
SVSU students weigh in on student loans on move-in day
WJRT TV (Aug. 24)
With classes approaching, NMU prepares for students
WLUC TV (Aug. 25)
Mental health discussed during NMU convocation
The Mining Journal (Aug. 25)
Central Michigan University welcomes largest class since 2014
WJRT TV (Aug. 25)
CMU approaches first academic year with no COVID requirements
Central Michigan Life (Aug. 25)
Michigan State University students return to East Lansing for ‘normal’ year
WILX TV (Aug. 25)
Western Michigan welcomes new students, 14.7% increase in on-campus residency
MLive (Aug. 25)
Students return to Ferris State University as enrollment increases
WPBN TV (Aug. 25)
WMU moves in big freshman class: ‘a great resurgence’
WOOD TV (Aug. 25)
UM-Flint welcomes students for new school year in downtown Flint
MLive (Aug. 25)
Educational Attainment
Michigan ranked eighth best state to start career
WLUC TV (Aug. 19)
Enrollment
National teacher shortage affecting West Michigan school districts [CMU]
WXMI TV (Aug. 22)
Grand Valley State University sees increase in students living on campus this year
MLive (Aug. 23)
Michigan State expecting largest freshman class on record for second-straight year
Lansing State Journal (Aug. 24)
Move in day: Western Michigan University sees 26% increase in enrollment among freshmen
WWMT TV (Aug. 25)
Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement
‘It’s time for some revitalization,’ MSU gives update on new IM facilities
WLNS TV (Aug. 19)
NMU to build new Health and Wellness Center
WLUC TV (Aug. 23)
Great Lakes Center of Expertise Opens at Lake Superior State University
WWTV TV (Aug. 24)
Oil spill research facility opens at LSSU
WPBN TV (Aug. 24)
Peters Visits New Coast Guard Center At Lake Superior State University
Radio Results Network (Aug. 24)
Federal Policy
What Michigan borrowers need to know about a student loan forgiveness plan [UM]
MLive (Aug. 24)
Ferris State University React to New Federal Loan Forgiveness Program
WWUP TV (Aug. 24)
Biden student loan forgiveness plan: What it means for Michigan [CMU, EMU]
Bridge (Aug. 24)
Higher Education Finance – Federal Funding & Financial Aid
More than $260K in federal funding aims to help SVSU retain and grow student body
MLive (Aug. 22)
SVSU receives federal grant to help first-generation college students
WSMH TV (Aug. 22)
SVSU to receive $261K grant to help underserved students
WNEM TV (Aug. 22)
It’s not easy deciding how to spend $52M in Saginaw, advisory group members say
MLive (Aug. 23)
Higher Education Finance — Institutional Dynamics
University of Michigan football players launch Ann Arbor NIL Club
WDIV TV (Aug. 23)
Higher Education Finance — Other State Support
Whitmer approves disaster funds for Big Rapids, Ferris State
Pioneer (Aug. 24)
Institutional Leadership
2 Michigan university presidents among nation’s highest paid in 2021
MLive (Aug. 22)
Labor Relations
Contract talks between EMU administration, faculty break down with deadline approaching
WEMU FM (Aug. 18)
University of Michigan nurses set to vote on strike authorization
Michigan Advance (Aug. 19)
Faculty pickets to meet EMU students on move-in-day
The Eastern Echo (Aug. 26)
Leadership Transitions
Ali Abolmaali named new dean of College of Engineering [WSU]
The South End (Aug. 19)
Wayne State Names Mike Poterala Vice President and General Counsel
dbusiness (Aug. 22)
Program Delivery
New program hopes to build racial diversity in Michigan microbreweries [EMU, WSU]
Bridge (Apr. 19)
Ferris State University's School of Nursing announces opening of third cohort
WXMI TV (Aug. 24)
Ferris State University expands nursing program to address shortages
WZZM TV (Aug. 25)
Public Health
Michigan universities prep for threat of on-campus monkeypox outbreaks
Detroit Free Press (Aug. 20)
Public health experts weigh in on monkeypox risk as schools, colleges begin fall classes [MSU]
Lansing State Journal (Aug. 20)
Western Michigan encourages COVID-19 vaccination, monkeypox awareness ahead of fall semester
MLive (Aug. 22)
How Michigan universities are educating students about monkeypox [EMU, WSU]
WXYZ TV (Aug. 23)
Safety & Health
The WMU community plans a safe and healthy academic year
Western Herald (Aug. 18)
Tobacco-free report card released for NMU [LSSU, MTU]
The Mining Journal (Aug. 22)
University of Michigan drops COVID-19 testing requirement
WDIV TV (Aug. 23)
Central Michigan University Working with New, Returning Students for Safe College Experience
WWTV TV (Aug. 23)
Eastern Michigan University updates COVID-19 policies
The Eastern Echo (Aug. 26)
Student Success
NMU Police Academy holds graduation ceremony
WLUC TV (Aug. 22)
University Accountability
AG Nessel responds to Cambensy ]NMU]
The Mining Journal (Aug. 20)
Workforce Alignment
How Kalamazoo can address the shortage of psychiatrists -- and make a name for itself in the process [WMU]
MLive (Aug. 21)
National teacher shortage affecting West Michigan school districts [CMU]
WXMI TV (Aug. 22)
'We simply just don’t have the people.' Local hospital wait times increase amid staffing shortages [OU]
WXYZ TV (Aug. 24)
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