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College Access & Affordability
Ferris State to hold seminars on FAFSA changes
WOOD TV (Jan. 23)
Need help filling out new FAFSA forms? This university is offering free webinars [FSU]
MLive (Jan. 27)
How delays in college financial aid offers will affect Michigan students [CMU, MSU, MTU, UM]
Bridge (Jan. 31)
Ferris rep says FAFSA changes will benefit students
Pioneer (Feb. 2)
Economic Development
New renderings for $300M downtown arena cast spotlight on Western Michigan University
MLive (Jan. 25)
UM Innovation Partnerships to establish venture fund, consortium with $5M from state [MSU, MTU, WSU, WMU]
Crain’s Detroit Business (Jan. 29)
Michigan Tech and Five Other Public Universities Awarded $5 Million to Support Entrepreneurs and Innovation [MSU, UM, WSU, WMU]
Keweenaw Report (Jan. 30)
Michigan Tech joins six-university consortium, fund to foster new development statewide
UPword (Jan. 31)
Growing Michigan’s population will require a lot of money, time, bipartisan council reports [WSU]
WDET TV (Jan. 31)
Educational Attainment
Michigan's postsecondary success rises but still trails the nation's, report finds [MSU, WSU]
The Detroit News (Jan. 31)
Enrollment
Humanities, arts, take hit as enrollments drop [CMU, FSU, OU, MASU]
Capital News Service (Jan. 26)
Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement
Lifting weights, uplifting lives: Leaders praise new $165M University of Michigan rec center
MLive (Jan. 26)
Burst pipes leave dead plants, devastation at MSU's Butterfly House, greenhouses
Lansing State Journal (Jan. 31)
Higher Education Finance – Federal Funding & Financial Aid
Army funds UM Automotive Research Center with $100M [CMU, MSU, OU, WSU]
Crain’s Detroit Business (Jan. 26)
University of Michigan Automotive Research Center Lands $100M in U.S. Army Funding [CMU, MSU, MTU, OU, WSU]
dbusiness (Jan. 26)
Higher Education Finance — Institutional Dynamics
State liquor licenses OK'd for UM's Crisler, Yost; here is when alcohol sales will begin
The Detroit News (Feb. 1)
U-M to begin selling alcohol at Crisler Center, Yost Arena
WNEM TV (Feb. 1)
Higher Education Finance — State Operating Support
State Support for Colleges Grew as Stimulus Funds Ebbed
Inside Higher Ed (Feb. 1)
Higher Education in the 2024 Elections
#OTGYpsi: Eastern Michigan University students spread the word on new voting laws and Michigan's upcoming primary elections
WEMU FM (Jan. 31)
EMU students work to ensure peers know their voting rights in advance of 2024 elections
Concentrate (Jan. 31)
Leadership Transitions
CMU President Davies plans to step down at the end of the year
The Morning Sun (Jan. 31)
CMU President Bob Davies to step down at the end of 2024
Midland Daily News (Jan. 31)
Central Michigan University president plans to step down at year's end
The Detroit News (Jan. 31)
Central Michigan University president will step down in December
Bridge (Jan. 31)
CMU President Robert Davies stepped down. Here’s what his resignation letter said.
MLive (Jan. 31)
Philanthropic Support
OU reaches fundraising goal
The Oakland Press (Jan. 28)
Program Delivery
Expecting growing demand for nurses, this Michigan university is adding a new program in 2025
MLive (Jan. 29)
Central Michigan launches new four-year nursing degree program
WXYZ TV (Jan. 29)
Central Michigan University to begin 4-year nursing degree program
WLNS TV (Jan. 29)
New nursing program coming to CMU
WNEM TV (Jan. 29)
Launch a successful career in eSports at Ferris State University
WOOD TV (Jan. 29)
Central Michigan University announces new bachelor’s of science nursing program that launches January 2025
WWTV TV (Jan. 29)
CMU announces new 4-year nursing degree program
Midland Daily News (Jan. 29)
Central Michigan University launches new 4-year nursing program
WJRT TV (Jan. 29)
3 Questions About Generative AI and Academic Innovation With James DeVaney [UM]
Inside Higher Ed (Jan. 30)
Detroit tech company joins University of Michigan’s Mcity mobility research partnership
WDIV TV (Jan. 30)
Michigan’s medical students are fired up about reproductive health care [MSU, CMU, UM]
The Gander (Feb. 1)
Safety & Health
Grand Valley's 'open-air cover' on campus bridge addresses student concerns
WXMI TV (Jan. 30)
GVSU adds safety barriers to bridge after student deaths
WOOD TV (Feb. 1)
University Accountability
Michigan universities struggle with FOIA requests. It may be by design, experts say [CMU, FSU, LSSU, MSU, UM]
MLive (Jan. 29)
Workforce Alignment
State program aims to get more teachers by paying for a degree or certification [NMU]
WXYZ TV (Jan. 26)
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