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Academic Operations
Oakland University to sever ties with Chinese universities [EMU, UM]
Crain’s Detroit Business (Feb. 21)
College Access & Affordability
Whitmer delivers annual State of the State Address, focuses on higher education [MSU]
The State News (Feb. 27)
Diversity on Campus
Closing the gap: Governor Whitmer pushes for more men in higher education
WXMI TV (Feb. 27)
Economic Development
Apple to open manufacturing academy in Detroit [MSU]
Crain’s Detroit Business (Feb. 24)
Educational Attainment
Michigan reports record high school graduation rate
The Detroit News (Feb. 21)
Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement
MSU unveils designs for memorial to honor students killed in mass shooting
Lansing State Journal (Feb. 25)
Federal Policy
MTU ends diversity scholarship, transitions diversity and inclusion staff
WLUC TV (Feb. 21)
Food research halted at MSU after Trump's USAID stop work order
Lansing State Journal (Feb. 24)
Faculty urge GV administration to release expanded ICE guidelines
Grand Valley Lanthorn (Feb. 24)
MTU retires diversity scholarship, office to comply with Trump orders
WBUP TV (Feb. 25)
University alerts students to potential campus wide changes due to federal directives [EMU]
Eastern Echo (Feb. 25)
As Trump orders end to DEI, WMU says its diversity practices are constitutional
MLive (Feb. 26)
How is OU responding to anti-DEI executive orders?
The Oakland Post (Feb. 26)
U-M squeezed by Trump cuts; Social Security research project halted
Bridge (Feb. 27)
MSU loses millions in agriculture, higher ed grants as Trump slashes USAID
Bridge (Feb. 27)
Governance & Speech
UMich Regents discuss challenges to higher education, hear comments on shared governance
The Michigan Daily (Feb. 23)
Higher Education Finance — Institutional Dynamics
UM Health tried to sell struggling Sparrow insurance plan before closing it
Crain’s Detroit Business (Feb. 22)
Higher Education Finance — Institutional Financial Aid
Wayne State expands eligibility for tuition guarantee
Crain’s Detroit Business (Feb. 25)
Wayne State offering free tuition to Michigan students whose families earn $80K a year or less
WDIV TV (Feb. 26)
Wayne State University expands eligibility for tuition-free program
WXYZ TV (Feb. 27)
Wayne State free tuition plan expanded for 2025-26 school year
The Detroit News (Feb. 28)
Higher Education Finance — Other State Support
Colleges use state grants to assist students [FSU, OU, WSU]
Ludington Daily News (Feb. 22)
Michigan awards $1.3M in grants to rural community development [CMU]
WLNS TV (Feb. 25)
Higher Education in the 2026 Elections
Mike Duggan makes Michigan gubernatorial pitch to CMU students
WCMU FM (Feb. 25)
Institutional Leadership
UM president set to speak at national antisemitism summit, prompting criticism
The Detroit News (Feb. 24)
Labor Relations
MSU Extension staff officially unionize
WLNS TV (Feb. 25)
MSU Extension votes to unionize
The State News (Feb. 28)
Program Delivery
338% surge in West Michigan AI job postings prompts GVSU to create new degrees
MLive (Feb. 27)
Recognitions & Awards
Michigan's poet laureate is the third in state history. What to know about Dr. Melba Boyd [UM, WSU]
Detroit Free Press (Feb. 21)
A small Upper Peninsula university drives important research and innovation for the nation [MTU]
Keweenaw Report (Feb. 25)
Gov. Whitmer highlights the Upper Peninsula and MTU in 2025 State of the State Address [MSU, UM, WSU]
My UP Now (Feb. 26)
Michigan adds fourth prestigious research university ranking at remote school [MASU]
The Detroit News (Feb. 27)
Safety & Health
MSU student in custody following social media threat against university
The State News (Feb. 26)
Strategic Planning
MSU's new strategic vision for health sciences includes possible merger of medical schools
Crain’s Detroit Business (Feb. 27)
MSU looking at merging its two medical schools
Detroit Free Press (Feb. 27)
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