February 3, 2023

MASU is pleased to release our 2023 Michigan Higher Education Public Policy Agenda. This 4th edition of our Public Policy Agenda is a comprehensive policy position document on vital issues commonly deliberated in state legislatures throughout the U.S. and here in Michigan.

MASU Commentaries

Introducing a new higher education dashboard for the State of Michigan

Bob Murphy, Optimizing Education (Feb. 2)

In the News

Collaboration

In Alpena, a bold effort to graduate more high-level Michigan nurses [SVSU]

Bridge (Jan. 27)


Eastern Michigan University Partners to Combat Michigan Teacher Shortage

dbusiness (Jan. 27)


NMU partnering with local high school for dual enrollment course

The Mining Journal (Jan. 28)


Diversity on Campus

What is happening in Florida? [MSU]

The Chronicle of Higher Education (Jan. 30)


Economic Development

More details emerge for $1.5B District Detroit buildout and incentives [UM]

Detroit Free Press (Jan. 30)


University of Michigan could help develop one of four DOE-funded large-scale carbon capture factories

Michigan Radio (Jan. 31)


Educational Attainment

Number of Michigan degree-holders growing, but state still lags behind nation

The Detroit News (Jan. 31)


Enrollment

Enrollment stabilizing at Michigan colleges, national report shows

MLive (Feb. 2)


Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement

Upcoming $200M Eastern Michigan dorm seeks tax-exempt status

MLive (Jan. 27)


University of Michigan to reveal plans for massive housing, dining complex

Detroit Free Press (Jan. 31)


EMU's REC/IM now offering free personal training and group fitness classes

The Eastern Echo (Jan. 31)


UM plans dorm on Central Campus and nearby private land — some of it bought by Ron Weiser

Crain’s Detroit Business (Jan. 31)


Updates on current, upcoming campus construction [OU]

The Oakland Post (Feb. 1)


Central Campus dorm project will gobble up Ann Arbor properties, officials say [UM]

MLive (Feb. 3)


Governance & Speech

Whitmer revives 2 university board appointments rejected by GOP lawmakers

The Detroit News (Feb. 2)


Institutional Leadership

Should Colleges Honor Disgraced Ex-Presidents? [MSU, UM]

Inside Higher Ed (Jan. 31)


Brock Tessman wraps up first day as NMU president

WLUC TV (Feb. 1)


‘We want to achieve these goals together’: Santa Ono discusses on-campus housing, DEI and what he gets at Pizza House UM-F, UM-D)

The Michigan Daily (Feb. 1)


Labor Relations

Pay increase comes early [NMU]

The Mining Journal (Jan. 30)


Program Delivery

Wayne State to launch new Black studies center, hire dozens of faculty

WXYZ TV (Feb. 1)


Recognitions & Awards

UM Medical School will no longer participate in U.S. News rankings

The Detroit News (Jan. 30)


UM Medical School pulls support of U.S. News & World Report rankings

Crain’s Detroit Business (Jan. 30)


University of Michigan Medical School pulls out of U.S. News rankings

MLive (Jan. 31)


Saginaw Valley State University’s Moot Court team win big at Nationals

WWTV TV (Jan. 31)


Safety & Health

University of Michigan Health public websites hit by pro-Russian cyberattack

Detroit Free Press (Jan. 30)


Cyber-attack targets University of Michigan Health

Michigan Radio (Jan. 30)


University of Michigan Health websites attacked by pro-Russia hacker group

Crain’s Detroit Business (Jan. 30)


WMU IT services return to full operations following breach by ‘unauthorized user’

MLive (Feb. 1)


Some WMU computer services restored

Western Herald (Feb. 1)


Strategic Planning

UMich Flint students and faculty hold People’s Town Hall to discuss Flint’s Strategic Transformation Plan

The Michigan Daily (Jan. 29)

Commentaries

Kornbluh: Wayne State's student debt forgiveness program works

The Detroit News (Feb. 1)

State and National Reports
Michigan in Context

Grapevine Fiscal Year 2023

SHEEO (February 2023)

For the second year in a row, Michigan ranks 41st in the nation for state support to higher education per capita. This despite appreciated investment in FY2023 indicates that other states are increasing support to higher education as fast or faster than Michigan.


Current Term Enrollment Estimates: Fall 2022

National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (February 2023)

Even though overall Michigan postsecondary enrollment in Fall 2022 dropped 0.5% percent year over year, public university enrollment rose 2.8% in that time.


Stronger Nation - Michigan state report

Lumina Foundation (February 2023)

In the latest data released for 2021, Michigan postsecondary attainment has reached 50.5% of the working adult population. That figure becomes 43.8% when short-term credentials are excluded and only degrees are counted. This lags the national figures of 53.7% and 45.7%, respectively.


NCAN Report: In 2022, High School Seniors Left $3.58 Billion on the Table in Pell Grants

National College Attainment Network (January 2023)

This report estimates the amount of federal Pell Grant funding left unspent by the high school graduating classes of 2021 and 2022 by not completing the FAFSA is $182.6 million.

The Dean's List
The Lighter Side of the News

University of Michigan student is one of world's top Rubik's Cube speedcubers

Detroit Free Press (Jan. 28)


Michigan Technological University captures photos of lone wolf that fell through ice into Lake Superior

WDIV TV (Feb. 1)

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