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College Access & Affordability
Admission guarantee for students with 3.0 GPA boosts applications to public universities [MASU]
City Pulse (Feb. 2)
FAFSA recipients must wait until April for financial aid following delay [MSU]
The State News (Feb. 2)
Diversity on Campus
WMU features vending machine aimed at Black hair care
WWMT TV (Feb. 7)
Enrollment
MTU, NMU see an increase in enrollment this semester
WLUC TV (Feb. 5)
NMU enrollment and retention climbing
WNMU FM (Feb. 5)
Colleges turn to older students to stem enrollment crisis [WSU]
The Hill (Feb. 6)
Enrollment at Michigan colleges ticks up after years of decline [MASU]
Crain’s Detroit Business (Feb. 8)
Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement
MSU board approves campus infrastructure changes
The State News (Feb. 2)
Development of $300 million arena underway [WMU]
Western Herald (Feb. 5)
Varner Hall soundproofing issue: New renovations, same old problem [OU]
The Oakland Post (Feb. 7)
Federal Policy
Recommendations for states amid FAFSA SAI update and ISIR delay
SHEEO (Feb. 2)
Governance & Speech
‘Blood money:’ Students confront MSU at meeting
WLNS TV (Feb. 2)
Board of Trustees vote in favor of sustainability [NMU]
The North Wind (Feb. 2)
MSU board to review university investments following calls for divestment from Israel
The State News (Feb. 2)
Feb. BOT meeting: New data science B.S., nursing simulation laboratory and “Aspire. Advance. Achieve.” fundraising campaign closure [OU]
The Oakland Post (Feb. 7)
Higher Education Finance – Federal Funding & Financial Aid
Michigan universities work to make voice AI accessible for disfluent speech [MSU, WMU]
WWMT TV (Feb. 6)
Wayne State University awarded $1.4 million from Department of Defense to expand on research findings surrounding prostate cancer
Science Magazine (Feb. 8)
Higher Education Finance — Institutional Dynamics
MSU implements 'thorough, factual investigation’ of donors prior to naming buildings, strengthens donor accountability
The State News (Feb. 2)
Higher Education Finance — State Operating Support
Whitmer says $80.7B budget proposal for 2025 will ease pocketbook issues for Michiganders
Detroit Free Press (Feb. 7)
Whitmer proposes $80.7B budget for a ‘Michigan Guarantee’
Bridge (Feb. 7)
EMU in Ypsilanti explores Governor Whitmer's education budget proposal
WEMU FM (Feb. 9)
Institutional Leadership
MSU board presents resolution honoring Interim President Woodruff for her leadership as term set to end in March
The State News (Feb. 2)
Philomena Mantella | Crain’s Newsmakers 2023 [GVSU]
Crain’s Grand Rapids Business (Feb. 5)
Labor Relations
MSU, UM Flint's faculty seek to form unions, 'take the university back'
The Detroit News (Feb. 5)
MSU trustees 'pro-union' for tenure faculty
WKAR TV (Feb. 6)
MSU tenured faculty expected to receive union recognition
Michigan Advance (Feb. 7)
Leadership Transitions
MSU's top public safety officer leaving for Colorado post
Lansing State Journal (Feb. 2)
CMU trustees to pick presidential search firm on Feb. 6
Midland Daily News (Feb. 2)
CMU Board of Trustees begin search for new president
WILX TV (Feb. 6)
CMU President Bob Davies discusses stepping down
WJRT TV (Feb. 6)
CMU students, president speak on his decision to step down
WNEM TV (Feb. 6)
Central Michigan University departing president in line for $1.2M in payments [MSU, UM]
Bridge (Feb. 6)
CMU accepts resignation of Davies
Midland Daily News (Feb. 6)
'I want the students to know I love 'em' [CMU]
Central Michigan Life (Feb. 7)
MSU carves out special adviser role for Teresa Woodruff as she transitions from interim president to faculty
Crain’s Detroit Business (Feb. 7)
CMU President Davies’ revised contract pays him $1.25M through 2026
Midland Daily News (Feb. 8)
Philanthropic Support
MSU implements 'thorough, factual investigation’ of donors prior to naming buildings, strengthens donor accountability
The State News (Feb. 2)
TRUEMU Night raises $1,600 for Student Emergency Fund [EMU]
The Eastern Echo (Feb. 5)
Program Delivery
Eastern Michigan University offers new study abroad program in Ghana
The Eastern Echo (Feb. 4)
Report reveals health fields dominate GV’s most popular majors [GVSU]
Grand Valley Lanthorn (Feb. 5)
MSU climate program looking to hire candidates
WLNS TV (Feb. 7)
Recognitions & Awards
New Rankings for 2024: The Top 10 Universities in Michigan
WITL FM (Feb. 6)
Law School ranked 11th for lowest debt-to-income [WSU]
Legal News (Feb. 6)
These Michigan universities have the best online programs, U.S. News ranking says
MLive (Feb. 8)
Safety & Health
MSU professor saw students die. A year later, he fights for ‘a good life’
Bridge (Feb. 1)
Changes to MSU student rights document make it easier to investigate policy violations, protecting those who report them
The State News (Feb. 7)
How MSU students and leaders will mark one year after mass shooting
The Detroit News (Feb. 8)
Tuition
Central Michigan University expands free tuition program
WWJ FM (Feb. 6)
University Accountability
MSU and Michigan AG's office decide on timeline for release of Nassar docs
Lansing State Journal (Feb. 2)
Eastern Michigan agrees to Title IX settlement with victims of alleged sexual assault
The Detroit News (Feb. 2)
EMU agreed to $6.85M Title IX lawsuit settlement amid sex assault cases
Detroit Free Press (Feb. 2)
MSU plans to give Nassar investigation documents to Nessel later this month
Michigan Advance (Feb. 2)
Long-awaited release of Nassar documents to Michigan AG expected in late February [MSU]
WXYZ TV (Feb. 4)
MSU student paper files lawsuit against university claiming FOIA violations
Michigan Advance (Feb. 6)
9 charged in 2021 hazing death at MSU
WILX TV (Feb. 8)
9 accused of 2021 hazing death at Michigan State University
MLive (Feb. 8)
Workforce Alignment
Grand Rapids health system partners with Central Michigan University on 4-year nursing program
Crain’s Grand Rapids Business (Feb. 8)
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