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College Access & Affordability
Michigan students form multi-university alliance to lobby lawmakers on college affordability
WXYZ TV (June 5)
Top scholars: Application process for students heading off to college a little different these days [OU, UM]
The Oakland Press (June 7)
WMU, WMAA create pathway to aviation careers for students
Battle Creek Enquirer (June 8)
New initiative guarantees EMU admission for Ypsi and Ann Arbor students
Concentrate (June 9)
Enrollment
For Enrollment-Strapped Small Colleges, ‘Flat Is the New Growth’ [CMU, EMU, MSU, UM, WMU]
The Chronicle of Higher Education (June 9)
Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement
NMU summer construction projects now underway in Marquette
WLUC TV (June 5)
GVSU announces closure of Walker surplus store
WOOD TV (June 5)
Governance & Speech
Should Michigan governor appoint university boards? It could backfire, some say [MSU, UM, WSU]
Bridge (June 10)
MSU trustee seeks $25M+ settlement over alleged campaign to force her removal
Crain’s Detroit Business (June 10)
A senator floats a new plan on university boards. Why is change so tricky? [MSU, UM, WSU]
Crain’s Detroit Business (June 11)
MSU board censures trustees Balow, Vassar for not signing board rules
Detroit Free Press (June 12)
Higher Education Finance — Institutional Dynamics
Michigan State University projects $12.4M deficit as it passes budget with tuition hike
Crain’s Detroit Business (June 12)
Higher Education Finance — State Capital Outlay
Roosevelt Hall renovation design moves forward as Eastern Michigan University awaits state funding
The Eastern Echo (June 9)
Leadership Transitions
University of Michigan presidential interviews expected soon, regents say
MLive (June 8)
Signs support outgoing MSU President Guskiewicz appear on campus
Lansing State Journal (June 8)
CMU selects new dean to lead College of Medicine
Central Michigan Life (June 9)
CMU researcher to lead Oakland University’s College of Arts and Sciences
MLive (June 10)
Program Delivery
Inside the 37-year hunt for Linda Meteer’s killer: how the case was cracked [WMU]
WWTV TV (June 9)
Michigan lawmakers advance bills to mandate literacy training for teachers
Bridge (June 10)
Why the Michigan State School of Hospitality broadened its curriculum
Restaurant Business (June 11)
Recognitions & Awards
University of Michigan Health earns top national sustainability recognition for second year
MLive (June 9)
Longtime LSSU robotics professor named A3's 2026 Educator of the Year
WBUP TV (June 11)
Lake Superior State University robotics leader wins national automation teaching honor
Soo Leader (June 11)
Michigan Audubon expands Bird City program with first campus at UM-Dearborn
Midland Daily News (June 11)
Tuition
MSU expected to set tuition Friday. How rates have changed in 10 years
Lansing State Journal (June 9)
University of Michigan tuition down 5% for in-state residents over last decade
MLive (June 10)
Tuition to increase again at Michigan State for 2026-27 school year
Detroit Free Press (June 12)
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