June 2, 2023

Congratulations to OU President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz on her selection as a 2023 Michiganian of the Year by The Detroit News! See related stories below.

In the News

Collaboration

Bay College, Saginaw Valley State Working Together To Expand Nursing Education

Radio Results Network (May 31)


SVSU partners with UP college to address nursing shortage

WNEM TV (Jun. 1)


College Access & Affordability

864K Michiganders wait for Supreme Court’s ruling on President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan [WSU]

WDIV TV (May 29)


Top ways to tackle higher education costs

WLUC TV (Jun. 1)


Diversity on Campus

Steps to promote LGBTQ+ students’ well-being on campus [MSU]

Times Higher Education (May 30)


As Supreme Court considers affirmative action, colleges see few other ways to diversity goals [EMU, UM]

Associated Press (May 31)


Economic Development

Turning Ann Arbor into Austin and other tech recommendations for Michigan [MSU, UM, WSU]

Bridge (May 31)


Educational Attainment

Michigan failing to retain key talent after graduation, report says [MSU, UM, WSU]

The Detroit News (Jun. 1)


How to grow Michigan's stagnant population? Whitmer forms council to tackle the problem [WSU]

Crain’s Detroit Business (Jun. 1)


Whitmer creates commission to study solutions to Michigan population loss [WSU]

The Detroit News (Jun. 1)


Whitmer taps GOP businessman to tackle Michigan population crisis [WSU]

Bridge (Jun. 1)


Enrollment

Michigan college enrollment decline among worst in the nation [MASU]

Bridge (May 30)


Michigan college enrollment is in decline for fourth-straight year [UM-F]

WJRT TV (Jun. 1)


Michigan combats dropping college enrollment numbers [MASU]

WKBD TV (Jun. 1)

 

Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement

WMU brings Jurassic era to life with Dinosaur Park expansion plans

MLive (May 30)


The 5 US Universities With the Most ChargePoint EV Chargers [WMU]

Make Use Of (May 30)


Federal Policy

The U.S. debt ceiling’s impact on WMU students

The Western Herald (May 29)


Higher Education Finance – Federal Funding & Financial Aid

Department of Transportation awards $9.8M grant to University of Michigan for connected vehicle technology

WDIV TV (May 30)


Higher Education Finance — Institutional Dynamics

Pine Knob Music Theatre’s famous lawn now named after a Michigan university [EMU]

MLive (May 26)


Pine Knob Music Theatre’s famous lawn now named after Ypsilanti university [EMU]

WDIV TV (May 29)


EMU buys naming rights to Pine Knob's famous lawn

WEMU FM (May 30)


MTU signs GLI extension with Van Andel and Michigan State [FSU]

WLUC TV (Jun. 1)


Institutional Leadership

2023 Michiganians of the Year: Bringing hope and inspiration to all [OU]

The Detroit News (Jun. 2)


Ora Pescovitz champions civic engagement at Oakland University [UM]

The Detroit News (Jun. 2)


Labor Relations

500-member trade worker union reaches deal with University of Michigan

MLive (Mar. 30)


Leadership Transitions

Rodney Hanley chosen as new Northeastern State University president [LSSU]

Muskogee Phoenix [OK] (Jun. 1)


Program Delivery

Central Michigan University to focus on rural healthcare with new initiative

WPBN TV (Jun. 1)


Recognitions & Awards

WMU celebrates its 120th birthday

Western Herald (May 28)


Safety & Health

Breaking: CHC lifts COVID-19 vaccine requirement [WSU]

The South End (May 30)


Strategic Planning

Developing identity as regional university will be topic at upcoming UM-Flint roundtable [OU, UM-D, UM-F]

MLive (May 30)


University Accountability

Michigan State Students Allege Professor Charged $99 to Fund Own Advocacy

Inside Higher Ed (May 31) 

Commentaries

Opinion: Working together to move Michigan into the future [MSU, UM, WSU] by MSU Pres. Woodruff, UM Pres. Ono, WSU Pres. Wilson

Crain’s Detroit Business (May 31)


The Great State School Student-Swapping Scandal [UM]

Inside Higher Ed (Jun. 2)

Quotable Quotes

“In the report, Florida sought to dispel the ‘myth’ that Michigan was failing to retain talent at large. Michigan ranks seventh for the percentage of college and university graduates who stay in the state, and the greater Detroit area has the highest retention rate of metro regions in the nation for two- and four-year college graduates.


Additionally, Michigan universities are a large source of top talent, with UM, Michigan State University and Wayne State University producing more college graduates than other similar university clusters such as Boston-Cambridge or the San Francisco Bay Area.”


Michigan failing to retain key talent after graduation, report says [MSU, UM, WSU]

The Detroit News (Jun. 1)

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