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Collaboration
Kirtland and CMU collaborate to enhance transfer pathways
WWTV TV (Mar. 3)
Glen Oaks Signs New Transfer Agreements With WMU
WBET FM (Mar. 3)
$650K grant expands CMU’s Central Bound program to northern Michigan colleges
WWTV TV (Mar. 4)
College Access & Affordability
Great Lakes Bay Region College Night at SVSU offers FAFSA help
MLive (Mar. 2)
Michigan gives grants to districts that require students to fill out FAFSA
Bridge (Mar. 3)
Diversity on Campus
Schools can be isolating for Native American students. WMU is hiring ‘elders’ to change that.
MLive (Mar. 2)
Economic Development
Investment firm proves to be a Sleeping Giant when it comes to local growth [WMU]
WOOD FM (Mar. 4)
The outsized economic impact of Higher Education in the U.P. [LSSU, MTU, NMU, MASU]
UPword (Mar. 4)
Educational Attainment
Michigan falling short of ‘Sixty by 30’ college goal, but it remains a rallying cry
Michigan Advance (Mar. 5)
Enrollment
Falling enrollments force changes at universities
Detroit Free Press (Feb. 28)
Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement
Kalamazoo Event Center, a $500M project, aims to bring Western Michigan students downtown
WXMI TV (Feb. 27)
Kalamazoo Event Center adds thousands to hockey arena capacity, brings WMU sports downtown
WXMI TV (Mar 2)
Federal Policy
U-M ends ties with program that helped diversify PhDs, after federal threat
Bridge (Feb. 27)
University of Michigan named potential Department of War partner after Trump cuts
MLive (Mar. 2)
MSU facility lets microchip-makers do outer space tests here on Earth
Detroit Free Press (Mar. 4)
Governance & Speech
Can UM ignore local zoning laws to build data center? [MSU, WSU]
The Detroit News (Mar. 3)
University of Michigan power to avoid local land use rules targeted after Los Alamos backlash [MSU, WSU, MASU]
MLive (Mar. 4)
Governor appoints two alumni to Western Michigan University Board of Trustees
WWMT TV (Mar. 4)
Whitmer taps 2 alumni to fill seats on Grand Valley State University board
MLive (Mar. 4)
Two new NMU Trustees appointed
WNUM FM (Mar. 5)
GH's Polston appointed to GVSU board
Grand Haven Tribune (Mar. 5)
Billionaire tied to incoming Kalamazoo arena appointed to WMU board
MLive (Mar. 5)
Higher Education Finance – Federal Funding & Financial Aid
Grand Valley State University to receive $1M for research in 'responsible' AI use
WWMT TV (Mar. 2)
'Trustworthy AI Consortium' focused on ethics, security launches in West Michigan [GVSU]
WWMT TV (Mar. 5)
Higher Education Finance — Institutional Dynamics
Blue Cross, Michigan Medicine dispute puts 300K patients in limbo
Detroit Free Press (Mar. 4)
Michigan Medicine threatens to stop accepting Blue Cross insurance in reimbursement dispute
Crain’s Detroit Business (Mar. 4)
Higher Education Finance — Institutional Financial Aid
EMU strengthens child welfare workforce with new Title IV-E program
WEMU FM (Mar. 3)
Higher Education Finance — Other State Support
Speaker Hall: most halted work projects will have funding restored, $369M in cuts remain [WSU]
MLive (Mar. 4)
Higher Education in the 2026 Elections
State Senate District 35 special election forum set for March [SVSU]
MLive (Feb. 27)
Philanthropic Support
Ferris State University aims for $300,000 in annual One Day for Dawgs fundraiser
WWMT TV (Mar. 4)
Program Delivery
Bot instructors? AI use at University of Michigan differs across campus
MLive (Feb. 28)
Heidelberg Project archive finds permanent home at Wayne State
Detroit Free Press (Mar. 4)
Recognitions & Awards
Women who shaped Michigan through education. 4 who made impact [WMU]
Detroit Free Press (Mar. 1)
OU’s Dunya Mikhail Selected to Serve as Holmes Visiting Professor of Poetry at Princeton this Fall
Patch (Mar. 2)
Safety & Health
46 University of Michigan students have died in less than 6 years. That’s fewer than expected.
MLive (Mar. 5)
Workforce Alignment
Ferris State to host second annual Jill of All Trades event, encouraging young women to join skilled workforce industries
WYBR FM (Mar. 4)
EMU selected to participate in Educator Preparation Provider Collaborative [CMU, MSU, NMU, WMU]
The Eastern Echo (Mar. 2)
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