May 23, 2025

 

News from MASU

Please join us in welcoming Michigan Technological University President Rick Koubek as the new chair of the MASU Board of Directors! President Koubek succeeded retiring Western Michigan University President Ed Montgomery at the MASU Board of Directors meeting this week in Lansing. We wish them both all the best!

 

In the News

Collaboration

EMU theater students partner with Ann Arbor police to improve crisis intervention trainings

Concentrate (May 21)


Economic Development

Michigan excels in R&D investment but struggles with startup commercialization, report finds [MSU, UM, WSU]

Crain’s Detroit Business (May 22)


What can Michigan’s universities do for business? Now there’s a tool for that [MSU, MTU, UM, WSU]

Crain’s Detroit Business (May 22)


Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement

Broad Art Museum opened on MSU's campus with high expectations in 2012. Here's how it's fared since

Lansing State Journal (May 17)


University of Michigan-Flint to close pool permanently

WSMH TV (May 19)


Wayne State plans $200M building to foster health sciences research

Crain’s Detroit Business (May 20)


Federal Policy

An NIH Grant Is Restored, With a Catch: Cut A Study on Trans Youth [UM]

The Chronicle of Higher Ed (May 21)


Judge blocks dismantling of Education Department, reinstates hundreds of workers

USA Today (May 22)


The reconciliation bill cleared the House. Here’s how it would change higher ed.

Higher Ed Dive (May 22)


Higher Education Finance — Institutional Dynamics

Michigan State University Research Foundation Assigns $75M to Tech Commercialization

dbusiness (May 19)


Institutional Leadership

Praise, protest mark University of Michigan’s new interim president’s first meeting [UM-D]

MLive (May 15)


New WMU president wants to give students, community more reasons to invest into the school

WWMT TV (May 18)


MTU president identifies federal funding cuts during Michigan House subcommittee hearing [NMU, MASU]

WLUC TV (May 21)


Labor Relations

NMU law enforcement union ratifies contract with wage increases

WBUP TV (May 16)


Leadership Transitions

UMich Board of Regents discusses Grasso’s interim presidency, promotions and community concerns [UM-D]

The Michigan Daily (May 19)


MSU president names University of Oregon Dean Laura Lee McIntyre as next provost

Lansing State Journal (May 22)


Program Delivery

Students get free access to Google certificates, AI training at University of Michigan [UM-D, UM-F]

MLive (May 19)


UM partners with Google to offer free career, AI courses to students [UM-D, UM-F]

Crain’s Detroit Business (May 19)


Recognitions & Awards

Saginaw Valley State University recognized for voter-friendly campus

WSMH TV (May 16)


Student Success

Michigan Task Force Unveils 12 Recommendations to Address College Student Basic Needs

Diverse Issues in Higher Education (May 20)

 

Commentaries

Opinion: Regional public universities crucial to Michigan’s future [OU] by OU Pres. Ora Pescovitz

Crain’s Detroit Business (May 16)


U-M Dearborn's Black Celebratory honors students who've achieved so much | Opinion

Detroit Free Press (May 22)

 

State and National Reports

Michigan in Context

Barriers to Bridges: Strengthening Michigan Communities by Addressing College Student Basic Needs

Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (May 2025)


Current Term Enrollment Estimates: Spring 2025

National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (May 2025)