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Collaboration
Pilot program gives 15 students degrees for free, returns them home to teach in Grand Rapids [MSU]
MLive (Oct. 7)
College Access & Affordability
College program connects migrant students to higher education [WMU]
WOOD TV (Oct. 7)
Economic Development
Startups in Michigan Central to receive fellows from new mobility innovation program [WSU]
The Detroit News (Oct. 7)
Enrollment
Out-of-staters surpass Michiganders in last 10 years at the University of Michigan [MSU]
MLive (Oct. 6)
WMU becomes ‘official educational partner’ of the Detroit Lions
MLive (Oct. 7)
Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement
NMU nature nursery revived: Plants will help landscape campus
The Mining Journal (Oct. 8)
Eastern Michigan Esports team thrives in new Student Center facility
Eastern Echo (Oct. 10)
Higher Education Finance – Federal Funding & Financial Aid
Wayne State University scores unusual $200K grant to improve mine worker safety
Detroit Free Press (Oct. 7)
Higher Education Finance — Other State Support
Grant to expand Native American heritage at Grand Valley State University
WXMI TV (Oct. 9)
Higher Education in the 2024 Elections
Bernie Sanders energizes SVSU crowd for Harris-Walz Campaign
Midland Daily News (Oct. 6)
Eastern Michigan takes on statewide campus voting contest against rival schools
Eastern Echo (Oct. 6)
Candidates for MSU board say Whitmer shouldn't have been asked to remove trustees
Lansing State Journal (Oct. 7)
BOG election: Candidates give intros and insight on issues facing WSU community
The South End (Oct. 9)
Saginaw Valley State University hosting candidate forum for Michigan’s 8th Congressional District
MLive (Oct. 9)
Gov. Whitmer visits her former MSU sorority to encourage young voters
The State News (Oct. 9)
Institutional Leadership
Two UM leaders' homes vandalized on anniversary of Hamas attacks
The Detroit News (Oct. 7)
MTU President Koubek talks student numbers, traditions during Wake Up Keweenaw event
WLUC TV (Oct. 9)
Ferris President Pink joins ROTC cadets for training about Black Hawk helicopters
WYBR TV (Oct. 10)
Labor Relations
University of Michigan health care workers issue strike notice
The Detroit News (Oct. 4)
WMU-AAUP reaches “tentative agreement” in ongoing wage negotiations
Western Herald (Oct. 4)
WMU, union make tentative deal on raises for professors
MLive (Oct. 5)
Michigan Medicine union leader: 'Message must be loud and clear' as 2,700 plan to strike
Detroit Free Press (Oct. 5)
Leadership Transitions
GV announces MI government attorney as next legal counsel
Grand Valley Lanthorn (Oct. 7)
Michigan State University to recommend new permanent CIO
EdScoop (Oct. 8)
Philanthropic Support
WMU’s field at Waldo Stadium will soon bear this name after historic $5M gift
MLive (Oct. 9)
Recognitions & Awards
CMU graduate (’24) receives prestigious Fulbright grant
The Morning Sun (Oct. 4)
These 2 Michigan universities rank in the top-125 in the world, global ranking says [MSU, UM, WSU]
MLive (Oct. 9)
Safety & Health
Installation of AI-based firearm detection system ZeroEyes has begun around campus [EMU]
The Eastern Echo (Oct. 4)
Workforce Alignment
Primary-care doctor shortages cut deep in Michigan's underserved areas [MSU, UM, WSU]
Bridge (Oct. 9)
Michigan needs doctors more than ever. More medical schools haven’t helped [CMU, MSU, OU, WSU, WMU]
Bridge (Oct. 9)
Interviews and networking at OU’s annual fall Career Fair
The Oakland Post (Oct. 9)
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