October 31, 2025

News from MASU

Happy Halloween from MASU! 🎃

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MASU Enrollment Report: Fall 2025 [PDF]

MASU (October 2025)

Enrollment in the public university sector remains essentially flat year-over-year, with an increase in headcount of five students.

In the News

Collaboration

Nov. 4 ballot proposes Career Technical Education millage [EMU]

Eastern Echo (Oct. 29)


Economic Development

Last of Michigan's new $60M innovation fund allocated to support startups [MSU, UM, UM-F, WMU]

Crain’s Detroit Business (Oct. 28)


Enrollment

Enrollment at Michigan's public universities stays steady, but some schools see losses [EMU, LSSU, UM, UM-F, MASU]

The Detroit News (Oct. 29)


Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement

EMU regents approve parking system repurchase, litigation settlement plan

Eastern Echo (Oct. 23)


MSU board set to vote on scaled back 'Spartan Gateway District,' no $150M Olympic arena

The Detroit News (Oct. 27)


Eastern Michigan ends 35-year deal privatizing parking, settles long legal dispute

MLive (Oct. 27)


No stadium, new location. MSU trustees to vote on scaled-back Spartan Gateway plan

Lansing State Journal (Oct. 27)


New shuttle aims to connect WMU students to downtown Kalamazoo

WWMT TV (Oct. 28)


New bus seeks to connect WMU students with downtown Kalamazoo

WOOD TV (Oct. 28)


Michigan State to build outdoor lab to study solar panels on farmlands

MLive (Oct. 28)


MSU looks to shelve plans for new sports arena

Crain’s Detroit Business (Oct. 30)


Back to the drawing board. MSU trustees restart Spartan Gateway planning process

Lansing State Journal (Oct. 31)


Governance & Speech

GVPD chief details early challenges, next steps at board meeting

Grand Valley Lanthorn (Oct. 27)


Board to vote on removing 'diversity' from VP's title [MSU]

The State News (Oct. 27)


Board to vote on scaling back Spartan Gateway District [MSU]

The State News (Oct. 27)


Higher Education Finance — Institutional Dynamics

1903 Gold: WMU athletics unveils first official branded beer through local brewery [CMU]

MLive (Oct. 29)


Locally brewed, licensed WMU beer launches Saturday

WOOD TV (Oct. 29)


Higher Education Finance — Institutional Financial Aid

Hemlock Schools, SVSU launch partnership for robotics scholarships

MLive (Oct. 28)


Higher Education Finance — Other State Support

University of Michigan-Flint given $400,000 from state for startup support services

WNEM TV (Oct. 28)


Higher Education Finance — State Capital Outlay

MSU to ask state for $70 million for new engineering building

The State News (Oct. 31)


Higher Education Finance — State Operating Support

GVSU calls for state funding reform, wants more dollars for growing schools [MASU]

MLive (Oct. 23)


State funding allocation insufficient, administrators say [GVSU]

Grand Valley Lanthorn (Oct. 27)


Speaker Hall Says U.P. Lawmakers “Fought Hard” for Rural Projects, Pledges More Focus on Local Roads and Accountability [LSSU, MTU, NMU]

WZMQ TV (Oct. 27)


Program Delivery

Wayne State creates university institute for AI and data science [MSU, MTU, UM]

The Detroit News (Oct. 23)


Want a master’s in fisheries faster? LSSU has a new option

The Sault News (Oct. 24)


EMU speech and hearing clinic has life-changing effects for variety of clients

Concentrate (Oct. 28)


A tax clinic based at MSU gives clients an assist when they need it most

Detroit Free Press (Oct. 30)


Recognitions & Awards

NMU group to receive Governor's Service Award

My UP News (Oct. 27)


Safety & Health

Swoop's Pantry predicts higher food insecurity among students in November [EMU]

WEMU FM (Oct. 29)


Workforce Alignment

What does the new partnership between GVSU and Michigan Central mean for students?

MLive (Oct. 28)


Hundreds of students attend NMU Open Lab Day

WLUC TV (Oct. 28)


EMU Digital Media, Cinema, Journalism offers afternoon of career prep, alum insight

Eastern Echo (Oct. 29)

State and National Reports

Michigan in Context

Critical Context: A Brief History of State-Level Transfer Initiatives in Michigan [PDF]

MiLEAP (October 2025)


55th Annual Survey Report on State-Sponsored Student Financial Aid: 2023-2024 Academic Year [PDF]

NASSGAP (October 2025)

Michigan has shot up the rankings of states by total state financial aid per capita, thanks to recent investments by the Governor and Legislature. While Michigan has for many years languished at the bottom of rankings, we are now ranked 28th in the nation.