September 18, 2026

 

Featured Commentary

Michigan benefits from university research. Funding cuts hurt state [MSU, MTU, UM, WSU] by Presidents Guskiewicz, Koubek, Grasso, and Bierschbach

Bridge (Sep. 15)

 

In the News

Academic Operations

SVSU opens Center for Community Engagement and Experiential Learning

MLive (Sep. 17)


Diversity on Campus

The Wonders of the World [MTU]

The Daily Mining Gazette (Sep. 16)


New name … same mission [MTU]

The Daily Mining Gazette (Sep. 16)


Michigan Tech introduces rebranded ‘Festival of Nations’, retires traditional parade

WLUC TV (Sep. 16)


GSC Out and About connects the community [OU]

The Oakland Post (Sep. 16)


Enrollment

Michigan Tech University reveals enrollment drop for 2026-2027 academic year

WLUC TV (Sep. 11)


Enrollment Slide Hits Two Upper Peninsula Universities [MTU, NMU]

Michigan News Source (Sep. 13)


Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement

Eastern Michigan University pool to close next spring without ‘significant philanthropy’

MLive (Sep. 11)


University of Michigan to commit $26M to transform 1957 car lab for electric research

MLive (Sep. 14)


University of Michigan auto lab gets $26M makeover for EV push

Crain’s Detroit Business (Sep. 17)


Governance & Speech

MSU Faculty Senate ask Guskiewicz, trustees to delay response to Education Department

The State News (Sep. 16)


MSU’s leadership turmoil isn’t over. Trustees are still fighting

Detroit Free Press (Sep. 16)


Protesters call for reinstatement of gender-affirming care for Michigan Medicine patients under 19

CBS News (Sep. 17)


Higher Education Finance — Other State Support

WMU program among those receiving federal grant for mental health services [WMU]

WNWN FM (Sep. 13)


Higher Education in the 2026 Elections

OU political organizations look ahead to general election

The Oakland Post (Sep. 10)


Election education opportunities to come to the UP [MTU]

WLUC TV (Sep. 16)


Institutional Leadership

Kalamazoo community climbs Waldo Stadium stairs to honor 9/11 victims, first responders [WMU]

WWMT TV (Sep. 12)


Ferris State President Bill Pink helps lead Tech Week Grand Rapids panel with 'Shark Tank’s' Daymond John and Robert Herjavec

WYBR FM (Sep. 15)


Building Michigan’s Healthcare Workforce [WMU]

The Common Bridge (Sep. 15)


Shark Tank Stars Make Big Splash at Tech Week [FSU]

Grand Rapids Magazine (Sep. 16)


MSU researchers target major gap in women’s healthcare [UM]

WILX TV (Sep. 16)


Dr. Brendan Kelly's investiture as EMU President to be held on Friday

WEMU FM (Sep. 17)


Labor Relations

WMU Board of Trustees approves three-year faculty contract

Western Herald (Sep. 11)


Leadership Transitions

Reports: MSU fundraising head to leave for athletic director position at Old Dominion

The State News (Sep. 14)


Grand Valley State University College of Nursing dean resigns [UM, WSU]

MLive (Sep. 17)


New Padnos Artist-in-Residence explores American belonging and culture in campus installation [GVSU]

Ottawa News Network (Sep. 17)


Philanthropic Support

$902M donated to University of Michigan in 2026

MLive (Sep. 14)


Program Delivery

OU Students Tell America's Story Through 250-year Timeline

Patch (Sep. 15)


Chaldean language finds its voice at Oakland

The Oakland Post (Sep. 16)


Safety & Health

Crews spend second day searching in connection to missing person case [WMU]

WOOD TV (Sep. 16)


Investigators find structure with potential evidence in Brittany Shank disappearance [WMU]

WSBT TV (Sep. 16)


FBI uncovers underground items possibly linked to Brittany Shank disappearance [WMU]

WWMT TV (Sep. 16)


Workforce Alignment

GE Aerospace Launches 'Next Engineers' with Grand Valley State University

WZZM TV (Sep. 10)


Local Truck Driver Training Company Announces Deal With NMU

Radio Results Network (Sep. 13)

 

The Dean's List

The Lighter Side of the News

The biology of "Blondie" [CMU]

CMU News (Sep. 9)