September 5, 2025

In the News

Collaboration

$12.7M project to bring more advanced transportation technology to Ann Arbor

MLive (Sep. 2)


College Access & Affordability

CMU guaranteeing admission to some students with its "Charter to CMU Guarantee"

WJRT TV (Sep. 2)


'Tell your unique story': College advisor gives tips on applying to scholarships to save money [EMU, UM-D]

WXYZ TV (Sep. 3)


Economic Development

GVSU students boost local Allendale businesses as classes resume

WXMI TV (Aug. 29)


Enrollment

Michigan may lose millions as universities see drop in international students

Bridge (Sep. 4)


Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement

See inside University of Michigan’s battery lab expansion

MLive (Aug. 29)


NMU’s Harden Hall set to re-open in January

WLUC TV (Aug. 29)


Western Michigan Athletic Performance Center coming to Kalamazoo

Western Herald (Sep. 3)


$5.6M project transforms WMU entryway with new walkway, green space

MLive (Sep. 3)


Governance & Speech

MSU officials defend holding closed 'stakeholder engagement' session

The Detroit News (Sep. 4)


Michigan House passes transgender bathroom ban for schools, universities

MLive (Sep. 5)


Higher Education Finance — State Operating Support

Budget breakdown: Here's where Whitmer, legislators are still far apart [MSU, UM]

Crain’s Detroit Business (Aug. 29)


Institutional Leadership

Western Michigan AD lands lucrative contract extension, significant buyout

MLive (Sep. 2)


MSU president: No more budget cuts planned, raises alarm on lagging K-12 scores

WKAR TV (Sep. 2)


Leadership Transitions

University of Michigan to host 7 presidential search feedback sessions

MLive (Sep. 3)


Recognitions & Awards

Big Rapids City Commission to honor FSU, discuss new chamber initiative

Pioneer (Aug. 30)


Big Rapids city commission honors FSU marketing team

Pioneer (Sep. 3)


Safety & Health

GVSU PPS increasing patrols after car break-ins on campus

WOOD TV (Aug. 29)


Michigan universities say cameras watch for crime, but some wonder what else they see

Detroit Free Press (Aug. 30)


24/7 crisis support line launched at Ferris State as students are welcomed back

MLive (Aug. 30)


GVSU tightens safety rules after weekend stabbing

WOOD TV (Sep. 3)


Grand Valley State University modifies security measures after campus stabbing

WXMI TV (Sep. 3)


Tuition

WMU tuition costs 3.5 times more than in 2001: See prices through the years

MLive (Aug. 30)


Workforce Alignment

Michigan needs more nurses — yet students are getting turned away. Here's why. [GVSU, UM, WSU]

Crain’s Detroit Business (Sep. 4)

Commentaries

College is expensive. And important. That’s why America has subsidized it for 246 years [WMU]

LA Times [CA] (Aug. 29)