December 15, 2023

In the News

Academic Operations

MTU, NMU prepare to accommodate students staying on campus for holiday break

WLUC TV (Dec. 13)


Collaboration

CMU's future doctors, SVSU's future nurses train together in simulation

WJRT TV (Dec. 11)


Mott receives $2M grant to help manage nursing shortage [EMU]

WNEM TV (Dec. 13)


College Access & Affordability

Michigan's student debt tab is proportional to its population — but not its number of grads

Crain’s Detroit Business (Dec. 11)


Toward a Transfer Guarantee [MSU, UM]

Inside Higher Ed (Dec. 14)


Diversity on Campus

Addressing anti-Semitism is goal of new University of Michigan center

MLive (Dec. 8)


Enrollment

Why WMU is seeing ‘positive signs,’ despite another enrollment drop

MLive (Dec. 13)


Governance & Speech

Students disrupt Wayne State Board of Governors meeting, seeking divestment from companies that profit from war

WDET TV (Dec. 8)


UMich Board of Regents meet to establish an institute to address antisemitism, hear updates on Center for Innovation and unarmed non-police response team

The Michigan Daily (Dec. 8)


WSU students and community members in support of Palestine protest BOG meeting

The South End (Dec. 10)


Did the Top Campus for Student Free Speech Punish Faculty Speech? [MTU]

Inside Higher Ed (Dec. 11)


Higher Education Finance — Institutional Dynamics

University of Michigan health system forms alliance with Holland hospital

Crain’s Detroit Business (Dec. 8)


U-M Health, Holland Hospital launch alliance to bring more specialty care to west Michigan

Detroit Free Press (Dec. 8)


U-M Health forms strategic alliance with Holland Hospital

Michigan Radio (Dec. 12)


Here are the 2023 salaries for 55,000+ University of Michigan employees [UM-D, UM-F]

MLive (Dec. 12)


See the 10 highest-paid University of Michigan deans for 2023

MLive (Dec. 13)


Higher Education Finance — State Capital Outlay

University of Michigan seeks $230M from state for new buildings, renovations [UM-D, UM-F]

MLive (Dec. 8)


Institutional Leadership

“I was lucky enough to find a really exciting career”: Meet Rick Fitzgerald, associate vice president for Public Affairs [UM]

The Michigan Daily (Dec. 7)


Labor Relations

WMU trustees to consider labor agreements at special meeting Thursday

WKZO TV (Dec. 13)


Leadership Transitions

Michigan State University Names Kevin M. Guskiewicz as Next President

dbusiness (Dec. 8)


As Michigan State Names a New President, Some in Chapel Hill Are Bracing for What’s Next

The Chronicle of Higher Education (Dec. 8)


New MSU president: I’m ready to move beyond scandals, get along with board

Bridge (Dec. 8)


MSU president-elect Guskiewicz has 'mixed emotions' as he leaves UNC, envisions changes

The State News (Dec. 8)


New MSU president: I'll be a voice for research institutions' economic role [UM, WSU]

Crain’s Detroit Business (Dec. 8)


Search for Provost and Academic Vice President brings candidates to campus [NMU]

The North Wind (Dec. 8)


Michigan State President Kevin Guskiewicz's contract includes 7-figure compensation, plenty of other perks

Lansing State Journal (Dec. 10)


New MSU president-elect calls for 'respectful discourse' on campus amid Israel-Hamas conflict

Lansing State Journal (Dec. 11)


Incoming MSU president says he’s ‘not looking to the past’

MLive (Dec. 11)


MSU president-elect Guskiewicz talks Nassar documents, student debt, violence in Middle East

The State News (Dec. 11)


Kevin Guskiewicz is MSU's next president. What legacy does he leave at UNC-Chapel Hill?

WKAR TV (Dec. 12)


Philanthropic Support

Michigan Tech receives $5M grant for building upgrades

UPword (Dec. 13)


Michigan Tech University Receives $5 Million Grant For Building Renovations

Radio Results Network (Dec. 14)


Recognitions & Awards

NMU gets top marks for Indigenous studies

The Mining Journal (Dec. 14)


Safety & Health

Return to Berkey in spring? Many MSU students say ‘No’

WLNS TV (Dec. 11)


MSU's Anti-Discrimination Policy: What it covers and its limitations

The State News (Dec. 13)


Student Success

Ferris State set to graduate more than 400 as commencement ceremonies set for Friday, Dec. 15

WYBR FM (Dec. 10)


WMU to celebrate fall 2023 graduates, grant honorary degrees during commencement

WWMT TV (Dec. 11)


Western celebrates fall 2023 graduates this Saturday, Dunn and Penn to receive honorary degrees

WKZO FM (Dec. 11)


Graduates To Mark Their Achievements At EMU Commencement Ceremony Dec. 17

We Love Ann Arbor (Dec. 13)


Michigan Tech University Commencement Ceremonies Set For Saturday

Radio Results Network (Dec. 14)


Workforce Alignment

New Partnership with Allegiant Sends Aviation Students Straight to the Pilots Seat [WMU]

Western Herald (Dec. 9)

Commentaries

Editorial: Fresh leadership at Michigan's universities offers golden opportunity [MSU, UM, WSU]

Crain’s Detroit Business (Dec. 11)

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