This Week in Michigan Public Higher Education News - Oct. 16, 2020

October 16, 2020

MASU has published an updated-as-needed tracker of university operating statuses here: Operational Status of Michigan Public Universities in Response to COVID-19

MASU Commentaries

A Michigan Action Plan For Increasing Postsecondary Attainment

Daniel Hurley, Optimizing Education (Oct. 13)

In the News

Collaboration

FSU to Bring Virtual College Experience to Rural High Schools

WWTV TV (Oct. 9)

Ferris State University to use USDA grant to bring virtual reality to rural classrooms

WPBN TV (Oct. 9)

Ferris State lands $670K grant for rural STEM programming

MiBiz (Oct. 12)

Partnership eases financial burdens of nursing degree [OU]

The Oakland Post (Oct. 14)

Economic Development

UM-Flint launches third annual Business Climate Survey

Tri-County Times (Oct. 14)

Enrollment

MSU enrollment dip contributes to $54M revenue drop

The Detroit News (Oct. 14)

MSU enrollment dips by nearly 900 students and revenue could be down up to $54 million

Lansing State Journal (Oct. 15)

Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement

CMU launches a Bio-Safety Level Three Laboratory

Central Michigan Life (Oct. 11)

Survey of riders on UM driverless shuttle shows vast majority trusted it

The Detroit News (Oct. 15)

Governance & Speech

University of Michigan Board of Regents incumbents face 8 challengers in November election [MSU]

MLive (Oct. 13)

9 challenging incumbent for seat on Michigan State University Board of Trustees [EMU]

MLive (Oct. 13)

6 challenging incumbent for Wayne State University Board of Governors seat

MLive (Oct. 13)

BOT to purchase research facility, review hiring practices [OU]

The Oakland Post (Oct. 14)

Higher Education Finance – Federal Funding & Financial Aid

Northern Michigan University grant supports tribal victim services

WJMN TV (Oct. 9)

Michigan Medicine launches second COVID-19 vaccine trial

The Detroit News (Oct. 12)

Higher Education Finance — Institutional Dynamics

UM-Dearborn campus finances 'on the right track'

Press & Guide (Oct. 12)

Higher Education Finance — Other State Support

$1.5 million of state funds to go towards new resiliency center for children, families with trauma [WMU]

WXYZ TV (Oct. 14)

Higher Education in the 2020 Elections

Grand Valley State students can vote on campus ahead of Nov. 3 general election

MLive (Oct. 12)

GVSU opens on-campus satellite clerk’s office

WOOD TV (Oct. 15)

GVSU offering staff paid time off to vote, work the polls

WOOD TV (Oct. 15)

Ann Arbor satellite clerk’s office at U-M registers thousands to vote

WDIV TV (Oct. 15)

Leadership Transitions

Oakland University names new provost after national search

Crain’s Detroit Business (Oct. 12)

California educator to be next Oakland University provost

The Detroit News (Oct. 13)

Oakland University Selects Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Provost

dbusiness (Oct. 13)

Britt Rios-Ellis named executive vice president of Academic Affairs and provost [OU]

The Oakland Post (Oct. 14)

Program Delivery

Degrees deferred: MBA programs adapt to new way of doing business [GVSU, MSU, UM, WSU]

Crain’s Detroit Business (Oct. 11)

Acclaimed filmmaker brings free workshop on first-person storytelling to Wayne State

Detroit Free Press (Oct. 12)

WMU School of Music and Department of Dance electing for outdoor classes due to COVID-19

Western Herald (Oct. 13)

WSU creatives adjust to learning in quarantine

The South End (Oct. 15)

Safety & Health

Central Michigan University reports uptick in coronavirus cases on campus [SVSU]

WJRT TV (Oct. 12)

Nearly 5,000 Michigan college students, staff part of active COVID-19 outbreak [GVSU, MSU, WMU]

Michigan Radio (Oct. 12)

Coronavirus cases surpass 5,000 in Michigan schools, colleges [MSU, GVSU, UM, WMU]

Bridge (Oct. 12)

CMU reports 54 new COVID-19 cases last week

Central Michigan Life (Oct. 12)

University of Michigan quarantine housing occupancy goes up 10%, dashboard says

MLive (Oct. 13)

WMU students create coalition to help prevent spread of COVID-19

WWMT TV (Oct. 14)

Coronavirus cluster identified on 3rd floor of University of Michigan’s Mary Markley Hall

MLive (Oct. 14)

Coronavirus case total surpasses 600 at Western Michigan University

MLive (Oct. 14)

NMU lab monitoring wastewater for COVID [MSU]

The Mining Journal (Oct. 15)

MSU, Michigan health department partner on COVID-19 contact-tracing app that sends potential exposure alerts

Crain’s Detroit Business (Oct. 15)

University Accountability

Harbaugh, others allegedly knew of misconduct accusations against former football player [UM]

The Michigan Daily (Oct. 13)

Former EMU student accused of sexually assaulting multiple women heads to trial

MLive (Oct. 14)

9 women describe graphic sexual assaults while at Eastern Michigan University

Detroit Free Press (Oct. 14)

Workforce Alignment

Partnership eases financial burdens of nursing degree [OU]

The Oakland Post (Oct. 14)

Commentaries

Editorial: For Michigan State University Board of Trustees

The Detroit News (Oct. 14)

Editorial: Our picks for University of Michigan Board of Regents

The Detroit News (Oct. 14)

Editorial: For Wayne State University Board of Governors

The Detroit News (Oct. 15)

State and National Reports

Michigan in Context

Fall 2020 Enrollment (As of Sept 24)

National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (October 2020)

Across all sectors of postsecondary education, Michigan Fall 2020 undergraduate enrollment declined by 9.7% and graduate enrollment declined by 2.8% from the prior year.

District Boundaries Affect Racial Representation at Michigan Community Colleges

Center for American Progress (October 2020)

Through a combination of property taxes, state appropriations, and tuition, community colleges in Michigan bring in total revenue per full-time student that ranges from $8,699 at Macomb Community College to $18,701 at Northwestern Michigan College.

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