May 12, 2023

Please note that MASU's Chief Policy Officer is now known as Mia Murphy. Her updated biography is available here.

In the News

Collaboration

Small Upper Peninsula school with Finnish roots toasts its last graduates [MTU, NMU]

Bridge Magazine (May 10)


Diversity on Campus

Thousands of miles from home, Arab students at Eastern Michigan form own community

MLive (May 7)


Economic Development

Business leaders want more than incentives to drive economic development strategy

Crain’s Detroit Business (May 10)


NMU, Innovate Marquette wrap up inaugural Innovation Week

WLUC TV (May 10)


Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement

Electric scooters: 'Freedom to Move' [CMU]

Central Michigan Life (May 5)


350-spot parking deck, new green spaces among WMU’s summer projects

MLive (May 5)


Michigan State University outdoor pool demolition underway; green space to replace it

Lansing State Journal (May 8)


Parking rates are going up at the University of Michigan

MLive (May 8)


New $25M medical services building on McLaren's Lansing campus named for Tom Izzo's family [MSU]

Lansing State Journal (May 9)


Michigan State’s IM West pool, dive tower demolished

WLNS TV (May 10)


Governance & Speech

Ferris State selects chair, chair-elect for The Ferris Foundation board

Pioneer (May 9)


Higher Education Finance — Institutional Dynamics

UM-Flint strikes partnership with Michigan high school esports federation to host tournaments

MLive (May 11)


Higher Education Finance — State Operating Support

7 areas to watch as Democrats wrangle over Michigan's next state budget

The Detroit News (May 10)


Institutional Leadership

Connectors in Government Relations advocate for MSU and higher education

WKAR FM (May 10)


Labor Relations

U-M grad student instructors to continue strike into summer as grades remain withheld

WKAR FM (May 5)


91% of grades submitted at University of Michigan amid grad worker strike

MLive (May 9)


University of Michigan: 91% of grades submitted as grad student employees continue strike

WDIV TV (May 10)


Leadership Transitions

Michigan State releases names of 29 people on its presidential search committee

Lansing State Journal (May 9)


Search committee for next MSU president announced

WILX TV (May 9)


Michigan State names new VP of civil rights and Title IX education

WWMT TV (May 11)


Lake State announces search committee for new president

Soo Today (May 11)


Program Delivery

Michigan cold cases cracked thanks to help from WMU students

WZZM TV (May 11)


Recognitions & Awards

Michigan State University honors shooting victims during graduation ceremonies

WILX TV (May 5)


Macomb Township resident named distinguished professor [OU, MASU]

C&G Newspapers (May 11)


3 Michigan universities have the nation’s best medical schools, U.S. News ranking says [MSU, UM, WSU]

MLive (May 11)


These 2 Michigan universities have the nation’s best law schools, U.S. News ranking says [UM, WSU]

MLive (May 12)


Safety & Health

University of Michigan announces new COVID policies as federal public health emergency ends

WDIV TV (May 11)


911 calls, dispatch logs paint harrowing picture of Michigan State shooting

The Detroit News (May 11)


Michigan State expands surveillance, with an eye toward how artificial intelligence can help

Lansing State Journal (May 12)


Student Success

NMU welcomes new graduating class of nurses

WLUC TV (May 5)


MSU graduation bittersweet after mass shooting upended campus life

MLive (May 5)


Lake Superior State University celebrates 300+ grads

The Sault Star (May 5)


NMU professors were so excited for the 2023 Commencement they started singing

WLUC TV (May 6)


Lake Superior State Uni. awards Cannabis Chemistry degree as 341 graduate at commencement

WZZM TV (May 7)


Ferris State welcomes over 1,500 new alumni at 2023 graduation

WZZM TV (May 7)


Former trustee talks beliefs during NMU commencement ceremony

The Mining Journal (May 8)


Virtual One-Stop Connects Students to Success Resources [WMU]

Inside Higher Ed (May 8)


‘It’s a fantastic day’: the CMU college of medicine class of 2023 celebrates graduation

Central Michigan Life (May 8)


Lake Superior State University celebrates 61st annual commencement

The Sault News (May 9)


Tuition

2023-24 room & board rates established by NMU Board

WNMU FM (May 8)


NMU trustees OK room and board rates for 2023-24

The Daily News (May 10)


University Accountability

New Michigan online charter school, authorized by GVSU, offers instruction in English and Arabic

MLive (May 9)

Commentaries

Sen. Albert: A better plan for Michigan schools and students

Ionia Sentinel-Standard (May 10)

The Dean's List
The Lighter Side of the News

CMU president 'hits the griddy" at graduation ceremony

WZZM TV (May 6)

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