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Collaboration
MTU Senate OKs resolution backing nursing program
The Daily Mining Gazette (Mar. 24)
MTU to create nursing program, aims to help Finlandia students
WLUC TV (Mar. 27)
Saginaw schools make efforts to combat teacher shortage [SVSU]
WNEM TV (Mar. 27)
Washtenaw County educator awarded for being a pioneer in bringing middle colleges to Michigan [EMU]
MLive (Mar. 27)
Michigan Technological University to offer nursing program
WJMN TV (Mar. 28)
Michigan Tech adds nursing major to help local students
UPword (Mar. 29)
Diversity on Campus
NMU Gender Fair is Friday
The Mining Journal (Mar. 28)
Economic Development
Ferris State president, township treasurer speak up about housing Gotion battery workers
Pioneer (Mar. 26)
Big Rapids battery plant meeting to go virtual amid threats, security concerns [FSU]
The Detroit News (Mar. 29)
NMU students develop companies, donate proceeds to charity
WLUC TV (Mar. 29)
New Western Michigan program will pay 100 students for local business internships
MLive (Mar. 30)
Enrollment
The Role of Politics in Where Students Want to Go to College [UM]
Inside Higher Ed (Mar. 27)
Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement
WMU College of Aviation to soar 'to the next level' with new fleet of aircraft
Battle Creek Enquirer (Mar. 26)
Western Michigan University aviation program to receive $20M loan for over 30 new aircraft
WDIV TV (Mar. 27)
WMU approves $20 million to replace College of Aviation’s aircraft fleet
WOOD TV (Mar. 27)
MSU won't resume classes this year in buildings where deadly shooting occurred
The Detroit News (Mar. 29)
Michigan State to reopen Student Union, keep Berkey Hall closed
Lansing State Journal (Mar. 29)
Here's how EMU is working to update all campus housing by 2025
Concentrate (Mar. 29)
MSU Student Union to partially re-open, Berkey Hall to remain closed through end of 2023
WXYZ TV (Mar. 29)
Governance & Speech
Gov. Whitmer appoints new Eastern Michigan regent to fill vacant seat [WSU]
MLive (Mar. 23)
Wayne State suspends professor over social media post allegedly advocating violence
Detroit Free Press (Mar. 27)
WSU suspends professor over killing comments; lawyer calls it ‘tempest in a teacup’ [FSU, MSU]
The Detroit News (Mar. 27)
Wayne State University professor suspended over controversial social media post
WDIV TV (Mar. 27)
NMU hosts Civility Week
WLUC TV (Mar. 28)
Last vacancy on EMU Board of Regents filled by Gov. Whitmer [WSU]
WEMU FM (Mar. 28)
Higher Education Finance — Institutional Dynamics
State hoops: UM's Kim Barnes Arico, MSU's Tom Izzo add to state-best salaries [OU, WMU]
The Detroit News (Mar. 27)
Higher Education Finance — Institutional Financial Aid
OU community reacts to ‘Wayne State Guarantee’
The Oakland Post (Mar. 29)
Higher Education Finance — Other State Support
State Cash to Boost MTU Tires-Into-Pavement Project
Keweenaw Report (Mar. 30)
Higher Education in the 2024 Elections
EMU student leads effort to increase student voter participation in primary elections
CBS News (Mar. 24)
Institutional Leadership
The Complete Timeline of LGBTQ+ Civil Rights Expansion in Michigan, 50 Years in the Making [UM, WSU]
Between the Lines (Mar. 29)
Labor Relations
Reformers won over UAW members, but their priorities face obstacles
The Detroit News (Mar. 28)
UM graduate students go on strike; university asks state for return order
The Detroit News (Mar. 29)
University of Michigan grad assistants go on strike
CBS News (Mar. 29)
Graduate students' union outlines top 5 demands for UM in talks
The Detroit News (Mar. 29)
U-M graduate student workers on strike, seeking better pay and benefits
Detroit Free Press (Mar. 29)
University of Michigan pushes back against graduate student strike
Bridge (Mar. 29)
University of Michigan files lawsuits demanding grad strikers back into classrooms
MLive (Mar. 31)
Leadership Transitions
University of Michigan dean is Duke University’s next provost
MLive (Mar. 24)
Storer Named MTU Provost and Senior VP for Academic Affairs
Keweenaw Report (Mar. 28)
Philanthropic Support
Nearly $1 million raised for Spartan Strong Fund as MSU looks to support mass shooting victims
Lansing State Journal (Mar. 25)
Program Delivery
Northern Michigan University opens student-run restaurant
WJMN TV (Mar. 27)
Recognitions & Awards
These Michigan colleges serve military members best, ranking says
MLive (Mar. 21)
Ranking: Eastern Michigan University No. 2 military, veteran-friendly campus in US
WDIV TV (Mar. 27)
Anthony Fauci headlines speakers for Michigan State's spring commencements
Lansing State Journal (Mar. 29)
Safety & Health
MSU offered active violence training. Few attended before shooting
Bridge (Mar. 24)
Michigan State University 911 calls: Students broke windows to escape shooting
Bridge (Mar. 24)
Another MSU survivor shares story: Shooting was 'one of my biggest fears'
The Detroit News (Mar. 26)
Campus security top of mind for West Michigan schools following MSU shooting [FSU]
WXMI TV (Mar. 28)
MSU parents didn't know their kids were dead for 6 hours. Some demand more urgency
The Detroit News (Mar. 29)
University of Michigan Flint public safety expands patrols in downtown Flint
WJRT TV (Mar. 29)
Student Success
Detroit’s WSU makes it easier for former students to return, finish degree
Detroit Metro Times (Mar. 30)
University Accountability
WMU professor’s contract not renewed due to views on ‘homosexual behavior,’ lawsuit says
MLive (Mar. 23)
Ferris State football coach handed one-game playoff suspension by NCAA
MLive (Mar. 23)
Ferris State football coach Tony Annese suspended for team's championship celebration
Detroit Free Press (Mar. 24)
Developer seeks $11M in damages in parking lot dispute with Eastern Michigan University
MLive (Mar. 30)
Workforce Alignment
Easterseals MORC, Oakland University team up to tackle mental-health worker shortage
Crain’s Detroit Business (Mar. 30)
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