This Week in Michigan Public Higher Education News - June 3, 2016

June 3, 2016

In the News

Collaboration

Alma High's auto program nationally certified [CMU, FSU]

The Morning Sun (May 29, 2016)

College Access & Affordability

U.S. student loan debt climbs to $1.26 trillion

Detroit Free Press (May 31, 2016)

College adviser will help Bad Axe students prepare for postsecondary education

Huron County View (June 2, 2016)

Economic Development

Report: Big 3 universities pivotal in Detroit's revival [WSU, UM, MSU]

The Detroit News (June 2, 2016)

Nearly $1 billion generated in Detroit by Michigan's research universities [WSU, UM, MSU]

MLive (June 2, 2016)

Report: URC universities contribute 11,600 jobs, $958 million in economic activity to Detroit [WSU, UM, MSU]

Crain's Detroit Business (June 2, 2016)

Enrollment

Turmoil in Brazil stalls student exchange at Michigan universities

Crain's Detroit Business (May 29, 2016)

Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement

RTA's transit plan links Ann Arbor to Detroit [UM, EMU, WSU, OU, UMD]

WDIV TV (May 31, 2016)

Creating 1,000 new apartments in Detroit is 'sound business decision' for development group [WSU]

MLive (May 31, 2016)

MSU will replace trees cut down near Abbot entrance

Lansing State Journal (June 1, 2016)

University of Michigan giving 13M museum specimens new home

WTOL TV (June 2, 2016)

Flint Water Crisis

What Life Is Like in Flint, Michigan, 3 Years Into the Water Crisis [MSU]

ABC News (May 29, 2016)

Experts: Flint's water quality still improving [WSU]

The Detroit News (May 31, 2016)

Pipe replacement still needed despite lead drop in Flint water, experts say [WSU]

MLive (May 31, 2016)

Governance

WMU trustee remembered for his insight, caring and generosity

MLive (June 1, 2016)

Higher Education Finance - Institutional Dynamics

LSSU's trustees set rules to guide endowments, investments

Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (June 1, 2016)

Higher Education Finance - State Capital Outlay

30 years of raising Atlantic salmon [LSSU]

Sault Online (May 27, 2016)

Higher Education Finance - State Operating Support

Oakland, EMU penalized second time for tuition hikes [MASU]

The Detroit News (June 1, 2016)

Eastern Michigan, Oakland facing another penalty for tuition hikes

MLive (June 1, 2016)

Eastern, Oakland facing further aid cuts

Detroit Free Press (June 1, 2016)

Mich. universities expecting to see more funding, but it may not cover new costs [MASU]

WWMT TV (June 1, 2016)

Institutional Leadership

Snyder names members of new state education commission [GVSU, CMU]

Crain's Detroit Business (May 27, 2016)

Leadership Transitions

Business dean accepts position at Michigan State University

The Shorthorn [TX] (May 27, 2016)

Philanthropic Support

Wayne State University gets $200,000 grant for Levin Center

The Washington Times (June 1, 2016)

Program Delivery

New fight for community colleges and 4-year degrees [MASU]

Detroit Free Press (May 29, 2016)

Oak Ridge report shows nuclear engineering grads on the rise [UM]

Knoxville News Sentinel [TN] (May 30, 2016)

Recognitions & Awards

SVSU student employee named 2016 Student Employee of the Year

MLive (May 27, 2016)

Safety & Health

UPDATE: Listening Ear says 3 volunteers are registered sex offenders [MSU]

WILX TV (June 1, 2016)

Tuition

California considers huge tuition hikes for out-of-state students [UM]

The Mercury News [CA] (May 29, 2016)

University Accountability

Charters chafe at commission oversight in Detroit

Bridge Magazine (June 2, 2016)

Workforce Alignment

Michigan Technological University team visits Indian industries

Times of India (June 1, 2016)

Students selected as stem cell research assistants at Oakland University

The Oakland Press (June 2, 2016)

Commentaries

Western universities are opening campuses in some odd places where they really don't need to be [MSU]

Quartz (May 27, 2016)

State's dereliction in funding cities violates constitution [WSU]

Detroit Free Press (May 28, 2016)

Michiganians need electricity choice

The Detroit News (May 30, 2016)

Bankole: Put diversity in the forefront at Mackinac [UM]

The Detroit News (May 31, 2016)

Explainer: how campus policies limit free speech [UM]

The Conversation (May 31, 2016)

Gov. Rick Snyder still can't see that tax cuts alone create a weaker Michigan

Detroit Free Press (June 1, 2016)

Michigan inventing the future of mobility [UM] (U.S. Sen. Gary Peters)

The Detroit News (June 2, 2016)

State & National Reports

Michigan in Context

Engaging Detroit: URC's Contributions to Resurgence in the Motor City [WSU, UM, MSU]

University Research Corridor (June 2016)

Public Sector Consultants found that the University Research Corridor universities collectively supported $958 million in economic activity and 11,600 jobs in Detroit in 2015.

Michigan Association of State Universities | masu.org

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