This Week in Michigan Public Higher Education News - Nov. 17, 2017

November 17, 2017

This Week will not publish next week. From all of us here at MASU, Happy Thanksgiving.

In the News

Collaboration

Early college program available [LSSU]

The Sault News (Nov. 11, 2017)

SMC's Ferris ties expand to elementary education

The Herald-Palladium (Nov. 14, 2017)

Detroit kids' lead poisoning rates higher than Flint [WSU]

The Detroit News (Nov. 14, 2017)

Diversity on Campus

MSU responds to white pride posters

The State News (Nov. 16, 2017)

Economic Development

Michigan Technological University and 'The Innovation Shore' [CMU]

Crain's Detroit Business (Nov. 12, 2017)

Crain's Michigan Business: High-tech Houghton-Hancock [MTU]

Crain's Detroit Business (Nov. 12, 2017)

Wayne State innovation hub launches Wednesday

Crain's Detroit Business (Nov. 14, 2017)

Enrollment

Growth in Michigan's international student population slowing [MSU, MTU, UM, WSU, WMU]

MLive (Nov. 14, 2017)

U-M still in lead of top 10 universities with the most students studying abroad

WDIV TV (Nov. 13, 2017)

Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement

Gateway Path extended [UM-D]

Michigan Journal (Nov. 10, 2017)

Connector bus route to link U of M-Dearborn with Ann Arbor, Detroit [UM]

Press & Guide (Nov. 13, 2017)

NMU to tear down remaining Summit Street Apartments

WLUC TV (Nov. 16, 2017)

Flint Water Crisis

WSU prof says Flint River water was 'a recipe for Legionella growth'

MLive (Nov. 15, 2017)

WSU prof: Flint water switch prompted outbreak

The Detroit News (Nov. 15, 2017)

Professor who led Legionella investigation in Flint set to return to court [WSU]

MLive (Nov. 16, 2017)

Governance

Michigan would join six states allowing guns in schools if bill were signed into law

MLive (Nov. 10, 2017)

Here are the gun bills pending in the Michigan legislature

MLive (Nov. 12, 2017)

U-M threatened with lawsuit over white supremacist speech

Detroit Free Press (Nov. 17, 2017)

Higher Education Finance - Federal Funding & Financial Aid

Endowment tax remains in play, but graduate tax is off the table in Senate plan [UM]

The Washington Post (Nov. 10, 2017)

Democratic U.S. representatives say GOP tax proposal is 'devastating' to Michigan's middle class [UM-D]

Press & Guide (Nov. 16, 2017)

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act's effect on graduate education could cause 'nationwide brain drain' [UM]

WXMI TV (Nov. 16, 2017)

Higher Education Finance - Institutional Dynamics

University of Michigan student government calls to divest from companies in Israel

MLive (Nov. 15, 2017)

University of Michigan unlikely to divest from companies tied to Israel

MLive (Nov. 15, 2017)

UM student government asks Regents to consider divesting from companies with Israeli ties [UM-D]

Michigan Radio (Nov. 15, 2017)

Higher Education Finance - Institutional Financial Aid

There's gold in those datasets [MTU]

Crain's Detroit Business (Nov. 12, 2017)

Higher Education Finance - State Capital Outlay

University seeks company to head CFRE project [LSSU]

The Sault News (Nov. 10, 2017)

Several projects on tap for NMU

WNMU FM (Nov. 13, 2017)

LSSU submits Facilities Master Plan to state

The Sault News (Nov. 17, 2017)

Higher Education in the 2018 Elections

New Flint Council sworn in with promises of hard work and a "new day" for the city [UM-F]

East Village Magazine (Nov. 13, 2017)

Institutional Leadership

Mitchell to stay involved with LSSU after presidency ends

The Sault News (Nov. 13, 2017)

Wayne State president elected medical college association board chair

Crain's Detroit Business (Nov. 15, 2017)

University unveils new mission, vision statements [LSSU]

The Sault News (Nov. 16, 2017)

Labor Relations

Faculty unions fight EMU online degree contract with ads

Michigan Radio (Nov. 15, 2017)

Faculty Members at One More University Push Back at Online Programs [EMU]

The Chronicle of Higher Education (Nov. 15, 2017)

Philanthropic Support

College launches $80M fundraising campaign [FSU]

Grand Rapids Business Journal (Nov. 10, 2017)

$1M gift boosts Michigan State's music building project

WLNS TV (Nov. 15, 2017)

Program Delivery

NBC Nightly News visits Northern Michigan University

WLUC TV (Nov. 10, 2017)

Recognitions & Awards

9 Diversity Visionary Award winners announced for 2017 [GVSU]

MLive (Nov. 9, 2017)

GVSU named top sustainability school

The Holland Sentinel (Nov. 12, 2017)

Alma, CMU, MMCC receive veteran-friendly status

The Morning Sun (Nov. 13, 2017)

GVSU recognized as top performer in sustainability

Grand Valley Lanthorn (Nov. 15, 2017)

Safety & Health

Clampdown on University of Michigan Fraternities After Reports of Sexual Misconduct and Alcohol Abuse

The New York Times (Nov. 10, 2017)

All fraternity events suspended in ban at University of Michigan

WJBK TV (Nov. 10, 2017)

How fraternities at WMU, GVSU are tackling hazing head-on

WOOD TV (Nov. 10, 2017)

UM 'vigorously investigating' fraternity allegations

The Detroit News (Nov. 10, 2017)

Florida State, Michigan Crack Down on Greek Life [UM]

Inside Higher Ed (Nov. 13, 2017)

5 things to know about University of Michigan fraternity trouble

MLive (Nov. 13, 2017)

CMU participates in flu vaccination challenge [EMU, GVSU, OU, WSU, WMU]

Central Michigan Life (Nov. 15, 2017)

Grand Valley State bans fraternity 5 years for alcohol, hazing violations

MLive (Nov. 15, 2017)

GVSU boots fraternity for alcohol, hazing offenses

WOOD TV (Nov. 15, 2017)

GVSU fraternity kicked off campus after alcohol-related incident

WZZM TV (Nov. 16, 2017)

U-M police issue Sextortion Warning for students

WJBK TV (Nov. 16, 2017)

University of Michigan police issue sextortion warning for students

WXYZ TV (Nov. 16, 2017)

Tuition

Tuition breakdown: The 2017-2018 school year [UM-D]

The Michigan Journal (Nov. 15, 2017)

University Accountability

Nassar to plead guilty in Ingham, Eaton sex assault cases [MSU]

Lansing State Journal (Nov. 15, 2017)

Ex-MSU, gymnastics doctor Nassar weighs plea deal [WSU]

The Detroit News (Nov. 15, 2017)

Workforce Alignment

U. S. Department of Labor awards a Michigan university $249,257 in safety funding [MTU]

WILX TV (Nov. 14, 2017)

Coding: a skill for the masses [WSU]

The South End (Nov. 14, 2017)

Commentaries

Cooley Law School Asks Court To Prevent ABA From Releasing Letter About Its Noncompliance With Accreditation Standard [WMU]

Above the Law (Nov. 16, 2017)

Close ties between Japan and Michigan

The Detroit News (Nov. 16, 2017)

State & National Reports

Michigan in Context

Open Doors 2017

Institute of International Education (November 2017)

Michigan ranks ninth in the country for the number of foreign students enrolled across all postsecondary institutions. Over 34,000 international students come to Michigan, where they and their families contribute $1.14 billion in expenditures to Michigan economic activity.

Good Jobs That Pay without a BA: A State-By-State Analysis [PDF]

Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (November 2017)

Between 1991 and 2015, Michigan lost 178,000 blue-collar jobs that pay well without a bachelor's degree, and added only 16,000 such jobs in the skilled-service sector.

Michigan Association of State Universities | masu.org

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