This Week in Michigan Public Higher Education News

December 21, 2017
This Week will next publish in January 2018. Happy Holidays from MASU!

In the News

Collaboration

WMU holds first graduation ceremony for freshwater science program

Up North Live (Dec. 20, 2017)

College Access & Affordability

Grand Rapids seeking Promise Zone designation to offer youth free college

MLive (Dec. 18, 2017)

Bay Area Community Foundation scholarship applications now available [SVSU]

MLive (Dec. 18, 2017)

University presidents: We've been blindsided [UM]

Politico (Dec. 19, 2017)

Economic Development

NMU reassured net neutrality change will not affect university internet or EAN

WLUC TV (Dec. 18, 2017)

Residents are moving again. That's good news for Michigan's economy.

Bridge Magazine (Dec. 19, 2017)

Amazon HQ2 bid revealed: tax breaks, $120 million talent program, transit vision [MSU, UM, WSU]

Crain's Detroit Business (Dec. 20, 2017)

Enrollment

Western Michigan's enrollment slides as Grand Valley's has swelled [MASU]

MLive (Dec. 20, 2017)

A different way to count Michigan university enrollments [GVSU, MASU, WMU]

MLive (Dec. 20, 2017)

How Western Michigan University plans to reverse its enrollment decline

MLive (Dec. 20, 2017)

Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement

Mt. Vernon/Fulton intersection closing for 5 months during study [GVSU]

MLive (Dec. 15, 2017)

City rejects historic designation for Grand Hotel owner's new mansion [UM]

MLive (Dec. 20, 2017)

Flint Water Crisis

Flint Legionnaires' researcher says he reached out for 'a push' from Gov. Snyder [WSU]

MLive (Dec. 21, 2017)

Governance

UM regents oppose Israel sanctions

The Detroit News (Dec. 15, 2017)

Webb elected chair of EMU Board of Regents

The Detroit News (Dec. 19, 2017)

E-mails reveal how MSU grappled with Richard Spencer's request to speak on campus [UM]

Detroit Free Press (Dec. 20, 2017)

Higher Education Finance - Federal Funding & Financial Aid

NMU considers future if Tax Reform Bill passes

WLUC TV (Dec. 15, 2017)

Final Tax Bill Would Spare Some Higher-Ed Worries, but Could Lead to State Budget Cuts

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

DOE awards University of Michigan-Dearborn $1.2 million grant for STEM promotion among underrepresented youth

The Peninsula (Dec. 19, 2017)

Higher Education Finance - Institutional Dynamics

Eastern Michigan University approves $55M deal to privatize parking

MLive (Dec. 15, 2017)

UM dips toes in direct primary care with Victors Care clinic to open in April

Crain's Detroit Business (Dec. 20, 2017)

Higher Education Finance - State Capital Outlay

EMU approves new sports medicine building, other projects totaling $76M

MLive (Dec. 15, 2017)

Higher Education in the 2018 Elections

Who's running for Congress in Michigan? Here's what we know [GVSU, MSU, NMU, WMU]

Detroit Free Press (Dec. 15, 2017)

Institutional Leadership

NMU invites Governor Snyder to speak at May 2018 Commencement

WLUC TV (Dec. 15, 2017)

Labor Relations

Faculty And Lecturers Rally To Stop Private Company From Facilitating EMU's Online Program

WEMU FM (Dec. 15, 2017)

EMU faculty unions push back against promotion of online enrollment

WXYZ TV (Dec. 15, 2017)

Leadership Transitions

Presidential search continues at Michigan Tech

WLUC TV (Dec. 15, 2017)

Tech president search excludes personal interests

The Daily Mining Gazette (Dec. 15, 2017)

Chairman explains presidential selection process [MTU]

The Daily Mining Gazette (Dec. 16, 2017)

Interviews for LSSU presidency to start within a few weeks

The Sault News (Dec. 19, 2017)

Program Delivery

Traditional crafts gets re-build with NMU program

WBUP TV (Dec. 18, 2017)

Eastern Michigan University adding high-tech degree program

The Peninsula (Dec. 20, 2017)

Safety & Health

NMU receives grant to address campus sexual assault

WLUC TV (Dec. 15, 2017)

Metro Detroit's colleges work to develop a culture of care for mental health of its students [UM, WSU]

Model D (Dec. 18, 2017)

MTU Board looks at mental health services for students

The Daily Mining Gazette (Dec. 19, 2017)

NMU, MTU receive Campus Sexual Assault Grant funds

WLUC TV (Dec. 19, 2017)

Northern Michigan University gets funding for "Empowering the Confidant"

WNMU FM (Dec. 19, 2017)

MTU named safest campus in the country

WNMU FM (Dec. 19, 2017)

Michigan Tech named safest campus in America by College Magazine

WLUC TV (Dec. 20, 2017)

Michigan home to 4 of the safest college towns in America [MTU, NMU, CMU, MSU]

MLive (Dec. 20, 2017)

Student Success

Montgomery's first WMU graduation, Schlack's last at KVCC are this weekend

MLive (Dec. 15, 2017)

MTU and NMU host Commencement Ceremonies

WLUC TV (Dec. 16, 2017)

Thousands become CMU's newest alumni at Fall 2017 Commencement

Central Michigan Life (Dec. 16, 2017)

UM-Flint graduates tasked with being 'spark' to change the world

MLive (Dec. 17, 2017)

University of Michigan graduates usher out bicentennial with commencement

MLive (Dec. 17, 2017)

Keep learning, keep changing: MTU speaker

The Daily Mining Gazette (Dec. 20, 2017)

Tuition

MTU announces housing rate increase

WLUC TV (Dec. 15, 2017)

University Accountability

See the salaries of deans at UM's 19 schools and colleges for 2017

MLive (Dec. 16, 2017)

Henderson: 'Sexually themed conversations,' rejected advances led to Free Press firing [WSU]

Crain's Detroit Business (Dec. 18, 2017)

Fired Freep editor: 'It was bad judgment' [WSU]

The Detroit News (Dec. 18, 2017)

MSU let Larry Nassar see patients for 16 months during criminal sex assault investigation

Detroit Free Press (Dec. 19, 2017)

8 questioned in MSU-FBI inquiry of university knowledge of Nassar allegations

Lansing State Journal (Dec. 20, 2017)

MSU releases 19-page police report that sheds some light on who, knew what about Nassar

WLNS TV (Dec. 20, 2017)

Witness: MSU knew Nassar asked her to leave girl's exam

The Detroit News (Dec. 21, 2017)

Commentaries

Rothwell: Move Michigan from business leader to champion

Lansing State Journal (Dec. 17, 2017)

Our editorial: MSU must commit to transparency

The Detroit News (Dec. 19, 2017)

Tale of two Rust Belts: Higher education is driving Rust Belt revival but risks abound [UM, MSU, NMU, WMU]

Brookings (Dec. 20, 2017)

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