January 6, 2017
MASU Commentaries
Michigan's Demographics Must Not Determine its Destiny
Dan Hurley, OP ED
(Jan. 6, 2017)
In the News
Collaboration
Schoolcraft College finds private partnerships to improve its campus [WSU]
Detroit Free Press
(Dec. 27, 2016)
Diversity on Campus
Black students 'disgusted,' vow to keep protesting at EMU
Detroit Free Press
(Jan. 4, 2017)
Economic Development
Grand Valley State University's sustainability impact totals $250M
Holland Sentinel
(Jan. 5, 2017)
Educational Attainment
Michigan's economic axis tilts west [GVSU, UM, MSU, UM-F]
Crain's Detroit Business
(Jan. 5, 2017)
Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement
Trash cans or newsstands? MSU wants neglected boxes removed
Lansing State Journal
(Jan. 4, 2017)
SVSU's dorms again ranked best in Michigan
MLive
(Jan. 5, 2017)
Flint Water Crisis
Presidential report calls for increased testing to ensure drinking water safety [UM]
Michigan Radio
(Jan. 3, 2017)
University professor pens water quality recommendations to Obama [UM]
The Michigan Daily
(Jan. 5, 2017)
University research team releases app to help Flint residents assess water risk levels [UM, UM-F]
The Michigan Daily
(Jan. 5, 2017)
Higher Education Finance - Institutional Dynamics
Ogemaw County MSU Extension Future 'On the Line,' Fate in Hands of Commissioners
WWTV TV
(Jan. 5, 2017)
Higher Education Finance - State Capital Outlay
Varner Hall experiences two water main breaks, water cleared for drinking [OU]
The Oakland Post
(Jan. 5, 2017)
Higher Education in the Trump Administration
MSU professor Guzman set to meet with Trump
The Detroit News
(Jan. 3, 2017)
Institutional Leadership
Metz Considers a Dean of Students [UM-D]
The Michigan Journal
(Jan. 4, 2017)
Labor Relations
Transgender professor joins WRT department after filing discrimination suit against SVSU [OU]
The Oakland Post
(Dec. 31, 2016)
Michigan's Higher Minimum Wage May Have Some Impact On Local Businesses [EMU, UM]
WEMU FM
(Jan. 2, 2017)
Leadership Transitions
Western Michigan University committee lists qualities wanted in new president
MLive
(Jan. 4, 2017)
Finalists for vice president for research and dean of graduate studies announced [CMU]
Central Michigan Life
(Jan. 5, 2017)
Recognitions & Awards
National Endowment for the Arts awards $60,000 to West Michigan poet, Grand Rapids Symphony, UICA [GVSU]
MLive
(Dec. 30, 2016)
Bean again named to international tax list [WSU]
Detroit Legal News
(Jan. 6, 2017)
Safety & Health
How many tobacco users ticketed since MSU ban? One [UM]
Detroit Free Press
(Dec. 30, 2016)
MIP changes, other legislation signed into law in December
MLive
(Jan. 3, 2017)
Workforce Alignment
Career Development at GVSU Career Fairs
WOOD TV
(Dec. 30, 2016)
WMU student awarded scholarship for beer making
WWMT TV
(Jan. 4, 2017)
Commentaries
Editorial: Growth at MSU, downtown hotel and refugees
Lansing State Journal
(Jan. 3, 2017)
Michigan has a prison problem and no clear solution
The Toledo Blade
(Jan. 6, 2017)
The Dean's List
The Lighter Side of the News
Governors of Michigan and Wisconsin wager bratwursts and donuts on the Cotton Bowl game [WMU]
WLNS TV
(Dec. 30, 2016)
2016 election words & phrases populate LSSU's annual "banned words" list
Michigan Radio
(Dec. 31, 2016)
Wayne State University releases list of words for revival [LSSU]
WOOD TV
(Jan. 3, 2017)
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