This Week in Michigan Public Higher Education News

February 24, 2017

In the News

Collaboration

EMU dean talks partnerships with P-CEP [WMU]

Hometown Life (Feb. 17, 2017)

Practical experience in town [OU]

Clarkston News (Feb. 23, 2017)

College Access & Affordability

SVSU to host Great Lakes Bay Region College Night

Midland Daily News (Feb. 21, 2017)

Many middle-class University students find tuition difficult to manage [UM]

The Michigan Daily (Feb. 23, 2017)

Diversity on Campus

Minority students disappointed in University's response to bias incidents [UM]

The Michigan Daily (Feb. 22, 2017)

U-M students want activist center in wake of racial incidents

WJBK TV (Feb. 23, 2017)

Special Coverage: Executive Order Banning Immigration & Travel

If rewritten, travel ban could mean doctor shortages in rural Michigan [UM]

Michigan Radio (Feb. 17, 2017)

University officials, students keeping close eye on immigration ban developments [GVSU, WMU, MSU]

MiBiz (Feb. 19, 2017)

WMU to host town hall meeting on being a welcoming community

WWMT TV (Feb. 22, 2017)

How the Trump Travel Ban Affected One WMU Student

WMUK FM (Feb. 22, 2017)

Proposal for WMU to become sanctuary university backed by WSA

Western Herald (Feb. 23, 2017)

WMU hosts town hall event to help foreign students feel more included

WWMT TV (Feb. 23, 2017)

Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement

NMU housing rates rise as Phase 1 on new residence hall project nears completion

The Mining Journal (Feb. 19, 2017)

Oakland University to add 660 parking spaces

The Oakland Press (Feb. 20, 2017)

University goes for gold in sustainability [UM]

The Michigan Daily (Feb. 20, 2017)

Five years: $340 million in construction at Oakland University

The Oakland Press (Feb. 20, 2017)

New roundabouts to be constructed in Marquette courtesy of partnership with NMU

WJMN TV (Feb. 21, 2017)

City finances failed SmartZone while $660,000 in property taxes go unpaid [GVSU]

MLive (Feb. 21, 2017)

Governance

MSU Board of Trustees comment on recent controversies

The State News (Feb. 20, 2017)

Higher Education Finance - Institutional Dynamics

Wayne State medical school restructures clinical research under new center

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

Higher Education Finance - State Operating Support

Snyder recommends increase for University funding in new budget [UM, UM-D, UM-F]

The Michigan Daily (Feb. 20, 2017)

UM president says state funding lags despite Gov. Snyder's budget hike [MSU, WSU, EMU]

MLive (Feb. 20, 2017)

House GOP scales back tax cut plan, drops phase-out [UM, WSU, MSU]

The Detroit News (Feb. 21, 2017)

House GOP scales back income tax cut plan, waits to vote [UM]

Crain's Detroit Business (Feb. 21, 2017)

University presidents lobby against Michigan personal income tax phase-out [UM, MSU, FSU, MASU]

MLive (Feb. 21, 2017)

Michigan legislature modifies initial proposal of eliminating income tax [UM]

The Michigan Daily (Feb. 21, 2017)

Michigan won't scrap income tax, but proposal looks to pare it to 3.9% [UM]

Detroit Free Press (Feb. 21, 2017)

Senate approves tax capture for 'transformational' brownfield projects

MLive (Feb. 22, 2017)

GVSU and other state university presidents lobby against income tax reduction [UM]

WGVU FM (Feb. 22, 2017)

Higher Ed Lobbying, SWAT Style [UM, MASU]

Inside Higher Ed (Feb. 23, 2017)

Republican tax cut plan fails in Michigan House

The Detroit News (Feb. 23, 2017)

Michigan House votes down income tax cut after late-night session

MLive (Feb. 23, 2017)

Michigan tax cut talk in tatters after defeat in House

Detroit Free Press (Feb. 23, 2017)

Leadership Transitions

Farewell bus tour by Western Michigan University president to make area stop

Midland Daily News (Feb. 21, 2017)

Philanthropic Support

'I Heart Week' a campus-wide hit [SVSU]

The Valley Vanguard (Feb. 19, 2017)

Thanking private donors [GVSU]

Grand Valley Lanthorn (Feb. 19, 2017)

Program Delivery

U of M to offer class on recognizing fake news

Michigan Radio (Feb. 17, 2017)

Wayne State fairy tales course a silent success

The South End (Feb. 17, 2017)

GVSU partners with Answer Health on Demand to train students in telemedicine

MiBiz (Feb. 19, 2017)

SVSU to offer fully online MBA program, on-campus social work master's program

MLive (Feb. 22, 2017)

Recognitions & Awards

Online university leads United States in awarding doctorates to blacks [MSU, UM]

Science (Feb. 17, 2017)

SVSU professors receive Braun Fellowship to improve health of pregnant women, write poetry collection

Midland Daily News (Feb. 22, 2017)

Western Michigan professor wins prestigious Japanese literary award

MLive (Feb. 22, 2017)

Safety & Health

Charges issued in conjunction with Yiannapoulos event at MSU

WSYM TV (Feb. 17, 2017)

Michigan Tech lawsuit stirs free speech debate

The Detroit News (Feb. 17, 2017)

Sexual assault issues aren't unique to school, Michigan State president says

MLive (Feb. 17, 2017)

SVSU launches mobile app for emergency situations

MLive (Feb. 18, 2017)

Michigan State bans whiteboards in dorms, citing harassment

Detroit Free Press (Feb. 20, 2017)

MSU banning whiteboards due to bullying

The Detroit News (Feb. 20, 2017)

Strategic Planning

Bachand gives State of the University Address [SVSU]

The Valley Vanguard (Feb. 19, 2017)

Student Success

Most who enroll in college are "non-traditional" students. Why aren't colleges designed for them? [UM]

Michigan Radio (Feb. 23, 2017)

GVSU Co-Teaching Model Increases Student Achievement

WGVU FM (Feb. 23, 2017)

Tuition

NMU Board approves housing, dining rates

WLUC TV (Feb. 17, 2017)

University Accountability

MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon shows support for Mark Dantonio, Mark Hollis

MLive (Feb. 17, 2017)

MTU officials seek to dismiss lawsuit against the university

WBUP TV (Feb. 20, 2017)

Michigan Tech to defend expulsion of Matthew Schultz in US District Court

WLUC TV (Feb. 20, 2017)

NMU responds to being on list of America's 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech

WJMN TV (Feb. 22, 2017)

New sexual assault charges filed against ex-MSU doctor

The Detroit News (Feb. 22, 2017)

Schultz, Michigan Tech case to have settlement conference

WLUC TV (Feb. 22, 2017)

Workforce Alignment

GVSU enhances cybersecurity training for graduate students

MiBiz (Feb. 19, 2017)

College concentrates on cybersecurity [GVSU]

Grand Rapids Business Journal (Feb. 22, 2017)

Over 3,000 attend annual spring career fair at Michigan Tech

WLUC TV (Feb. 22, 2017)

Michigan Tech hosts Spring Career Fair

WJMN TV (Feb. 22, 2017)

Commentaries

Are low wages causing the skilled trades shortages?

Michigan Future (Feb. 17, 2017)

Rep. Brett Roberts: Students should know their options

Lenawee Daily Telegram (Feb. 21, 2017)

Phasing out income-tax revenue a dangerous game [MSU, UM, WSU]

Bridge Magazine (Feb. 21, 2017)

Our view: Tax cut will not provide relief, but will hurt state

Midland Daily News (Feb. 21, 2017)

Good jobs for high school graduates no longer exist

Port Huron Times-Herald (Feb. 22, 2017)

Compromise on income tax cut plan just makes it worse

Michigan Radio (Feb. 22, 2017)

Editorial: MSU must redouble scrutiny of sexual abuse

The Detroit News (Feb. 23, 2017)

The Dean's List

The Lighter Side of the News

Annual Outhouse Races held in downtown Sault Ste. Marie [LSSU]

WPBN TV (Feb. 19, 2017)

Students compete in human sled dog race [NMU]

WLUC TV (Feb. 19, 2017)

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