This Week in Michigan Public Higher Education News

March 31, 2017

In the News

Collaboration

Co-teaching program boosts student achievement [GVSU]

Grand Rapids Business Journal (Mar. 24, 2017)

LSSU, local high schools aim to start early college program

Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (Mar. 27, 2017)

University of Michigan President Visits Campus [UM-D]

The Michigan Journal (Mar. 28, 2017)

KCC, MSU partner on new agricultural program

Battle Creek Enquirer (Mar. 29, 2017)

College Access & Affordability

Legislation reintroduced to Make College More Affordable & Accessible [NMU, FSU]

WJMN TV (Mar. 26, 2017)

Diversity on Campus

SGA forum discusses diversity, inclusion on campus [CMU]

Central Michigan Life (Mar. 24, 2017)

LSA Student Government hosts event to shed light on minorities in public service [UM]

The Michigan Daily (Mar. 27, 2017)

Creating Art to Create Social Change On The Eastern Michigan University Campus

WEMU FM (Mar. 27, 2017)

Minorities still underrepresented among University's tenured faculty [UM]

The Michigan Daily (Mar. 29, 2017)

Economic Development

Northern Michigan University gets funding to expand U.P. broadband

Crain's Detroit Business (Mar. 29, 2017)

NMU receives grant to move forward with broadband service

WLUC TV (Mar. 29, 2017)

Lansing to tech workers: Come back, we're cooler now [MSU]

Lansing State Journal (Mar. 29, 2017)

Enrollment

WMU enrollment may be hurt by travel ban

WNWN FM (Mar. 27, 2017)

Fewer international applications to US colleges could have consequences for Mich. schools [WMU]

Michigan Radio (Mar. 27, 2017)

WMU trying To Attract More International Students

WSJM FM (Mar. 27, 2017)

WSW: A New Administration's Budget Proposal, Travel Restrictions And Michigan Universities [WMU, MASU]

WMUK FM (Mar. 29, 2017)

Flint Water Crisis

Wayne State holds first Spirit of Community ceremony

The South End (Mar. 24, 2017)

"Beating the Lead Crisis": Flint forum probes water science, gardens, help for kids [UM-F]

East Village Magazine (Mar. 28, 2017)

Higher Education Finance - Institutional Dynamics

Athletics Department to receive $679,828 to aid student athletes, NCAA will monitor use of funds [CMU, EMU, WMU]

Central Michigan Life (Mar. 25, 2017)

Higher Education Finance - State Operating Support

Tax cut talks reignite among Michigan lawmakers

The Detroit News (Mar. 28, 2017)

Michigan House panel trims higher ed budget plan [MSU, UM, WSU, WMU, EMU, MASU]

The Detroit News (Mar. 30, 2017)

Institutional Leadership

TEDxLSSU returns

Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (Mar. 25, 2017)

At Moment of Danger, NIH's Director Is Seen as Its Chief Protector [WSU]

The Chronicle of Higher Education (Mar. 27, 2017)

Chancellor Hosts Students for Monthly Luncheon [UM-D]

The Michigan Journal (Mar. 29, 2017)

Labor Relations

Custodians, maintenance workers believe CMU admins could privatize workforce in the name of budget adjustments

Central Michigan Life (Mar. 26, 2017)

Leadership Transitions

Eastern Michigan names interim athletic director

Crain's Detroit Business (Mar. 27, 2017)

Philanthropic Support

MTU receives major contribution from Henes Family

WJMN TV (Mar. 27, 2017)

Program Delivery

University of Michigan Launches 'Teach-Out' Series on edX

Campus Technology (Mar. 27, 2017)

Safety & Health

Saginaw STARS and SVSU provide night rides for students

WEYI TV (Mar. 24, 2017)

Prime suspect in Sgt. Rose murder appears in court in shooting of 2 cops [WSU]

WXYZ TV (Mar. 24, 2017)

Michigan State University to test new free safe ride program

WXYZ TV (Mar. 24, 2017)

Focus is on male students in fight against MSU campus sexual violence

WLNS TV (Mar. 24, 2017)

MSU Counseling Center "critically" understaffed, according to new report

Spartan News Room (Mar. 26, 2017)

NMU hosts gender violence panel

WLUC TV (Mar. 27, 2017)

Millions of .edu e-mail addresses for sale on Dark Web, report finds [UM]

Detroit Free Press (Mar. 29, 2017)

Online crooks selling stolen umich.edu, msu.edu emails [UM, MSU, CMU, WMU, EMU]

WOOD TV (Mar. 29, 2017)

MSU official reduced punishment in 12 Title IX cases

Lansing State Journal (Mar. 30, 2017)

Student Success

OU engineering student selected for elite Continental DRIVE Automotive Graduate Program

Macomb Daily (Mar. 27, 2017)

Why students flunk classes [GVSU]

Grand Valley Lanthorn (Mar. 29, 2017)

University Accountability

Nassar accusers: MSU failed to halt assaults

The Detroit News (Mar. 27, 2017)

Former gymnast recounts Nassar story, calls for change [MSU]

Lansing State Journal (Mar. 27, 2017)

Trustee insists MSU will "look great"in Nassar gymnastics investigation

WXYZ TV (Mar. 28, 2017)

Could Michigan State face charges in handling of Larry Nassar case?

Detroit Free Press (Mar. 29, 2017)

Judge bars potential Nassar victims from speaking publicly [MSU]

Lansing State Journal (Mar. 29, 2017)

Wayne State: 5 professors 'not doing anything,' should lose tenure [UM]

The Detroit News (Mar. 29, 2017)

Wayne State U. Seeks to Revoke Tenure of 5 Medical-School Professors

The Chronicle of Higher Education (Mar. 29, 2017)

Workforce Alignment

Career carnival creates connections [LSSU]

Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (Mar. 24, 2017)

Eastern Michigan University hosting teacher job fair

MLive (Mar. 28, 2017)

Commentaries

Commentary: How 20,089 days flew by at FSW [WMU]

Naples Daily News [FL] (Mar. 25, 2017)

It's time to stand up for the arts

Battle Creek Enquirer (Mar. 26, 2017)

From the Daily: Education Reform is Necessary

The Michigan Daily (Mar. 26, 2017)

The ongoing transformation of how we earn a living

Michigan Future (Mar. 28, 2017)

Michigan's tax rates aren't as bad as you may think

The Herald-Palladium (Mar. 29, 2017)

State & National Reports

Michigan in Context

The 2017 Gubernatorial State of the State Addresses and Higher Education [PDF]

American Association of State Colleges and Universities (March 2017)

A comparison of Gov. Rick Snyder's State of the State Speech with all other governors' speeches is presented here.

Quotable Quotes

"[NMU is] a smaller school, but with a big heart and a lot of enthusiastic students."

Al Roker tours Northern Michigan University campus

WLUC TV (Mar. 27, 2017)

Michigan Association of State Universities | masu.org

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