This Week in Michigan Public Higher Education News - Sep. 29, 2017

September 29, 2017

MASU Commentaries

Extending the Reach of Michigan's Public Universities through Continuing Education

Optimizing Education (Sep. 28, 2017)

Guest authors: Melissa Peraino [GVSU], Gerald Rhead [MSU], Mary Starnes [CMU], and Deborah White [UM-F].

In the News

Collaboration

The Fruits of Collaboration [MSU]

Inside Higher Ed (Sep. 25, 2017)

College Access & Affordability

Michigan's student loan default rate on the rise

MLive (Sep. 28, 2017)

Diversity on Campus

UM students protest against racism

The Detroit News (Sep. 25, 2017)

U of Michigan students walk out of class to protest racism on campus

WXYZ TV (Sep. 25, 2017)

Economic Development

Newell Brands will expand in Kalamazoo with $1.48M from state [WMU]

MLive (Sep. 26, 2017)

Enrollment

SVSU fall enrollment down 5.5 percent from last year

MLive (Sep. 22, 2017)

SVSU sees positives despite declining enrollment

Midland Daily News (Sep. 26, 2017)

Lake State plans open house for this weekend

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

Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement

MSU's FRIB project reaching a milestone

Michigan Radio (Sep. 24, 2017)

College building $3M manufacturing lab downtown [WMU]

Grand Rapids Business Journal (Sep. 25, 2017)

WMU names new facilities after prestigious alumni

WWMT TV (Sep. 27, 2017)

Building evacuated at SVSU after air handling unit overheats

WEYI FM (Sep. 28, 2017)

Flint Water Crisis

State official concerned effects of Flint water switch may embarrass governor [WSU]

MLive (Sep. 22, 2017)

Governance

Former Obama DHS appointee announces run for UMich Board of Regents

MLive (Sep. 29, 2017)

Higher Education Finance - Federal Funding & Financial Aid

Western Michigan gets $2 million to support migrant students

MLive (Sep. 23, 2017)

Higher Education Finance - Institutional Dynamics

Northern Michigan University Board approves $110 million budget for 2017-2018

The Peninsula (Sep. 27, 2017)

Wayne State wins lawsuit against pediatrics group, but issues remain

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

Higher Education Finance - State Capital Outlay

NMU board approves budget, capital outlay request

WLUC TV (Sep. 22, 2017)

Higher Education Finance - State Student Financial Aid

How freezing credit after Equifax will shut you out of some student loans [MSU, UM]

Detroit Free Press (Sep. 28, 2017)

Institutional Leadership

'Sultan, Saint' movie premiere to promote peace, mutual respect [SVSU]

Midland Daily News (Sep. 23, 2017)

'Michigan Matters' Spotlight: EMU's President Talks Race, Athletics & Talent

WWJ FM (Sep. 28, 2017)

Leadership Transitions

Michigan Tech gets community perspective on presidential search

WLUC TV (Sep. 25, 2017)

Philanthropic Support

Memory of student who died abroad to live on at Western Michigan

MLive (Sep. 26, 2017)

WMU dedicates tutoring center for fallen student

WWMT TV (Sep. 26, 2017)

Program Delivery

Fascinated by lakes? Michigan State online course may be for you

Detroit Free Press (Sep. 25, 2017)

Recognitions & Awards

Oakland University Aids Veterans In Their Next Mission

The Oakland Post (Sep. 26, 2017)

Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education Ranks Michigan Tech in Top 15 Percent of US Universities

WLUC TV (Sep. 27, 2017)

Safety & Health

DeVos scraps Obama campus assault guidance [MSU, UM, WSU]

The Detroit News (Sep. 22, 2017)

DeVos scraps sexual misconduct guidance, moves to put new rules in place [MSU, UM, WSU]

Detroit Free Press (Sep. 22, 2017)

Betsy DeVos kills Obama's guidance on sexual violence and Title IX [MSU]

Lansing State Journal (Sep. 22, 2017)

Concealed-carry gun debate gains traction in Michigan Legislature

Detroit Free Press (Sep. 24, 2017)

Michigan's First Lady Holds Annual Summit Against Sexual Assault On Campuses [EMU]

WWJ FM (Sep. 25, 2017)

GVSU releases Annual Security and Fire Safety Report

The Grand Valley Lanthorn (Sep. 25, 2017)

Summit brings bipartisan support to end sexual assault on campus [EMU, MSU, UM]

The Michigan Daily (Sep. 25, 2017)

Campus sex assault summit takes place during changes from Trump administration [EMU, MSU]

WLNS TV (Sep. 25, 2017)

Victims unlikely to be hurt by DeVos' new sexual assault guidance, Sue Snyder says [EMU, UM, GVSU, MSU]

MLive (Sep. 25, 2017)

Michigan universities won't change sexual assault policies right away [MASU]

Michigan Radio (Sep. 26, 2017)

Students, professor exposed to chemical in Saginaw Valley State University lab

WJRT TV (Sep. 26, 2017)

SVSU students have skin reaction to chemical exposure in lab

MLive (Sep. 26, 2017)

Michigan Tech implements pet therapy program

WLUC TV (Sep. 27, 2017)

Civil rights attorney: Universities lack due process in sexual assault policies [MASU]

Michigan Radio (Sep. 27, 2017)

Eastern Michigan University Leads Community Walk For Suicide Prevention

WEMU (Sep. 28, 2017)

Strategic Planning

Academic Senate hears timeline for CMU's updated Academic Strategic Plan

Central Michigan Life (Sep. 27, 2017)

Student Success

Talent Gateway: students' tool for success [UM-D]

The Michigan Daily (Sep. 26, 2017)

Workforce Alignment

Employers seek 'best' at Tech's Career Fair

Daily Mining Gazette (Sep. 29, 2017)

Commentaries

Manly: DeVos' rollback of Title IX enforcement is going to cost us [MSU]

Lansing State Journal (Sep. 24, 2017)

Editor's Note: To fight campus assault, use prevention [EMU]

The Detroit News (Sep. 25, 2017)

Column: Keep campus sexual assault at the forefront [EMU]

The Detroit News (Sep. 28, 2017)

Dear Mr. Bezos, here's why you should choose Detroit for Amazon's next HQ [WSU]

Michigan Radio (Sep. 28, 2017)

State & National Reports

Michigan in Context

Student Debt and the Class of 2016 [PDF]

The Institute for College Access & Success (September 2017)

Not all institutions participated in the data submission, and the report combines public and private four-year institutions. But from this data, Michigan ranks 13 ^th highest in the nation for average student debt in the class of 2016, and ranks tenth highest for the percent of students graduating with debt.

Michigan Association of State Universities | masu.org

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