This Week in Michigan Public Higher Education News

September 20, 2019

There are 10 days remaining in the state fiscal year. MASU continues to support Gov. Whitmer's proposed FY2020 budget framework and urges the adoption of a budget that adequately funds the state's public universities, college students, and transportation infrastructure.

MASU Commentaries

Michigan to Participate in Multistate Initiative to Boost Educational Attainment [MASU]

Daniel Hurley, Optimizing Education (Sep. 19, 2019)

In The News

Collaboration

An industry with a view [WMU]

Grand Rapids Business Journal (Sep. 13, 2019)

UM, Detroit schools teaming up to attract, retain young native Detroit teachers for new school at Marygrove [OU, WSU]

Crain's Detroit Business (Sep. 18, 2019)

College Access & Affordability

Lake Michigan College hosts College Night Sept. 23

The Herald-Palladium (Sep. 15, 2019)

Forward Focus: What students and parents are doing to foot the bill of college [MSU, UM, WMU]

WWMT TV (Sep. 16, 2019)

Diversity on Campus

What is an Age-Friendly University? [EMU, OU]

The Oakland Press (Sep. 14, 2019)

MSU students advocate for a free-standing multicultural building on campus

Lansing State Journal (Sep. 15, 2019)

Michigan Tech kicks off their new Advance Career Management program

WLUC TV (Sep. 17, 2019)

Enrollment

Grand Valley State's enrollment is down again

MLive (Sep. 19, 2019)

Western Michigan University enrollment down 4.8% in fall 2019

MLive (Sep. 20, 2019)

Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement

Discolored water expected as WMU flushes fire hydrants

Western Herald (Sep. 14, 2019)

CMU library opens new collaborative study space

Epicenter Mt. Pleasant (Sep. 19, 2019)

NMU holds ribbon-cutting, re-naming ceremony for Northern Center

WLUC TV (Sep. 19, 2019)

UM plans $920 million hospital for patients needing the most complicated care

The Detroit News (Sep. 19, 2019)

University of Michigan to build $920 million hospital it calls 'most advanced' in Michigan

Crain's Detroit Business (Sep. 19, 2019)

U-M to build new $920 million hospital on Ann Arbor campus

Detroit Free Press (Sep. 19, 2019)

Governance & Speech

Campus free speech bill passes Michigan House Oversight Committee vote [MSU, UM]

The Michigan Daily (Sep. 18, 2019)

Evangelist Ken Fleck clashes with EMU students [MSU, OU, WSU, WMU]

Eastern Echo (Sep. 19, 2019)

Higher Education Finance - Federal Funding & Financial Aid

Northern Michigan Nurses Receive Grant to Go Back-to-School [GVSU]

WWTV TV (Sep. 16, 2019)

MY-PROUD secures grant to fund workforce expansion program aimed at fighting opioid crisis in Michigan [WMU]

Western Herald (Sep. 16, 2019)

MSU to study impacts of autonomous vehicles on the workforce

WILX TV (Sep. 19, 2019)

Higher Education Finance - Institutional Financial Aid

Merit scholarships change for incoming freshmen [CMU]

Central Michigan Life (Sep. 13, 2019)

Higher Education Finance - State Operating Support

Whitmer on vetoing Republican budget bills: 'We'll see'

Escanaba Daily Press (Sep. 13, 2019)

What state functions would continue under a shutdown?

Grand Haven Tribune (Sep. 14, 2019)

Report: Michigan skimps on higher education, and students of color pay the price

Detroit Free Press (Sep. 16, 2019)

Michigan GOP proposes 0.9% funding boost for colleges and universities

The Sault News (Sep. 17, 2019)

Michigan Budget Negotiations Remain At Impasse

MiTech News (Sep. 18, 2019)

Michigan ranked 44th nationally in higher education spending in 2019 [UM]

The Michigan Daily (Sep. 18, 2019)

What to expect when you're expecting a Michigan government shutdown

Bridge Magazine (Sep. 18, 2019)

Higher Education Finance - State Student Financial Aid

State Treasury department tours UP college fairs [LSSU, MTU]

WBUP TV (Sep. 17, 2019)

Institutional Leadership

Inside Track: Mantella challenges convention [FSU, GVSU]

Grand Rapids Business Journal (Sep. 13, 2019)

Leadership Transitions

Chief Information Officer accepts job at Michigan State University

The Statesman [NY] (Sep, 14, 2019)

Former University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan named interim MSU provost [UM]

Lansing State Journal (Sep. 16, 2019)

Michigan State names interim provost [UM]

MLive (Sep. 16, 2019)

WSU chief financial officer announces retirement

The South End (Sep. 16, 2019)

Former UVA President Teresa Sullivan named interim provost at Michigan State

Richmond Times-Dispatch (Sep. 16, 2019)

Grand Valley State names new dean for College of Education

MLive (Sep. 19, 2019)

Philanthropic Support

Dearborn Heights Rotary Foundation donates $25,000 to scholarship endowment [WSU]

Press & Guide (Sep. 19, 2019)

Recognitions & Awards

Northern Michigan University celebrates 120 years

WLUC TV (Sep. 19, 2019)

Safety & Health

WMU issues advisory as mosquito borne virus kills 3 in region

Western Herald (Sep. 18, 2019)

Student Success

Graduates earn 4,380 degrees, certificates [OU]

The Oakland Post (Sep. 18, 2019)

Tuition

The price of education: Which 4-year Michigan schools charge the highest in-state tuition?

Michigan Business Daily (Sep. 16, 2019)

How they spend our money: A look at what the $225 student services fee pays for [CMU]

Central Michigan Life (Sep. 18, 2019)

University Accountability

Is MSU being too open with president meeting with Nassar survivors?

WILX TV (Sep. 13, 2019)

University of Michigan wants sexual misconduct report involving professor kept confidential

MLive (Sep. 18, 2019)

Lawyer: Tanton papers at University of Michigan could be blueprint for anti-immigration movement

MLive (Sep. 18, 2019)

Commentaries

Free Public College Is a Terrible Idea [UM]

The Chronicle of Higher Education (Sep. 13, 2019)

Opinion: State policy drives college affordability crisis

The Detroit News (Sep. 14, 2019)

An Open Letter to College-Bound Students and Their Parents [GVSU, MSU, NMU]

Inside Higher Ed (Sep. 16, 2019)

State and National Reports

Michigan in Context

Student Debt and the Class of 2018 [PDF]

The Institute for College Access & Success (September 2019)

Michigan is ranked 10 ^th highest in the U.S. for student debt levels across all sectors for the Class of 2018. 59% of graduates had debt, and the average amount was $32,158.

The Dean's List

The Lighter Side of the News

Turkey accused of harassing joggers at University of Michigan killed by DNR

MLive (Sep. 17, 2019)

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