This Week in Michigan Public Higher Education News

April 13, 2018

Please join MASU in welcoming to Michigan Technological University Dr. Richard Koubek, announced today as its next President! (See related stories below.)

In the News

Collaboration

Hidden In Plain Sight: Eating And Learning At Garrett's Restaurant [EMU]

WEMU FM (Apr. 9, 2018)

EMU to close Livonia campus, relocating students to Ypsilanti [CMU, WSU]

Hometown Life (Apr. 13, 2018)

Educational Attainment

See how graduates from your Michigan high school fare in college

MLive (April. 9, 2018)

Enrollment

University looks to continue improvement on programs benefiting both in-state and out of state students [UM]

The Michigan Daily (Apr. 10, 2018)

Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement

Construction updates around WSU

The South End (Apr. 11, 2018)

NMU has no plans to acquire old U.P. Health System-Marquette facility

WLUC TV (Apr. 12, 2018)

Alums reflect on Michigan Union as it closes for $85 million renovation {UM]

MLive (Apr. 13, 2018)

Flint Water Crisis

Up to 30,000 Flint kids to get screened for effects of lead in their drinking water [MSU]

USA Today (Apr. 9, 2018)

Governance

Bill: College boards must be told of sex assault cases [FSU, MSU]

The Detroit News (Apr. 11, 2018)

Proposal: University sexual assault reports must go to governing boards [MSU]

Detroit Free Press (Apr. 11, 2018)

Protest planned at MSU Board of Trustees meeting

WLNS TV (Apr. 13, 2018)

Higher Education Finance - Institutional Dynamics

UAS approves changes to scholarship definitions for GVSU faculty

Grand Valley Lanthorn (Apr. 8, 2018)

UM fuels debate on retainer-based health care

The Detroit News (Apr. 9, 2018)

University of Michigan won't restore 'Michigan Time,' despite lawmaker's effort

MLive (Apr. 12, 2018)

Once Again, Football Is Saved [EMU]

Inside Higher Ed (Apr. 12, 2018)

Higher Education Finance - State Operating Support

Senate Panel Passes Higher Education Budget - No Penalties For MSU, New Sexual Assault Reporting

WKAR FM (Apr. 11, 2018)

Sexual assault would be reported to university boards under budget bill [MSU]

MLive (Apr. 11, 2018)

Bill cuts aid to colleges that don't meet post-Nassar rules [MSU]

MLive (Apr. 12, 2018)

Budget: Colleges lose aid without new sex assault rules [MSU, UM, WSU]

The Detroit News (Apr. 12, 2018)

Lawmakers continue to roll out Nassar and MSU response legislation

Michigan Radio (Apr. 12, 2018)

Senator Schuitmaker pushes Higher Education budget [WMU, OU, GVSU]

WNWN FM (Apr. 12, 2018)

Senate Panel Passes Higher Education Budget - No Penalties For MSU, New Sexual Assault Reporting [MSU]

WEMU FM (Apr. 12, 2018)

Higher Education Finance - State Student Financial Aid

Panel scales back Snyder's 'Marshall Plan' for talent

The Detroit News (Apr. 10, 2018)

House K-12 budget dings Snyder's 'Marshall Plan for Talent'

Crain's Detroit Business (Apr. 11, 2018)

Higher Education in the 2018 Elections

Democratic AG candidates trade jabs over Nassar-inspired legislation

MLive (Apr. 12, 2018)

Nassar victims knock Nessel ahead of Dem convention

The Detroit News (Apr. 12, 2018)

Institutional Leadership

LSSU Board shows appreciation for Mitchell

The Sault News (Apr. 6, 2018)

University makes strides towards major goals [LSSU]

The Sault News (Apr. 7, 2018)

Oakland County Sexual Assault Response Team holds first rally at Oakland University

The Oakland Press (Apr. 10, 2018)

Labor Relations

University of Michigan lecturers hold off on strike for now [UM-D, UM-F]

Detroit Free Press (Apr. 8, 2018)

University of Michigan lecturers hold off on strike after weekend talks

MLive (Apr. 8, 2018)

Leadership Transitions

Oakland finally forms search committee for new AD [MSU, CMU, EMU]

The Detroit News (Apr. 9, 2018)

Former MSU head lawyer walks away with $430K retirement payout

Lansing State Journal (Apr. 10, 2018)

UPDATE: Michigan Tech selects next university president

WLUC TV (Apr. 13, 2018)

Michigan Tech names Koubek its 10th president

The Detroit News (Apr. 13, 2018)

Official From Louisiana State Selected to Lead Michigan Tech

U.S. News & World Report (Apr. 13, 2018)

Michigan Tech elects LSU official as school president

MLive (Apr. 13, 2018)

LSU vice president, provost Richard Koubek to be named president at Michigan Tech

The Daily Reveille [LA] (Apr. 13, 2018)

High-ranking LSU official Koubek to leave for Michigan university in summer [MTU]

The Advocate [LA] (Apr. 13, 2018)

Philanthropic Support

Hiawatha donating dozens of trees to NMU

WNMU FM (Apr. 10, 2018)

Mastercard Foundation ends $45 million program at Michigan State, citing media reports

Lansing State Journal (Apr. 10, 2018)

Mastercard Foundation ends $58M in collaborations at Michigan State

MLive (Apr. 12, 2018)

Mastercard Foundation to end Michigan State work over Nassar

Crain's Detroit Business (Apr. 13, 2018)

Program Delivery

Can Artificial Intelligence Make Teaching More Personal? [UM]

The Chronicle of Higher Education (Apr. 8, 2018)

MSU College of Human Medicine UP Campus boasts new curriculum

WLUC TV (Apr. 9, 2018)

Oakland University approves new music degree

The Oakland Press (Apr. 10, 2018)

Recognitions & Awards

Michigan's public universities are all rated as veteran-friendly [LSSU, MTU, OU, MASU]

The Daily Tribune (Apr. 9, 2018)

Safety & Health

What happens now that alleged CMU shooter was found incompetent?

MLive (Apr. 9, 2018)

Western Michigan to host state campus sexual assault summit

MLive (Apr. 10, 2018)

Texting and Driving Simulations Deter Ferris State University Students

WWTV TV (Apr. 11, 2018)

Bills aim to strengthen sex abuse laws, mandatory reporter training

WLNS TV (Apr. 11, 2018)

Lawmakers release Nassar-inspired bills to combat sexual abuse [MSU, MASU]

MLive (Apr. 12, 2018)

March phishing simulation forms 'baseline' for OIT [CMU]

Central Michigan Life (Apr. 12, 2018)

Threatening message found in University of Michigan bathroom, police presence beefed up

Detroit Free Press (Apr. 12, 2018)

U-M officials: Bathroom graffiti not credible threat

The Detroit News (Apr. 12, 2018)

Student Success

Dearborn Veterans Court kickoff event to take place Thursday [UM-D]

Dearborn Press and Guide (Apr. 6, 2018)

WSU African American graduation honors achievement, perseverance in its 25th year

Michigan Chronicle (Apr. 9, 2018)

YMCA child care center to open in former Ypsilanti school [EMU]

MLive (Apr. 9, 2018)

University Accountability

CMU Office of Continuing Medical Education receives national accreditation [MSU, OU, UM, WSU]

Central Michigan Life (Apr. 6, 2018)

How lawmakers say Nassar exploited loopholes in MSU policy to abuse patients

MLive (Apr. 6, 2018)

Engler: Lawsuits against MSU, Nassar, others 'should not' impact tuition

The State News (Apr. 6, 2018)

Gaps in Michigan State's Protocols Enabled Nassar's Crimes, Report Finds

The Chronicle of Higher Education (Apr. 6, 2018)

SPJ event to focus on sexual assault statistics in MAC schools [CMU]

Central Michigan Life (Apr. 8, 2018)

'Concerns' about MSU dean Strampel detailed in 2004 memo to Simon

MLive (Apr. 9, 2018)

Lawsuit: 3 Michigan State basketball players raped woman in 2015

Detroit Free Press (Apr. 9, 2018)

Suit: MSU discouraged report of alleged rape by athletes

The Detroit News (Apr. 9, 2018)

MSU's Nassar scandal may be costlier than Sandusky

The Detroit News (Apr. 10, 2018)

How Washtenaw County schools fared on state's new rating system [EMU]

MLive (Apr. 10, 2018)

Woman accuses former MSU dean of inappropriate behavior: "MSU needs to listen"

WLNS TV (Apr. 11, 2018)

Michigan State: Claims issued in rape lawsuit 'simply untrue'

Detroit Free Press (Apr. 11, 2018)

Michigan State disputes claim it discouraged alleged sexual assault victim to report

MLive (Apr. 11, 2018)

MSU fires back against lawsuit over alleged rape

The Detroit News (Apr. 11, 2018)

How Michigan State's culture fostered a sexual predator and masked assaults [WSU, UM]

MLive (Apr. 12, 2018)

Michigan State 'regrets' providing an 'unnecessary amount of detail' in response to Title IX lawsuit

MLive (Apr. 13, 2018)

Michigan State regrets 'unnecessary detail' about alleged rape victim

Detroit Free Press (Apr. 13, 2018)

Commentaries

Our editorial: MSU should revisit Simon's rich package

The Detroit News (Apr. 7, 2018)

Editorial: Strampel charges show major changes still needed at MSU

Lansing State Journal (Apr. 8, 2018)

State & National Reports

Michigan in Context

Empowering Michigan: Eleventh Annual Benchmarking Report of Michigan's University Research Corridor [PDF]

Anderson Economic Group (April 2018)

The University Research Corridor (Michigan State University, University of Michigan, and Wayne State University) are the largest cluster of research universities in the country by enrollment, and ranks third among these peer clusters on AEG's Innovation Power Ranking.

The 2018 Gubernatorial State of the State Addresses and Higher Education [PDF]

American Association of State Colleges and Universities (April 2018)

AASCU provides a round-up of all governors' 2018 state of the state addresses and how they touched on postsecondary education. In Michigan, this mostly focused on sexual assault and skilled trades.

The Dean's List

The Lighter Side of the News

Awesomeness of Andy Bronkema's beard pays dividends at Ferris State

MLive (Apr. 9, 2018)

Michigan Association of State Universities | masu.org

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