This Week in Michigan Public Higher Education News - Mar. 22, 2019

March 22, 2019

Featured Commentaries

Editorial: DMC, Henry Ford, WSU crucial to city

Crain's Detroit Business (Mar. 17, 2019)

Finley: WSU's M. Roy Wilson is a Detroit asset

The Detroit News (Mar. 18, 2019)

Letter: Wayne State president deserves support [by former WSU Pres. Allan Gilmour]

The Detroit News (Mar. 20, 2019)

In The News

Collaboration

NMU Promise gives local students an early advantage

WLUC TV (Mar. 18, 2019)

Macomb Community College awarded $1 million to support workforce needs of automotive industry [WSU]

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

Michigan Tech Formalizes Partnership With Grand Traverse Region

The Traverse Ticker (Mar. 21, 2019)

Bay College signs new pre-robotics engineering articulation agreement with Lake Superior State University

WLUC TV (Mar. 21, 2019)

Diversity on Campus

MTU's Dr. Linda Ott, inspiring women into computer science fields

WJMN TV (Mar. 20, 2019)

Enrollment

Demographics a concerning trend for NMU

The Mining Journal (Mar. 21, 2019)

Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement

Housing Corporation to oversee LSSU's P3 project

The Sault News (Mar. 16, 2019)

Roxbury's Bonstelle Theatre lease OK'd as part of 12-story West Elm boutique hotel project [WSU]

Crain's Detroit Business (Mar. 20, 2019)

Flint Water Crisis

State closes investigation, takes no action against Flint Legionnaires' researcher [WSU]

MLive (Mar. 21, 2019)

Governance & Speech

WMU kicks off second Presidential Leadership Series

Western Herald (Mar. 18, 2019)

Higher Education Finance - Institutional Dynamics

Wayne State weighed trying to get state, Blue Cross to help it buy DMC for $2 billion

Crain's Detroit Business (Mar. 17, 2019)

Mystery surrounds University of Michigan's possible whiskey investment

Detroit Free Press (Mar. 20, 2019)

Higher Education Finance - Institutional Financial Aid

What to Know About Grants for College [UM-F]

US News & World Report (Mar. 15, 2019)

New program offers free tuition to children of Wayne State employees

Michigan Radio (Mar. 20, 2019)

Higher Education Finance - Other State Support

Program offers $75,000 loan repayment to Michigan medical graduates [CMU, MSU, WSU, WMU]

Detroit Free Press (Mar. 20, 2019)

Medical school loan repayment program places doctors in Michigan's underserved areas [WSU]

Crain's Detroit Business (Mar. 20, 2019)

Med school loan repayment program puts doctors in Michigan's underserved areas [CMU, MSU, WSU, WMU]

The Macomb Daily (Mar. 20, 2019)

Med school graduates offered $75K loan repayment to work in underserved areas [CMU, MSU, WSU, WMU]

MLive (Mar. 21, 2019)

Higher Education Finance - State Capital Outlay

Despite underground issue, CFRE remains on track [LSSU]

The Daily Telegram (Mar. 19, 2019)

Higher Education Finance - State Operating Support

Confused by road funding? What Gov. Whitmer's plan would and wouldn't do

MLive (Mar. 16, 2019)

Legislators talk education at Bay College

Escanaba Daily Press (Mar. 16, 2019)

Governor Whitmer visits Sterling Heights to tout gas-tax increase to fix roads

The Macomb Daily (Mar. 17, 2019)

Institutional Leadership

Senate Assembly hosts Provost Philbert and elects new SACUA members [UM]

The Michigan Daily (Mar. 18, 2019)

Board member urges Wayne State University President Roy Wilson to resign

The Detroit News (Mar. 20, 2019)

Wayne State board member: President Wilson is 'unfit to serve'

Detroit Free Press (Mar. 20, 2019)

Wayne State board members blast Wilson, but say they aim to restart Henry Ford talks

Crain's Detroit Business (Mar. 20, 2019)

Labor Relations

Past and present University community fears felony disclosure policy could deter applicants [UM]

The Michigan Daily (Mar. 20, 2019)

Leadership Transitions

President Davies pledges innovation at investiture ceremony [CMU, MASU]

Central Michigan Life (Mar. 19, 2019)

Central Michigan University Swears in New President

WWTV TV (Mar. 19, 2019)

Honors college names mayor endowed chair [GVSU]

Grand Rapids Business Journal (Mar. 19, 2019)

CMU President Davies: 'We are more than a university; we are a community' [MASU]

The Morning Sun (Mar. 20, 2019)

Philanthropic Support

Ex-professor donates to GVSU's advertising and PR program

Grand Rapids Business Journal (Mar. 15, 2019)

Gift boosts journalism opportunities at UM

The Detroit News (Mar. 19, 2019)

Portage Health Foundation holds community update [MTU]

WLUC TV (Mar. 21, 2019)

Program Delivery

LSSU launches cannabis business degree program

The Daily Telegram (Mar. 15, 2019)

Students of this university's marijuana major are in high demand, even before they graduate [NMU]

Yahoo Finance (Mar. 15, 2019)

LSSU nursing program to host open house for veterans

The Sault News (Mar. 15, 2019)

Lake State offers marijuana business degree

WNMU FM (Mar. 18, 2019)

Lake Superior State University to launch cannabis business degree program

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

Recognitions & Awards

Colleges With The Best Dorms in America 2019 [SVSU]

University Magazine [Canada] (Mar. 19, 2019)

Peace Corps praises MSU as top 25 volunteer-producing school

WLNS TV (Mar. 20, 2019)

6 Michigan universities make list of best online MBA programs [UM-D, FSU, CMU]

WXYZ TV (Mar. 21, 2019)

Safety & Health

Multiple Michigan State University police employees are under Title IX investigation

Lansing State Journal (Mar. 15, 2019)

Michigan Tech Sleep Lab studies connection between sleep deprivation, blood pressure

WLUC TV (Mar. 15, 2019)

UPDATE: Police say no active threat on UM campus at this time

MLive (Mar. 16, 2019)

UM offers counseling, advice to campus community after 'active shooter' scare

MLive (Mar. 17, 2019)

Panic broke up vigil, sent crowds running amid 'active shooter' scare at UM

MLive (Mar. 17, 2019)

Active shooter scare at University of Michigan stemmed from team-building exercise

MLive (Mar. 19, 2019)

Nassar-inspired bills reemerge in Michigan legislature

MLive (Mar. 19, 2019)

Student Success

CMU's third class of medical students matched with residencies

Central Michigan Life (Mar. 19, 2019)

University Accountability

MSU has spent at least $129K on Simon's legal defense; billed for at least $140K more

WWMT TV (Mar. 15, 2019)

AG Dana Nessel: John Engler dodges my investigators, but finds time for basketball games [MSU]

Detroit Free Press (Mar. 20, 2019)

John Engler to AG's office: Unless you recuse yourself, I'm not doing interview with investigators [MSU]

Detroit Free Press (Mar. 20, 2019)

Engler lawyer rips AG's office, says he isn't dodging investigators [MSU]

The Detroit News (Mar. 20, 2019)

University of Michigan lab lost mutant rabbit, poisoned fish, gave mice cancer, reports show

MLive (Mar. 22, 2019)

Workforce Alignment

Students, employers gather for 29th Annual Winter Semester Career Fair [NMU]

WLUC TV (Mar. 20, 2019)

Team including U-M student wins big at Lear Innovation Challenge [UM-D, MSU, MTU, WSU, OU]

Concentrate (Mar. 20, 2019)

Commentaries

Dissecting Claims Of Stealing From One Part Of Budget To Fund Another

Gongwer News Service (Mar. 15, 2019)

Other Voices: International students part of the workforce solution

Crain's Detroit Business (Mar. 17, 2019)

Northern Michigan College Isn't Waiting for State Solution [LSSU]

Dome Magazine (Mar. 22, 2019)

What President Trump's executive order on campus free speech is really meant to do [MSU]

The Conversation (Mar. 22, 2019)

Quotable Quotes

"Because of the age of Sault Ste. Marie, we've had to dig deep into the archive of official government documents," Hanley said. "The chief financial officer forwarded me a document signed by President Ulysses S. Grant as we were completing the CFRE purchase." - LSSU Pres. Rodney Hanley

Despite underground issue, CFRE remains on track [LSSU]

The Daily Telegram (Mar. 19, 2019)

The Dean's List

The Lighter Side of the News

Welcome, spring [LSSU]

The Sault News (Mar. 21, 2019)

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