This Week in Michigan Public Higher Education News - May 10, 2019

May 10, 2019

In The News

Collaboration

Wayne County Community College offers former students debt relief [OU, WSU]

The Detroit News (May 3, 2019)

NMC, LSSU ink collaborative agreements

The Sault News (May 4, 2019)

LSSU, LCCS to hold signing ceremony for culinary venture

The Sault News (May 8, 2019)

College Access & Affordability

Research claims 1/3 of the class of 2019 is not ready for college [UM-F]

WEYI TV (May 7, 2019)

Flint Promise scholarship expanded to Kettering University, University of Michigan-Flint

MLive (May 8, 2019)

Flint Promise Scholarship program expands [UM-F]

WSMH TV (May 8, 2019)

Higher Education Finance - State Capital Outlay

WMU to break ground on expanded aviation center

WOOD TV (May 7, 2019)

WMU to expand aviation center to handle program growth

WWMT TV (May 7, 2019)

Western Michigan College of Aviation announces $20M building expansion

MLive (May 7, 2019)

WMU to expand Aviation School campus in B.C.

WKZO AM (May 8, 2019)

Higher Education Finance - State Operating Support

Governor, lawmakers seek school funding boost

Ionia Sentinel-Standard (May 4, 2019)

Michigan budget tussle is about more than increasing gas tax

WXYZ TV (May 4, 2019)

Institutional Leadership

Acting MSU President Udpa hospitalized after falling during commencement ceremony

Lansing State Journal (May 3, 2019)

MSU leader Udpa has 'health incident' at commencement

The Detroit News (May 3, 2019)

MSU interim president resting at home after fall Friday at graduation ceremony

The Detroit News (May 4, 2019)

MSU acting President Satish Udpa resting, recovering after fall during commencement ceremony

Lansing State Journal (May 4, 2019)

NMU President Fritz Erickson drives CDL program trucks

WLUC TV (May 6, 2019)

President Montgomery discusses his career, the role of higher education following election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences [WMU]

Western Herald (May 7, 2019)

MSU Acting President Satish Udpa resting at home this week following fall

Lansing State Journal (May 8, 2019)

Labor Relations

Professor: NMU salaries should be comparable to other schools [GVSU]

The Mining Journal (May 3, 2019)

Leadership Transitions

Michigan Board of Education picks Michael Rice as state superintendent

Detroit Free Press (May 7, 2019)

Board taps Kalamazoo school leader Michael Rice as state superintendent

The Detroit News (May 7, 2019)

Ohio State University appoints leader for new office that handles Title IX claims, sexual harassment [CMU]

Cleveland.com (May 8, 2019)

Program Delivery

Michigan Technological University's Board of Trustees approved three new degree programs

WJMN TV (May 3, 2019)

'Inflection Point': College of Computing established at MTU

The Daily Mining Gazette (May 3, 2019)

Cybersecurity institute opens [NMU]

The Mining Journal (May 3, 2019)

Michigan Tech Adds Three Degree Programs

WDIO TV (May 7, 2019)

Safety & Health

Betsy DeVos: It would be 'inappropriate' to talk to Larry Nassar survivors [MSU]

Detroit Free Press (May 8, 2019)

Strategic Planning

NMU Strategic Resource Allocation project gearing up for busy summer

WLUC TV (May 3, 2019)

Student Success

Thousands of MSU students graduate this weekend

WLNS TV (May 3, 2019)

Michigan Tech Commencement 2019

WLUC TV (May 3, 2019)

NMU commencement ceremony

WLUC TV (May 4, 2019)

More than 3,000 graduates walk at Spring 2019 commencement ceremonies [FSU, UM]

Central Michigan Life (May 5, 2019)

Consumers Energy CEO to deliver SVSU address

Midland Daily News (May 6, 2019)

University Accountability

Alleging delays and bias, MSU alumni turn to feds for Title IX help

Lansing State Journal (May 6, 2019)

Department of Education reviewing more Title IX complaints against MSU

WILX TV (May 6, 2019)

Appeals court upholds NMU case decision

The Mining Journal (May 6, 2019)

Attorney General, experts confused about how nonprofit tied to Duggan operates [WSU]

Detroit Free Press (May 8, 2019)

Judge orders U-M president to appear in his federal court in campus sexual assault lawsuit

Detroit Free Press (May 9, 2019)

Attorney General Nessel 'remains frustrated' with MSU, lack of Engler interview

WPBN TV (May 9, 2019)

Workforce Alignment

Newest Grand Rapids police recruits begin academy [GVSU]

MLive (May 4, 2019)

For many, CMU's bumper crop of teachers runs through Florida farm town

The Morning Sun (May 6, 2019)

GVSU training record number of police recruits

WOOD TV (May 7, 2019)

Commentaries

Bill Rustem and Bob Emerson: Gas tax hike would fuel state budget improvements

Crain's Detroit Business (May 5, 2019)

A modest change could help ease student-loan crisis [WSU]

Crain's Detroit Business (May 5, 2019)

Colleges must stop holding students hostage and release their debt [OU, WSU]

The Hechinger Report (May 7, 2019)

Labor voices: Job training bills would build better Michigan

The Detroit News (May 7, 2019)

Opinion: Skills gap proposals earn broad support

The Detroit News (May 8, 2019)

Quotable Quotes

"A heavy top-down federal approach to higher education, however, would undermine the autonomy that has led to the U.S. having one of the most respected university systems in the world." - Ingrid Jacques, The Detroit News

Jacques: 'Free' public college would kill competition

The Detroit News (May 6, 2019)

The Dean's List

The Lighter Side of the News

Mother receives degree at son's CMU commencement, missing her own [FSU]

Detroit Free Press (May 4, 2019)

A mother skipped her own graduation to attend her son's. So his school decided to confer both their degrees [CMU, FSU]

CNN May 8, 2019)

Mom Cries Tears of Joy When She's Surprised with Her Degree at Son's College Graduation [CMU, FSU]

People Magazine (May 8, 2019)

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