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April 11, 2025

News from MASU

Please join MASU in congratulating the 2025 Michigan Distinguished Professors of the Year, Dr. Adrienne Wallace (GVSU), Dr. Jaclyn Johnson (MTU), and Dr. Natalie Sampson (UM-D)! More information is available here and coverage is below:


MTU’s Johnson named Distinguished Professor of the Year [MASU]

The Daily Mining Gazette (Apr. 8)


Distinguished Professor of the Year honor goes to MTU professor [MASU]

WNMU FM (Apr. 9)

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Thank you to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for declaring this week as Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week in Michigan in an official proclamation! Read news coverage at this story:


Showing appreciation [MTU, MASU]

The Daily Mining Gazette (Apr. 7)

In the News

Diversity on Campus

Whitmer wants more men in Michigan colleges and job training. What to know

Bridge (Apr. 10)


Whitmer wants more outreach to young men about higher education programs in Michigan

Detroit Free Press (Apr. 10)


Economic Development

UM touts spinoff effects of $332M in federal research spending amid Trump attacks

Crain’s Detroit Business (Apr. 9)


What Michigan Tech's partnership in the research corridor means for the university and the U.P. [MSU, UM, WSU]

UPword (Apr. 9)


Enrollment

International students have been a lifeline for Michigan schools. What happens if they leave?

MLive (Apr. 8)


Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement

MSU proposes Olympic sports arena, new hotel, housing, restaurants on campus

Lansing State Journal (Apr. 7)


Michigan State University Board of Trustees to take action on proposed $150-million ‘Spartan Gateway District’

WILX TV (Apr. 7)


Ferris State temporarily relocating 500 students after storm-related power outages

MLive (Apr. 7)


Over 500 relocated Ferris State students back on campus after power outages

Big Rapids Daily News (Apr. 7)


Health center or art museum? Over 400 DeVos-curated artworks in downtown GVSU building

MLive (Apr. 7)


Ferris State to open renovated observatory to public Friday

WOOD TV (Apr. 11)


Federal Policy

Trump administration strips legal residency from Central Michigan U. international students [MSU, UM]

MLive (Apr. 6)


Department of Homeland Security revokes 4 U-M student visas; at least 1 flees US [CMU]

Lansing State Journal (Apr. 6)


Trump administration revokes visas of four international students at University of Michigan [CMU]

MLive (Apr. 7)


At least 5 Michigan universities grapple with revoked international student visas [CMU, MSU, OU, UM, WSU]

The Detroit News (Apr. 7)


Visas revoked for some Michigan State international students, university confirms [CMU, GVSU, UM, WSU]

Lansing State Journal (Apr. 7)


Deportation crackdown targets foreign college students in Michigan [GVSU, MSU, OU, UM, WSU]

Detroit Free Press (Apr. 7)


Trump administration revokes visas of four international students at University of Michigan [CMU, UM]

MLive (Apr. 7)


Central Michigan University exchange student records terminated without notice

WOOD TV (Apr. 7)


MSU international students’ visas revoked without notice

WLNS TV (Apr. 7)


New details on why SVSU student from India may have had student visa revoked

WJRT TV (Apr. 8)


GVSU joins list of Michigan universities learning visas revoked for certain international students

WXMI TV (Apr. 8)


Academic community concerned as international student visas continue to be revoked nationwide [OU, UM, WSU]

WXYZ FM (Apr. 8)


International SVSU student has student visa terminated [CMU, MSU, UM]

WILX TV (Apr. 8)


Visas of some CMU international students, one SVSU student revoked

Midland Daily News (Apr. 8)


SVSU international student’s visa was revoked without notice from federal program [CMU, GVSU, OU, UM, WSU]

MLive (Apr. 8)


MSU international students worry about revoked visas

WLNS TV (Apr. 8)


SVSU student among those with visas revoked as federal crackdown at colleges widens

MLive (Apr. 8)


2 international students at Grand Valley have visas revoked by Trump administration [CMU, UM]

MLive (Apr. 8)


Education: Students react to national, local threats against DEI [GVSU]

Grand Valley Lanthorn (Apr. 9)


Visas, legal residency status revoked for 22 UM students and recent grads [CMU, GVSU, MSU, OU, WSU]

The Detroit News (Apr. 9)


More foreign students in Michigan targeted for deportation, including 22 at U-M [CMU, MSU, UM]

Detroit Free Press (Apr. 9)


Trump administration has revoked visas or legal residency of 22 University of Michigan students, grads

MLive (Apr. 9)


ACLU of Michigan sues Trump administration to reinstate international students' visas

The Detroit News (Apr. 11)


Four international students in Michigan sue the Trump administration [UM, WSU]

MLive (Apr. 11)


Governance & Speech

19 arrested at Michigan State University Thursday night during protest

Lansing State Journal (Apr. 11)


Higher Education Finance – Federal Funding & Financial Aid

In debt and in limbo: Uncertain times for student-loan borrowers in Michigan [EMU]

Bridge (Apr. 4)


Michigan universities have lost millions in grant funding. They could lose billions more. [EMU, MSU, UM, WMU, MASU]

MLive (Apr. 5)


Wayne State sees $10M in federal R&D cuts [MSU, UM]

Crain’s Detroit Business (Apr. 10)


Higher Education Finance — Institutional Financial Aid

U-M alumni group says it will keep diversity scholarship funding for enrolled students

Detroit Free Press (Apr. 4)


Higher Education Finance — Other State Support

GVSU reduces student debt with state scholarship program

Rapid Growth (Apr. 9)


Institutional Leadership

From NFL sidelines to MSU presidency: Kevin Guskiewicz’s unlikely path

The State News (Apr. 5)


MSU president pushes back on Trump administration's student visa revocations

The State News (Apr. 9)


Michigan State University leaders respond to revoked visas

WLNS TV (Apr. 9)


Labor Relations

University of Michigan-Flint faculty rally for contract campaign support

WSMH FM (Apr. 8)


Leadership Transitions

Central Michigan University welcomes new president Neil MacKinnon

WSMH (Apr. 4)


‘Let us carry this light forward’ [CMU]

Central Michigan Life (Apr. 5)


NMU’s Tessman named 13th president of Montana State

WLUC TV (Apr. 7)


Northern Michigan University president stepping down to return to Montana

The Detroit News (Apr. 7)


Northern Michigan University president to step down

Crain’s Detroit Business (Apr. 7)


Head of U. of Michigan’s Embattled DEI Program Will Lead AERA

The Chronicle of Higher Education (Apr. 7)


Northern Michigan University head tapped to be next president of Montana State University in Bozeman

Michigan Advance (Apr. 8)


University of Michigan’s chief diversity officer is leaving for new job following DEI cuts

MLive (Apr. 8)


UM's diversity chief to lead a new organization amid university shuttering DEI efforts

The Detroit News (Apr. 8)


EMU hosts presidential search committee open and listening sessions

WEMU FM (Apr. 9)


Northern Michigan University prepares to begin search for new president

WLUC TV (Apr. 10)


Philanthropic Support

Donors gift Wayne State with historic $50M for engineering college

The Detroit News (Apr. 4)


Wayne State receives $50M for new engineering school, gift is largest in university history

MLive (Apr. 4)


Urban Science CEO and wife make historic donation to Wayne State

Crain’s Detroit Business (Apr. 4)


Wayne State lands $50 million gift for engineering school

Detroit Free Press (Apr. 4)


Wayne State College of Engineering in Detroit Receives Record $50M Gift

dbusiness (Apr. 7)


Program Delivery

WMU aviation students share the wonders of flight

WOOD TV (Apr. 5)


Four Michigan State University graduate programs ranked top in the nation

WLNS TV (Apr. 8)


Recognitions & Awards

See where Michigan medical schools ranked nationally per U.S. News

MLive (Apr. 8)


These Michigan universities have the state’s highest-ranked law schools, U.S. News says [UM, WSU]

MLive (Apr. 8)


These Michigan Colleges Have The Best Med Schools In The State

WBCK FM (Apr. 9)


These are the top engineering schools in Michigan, U.S. News ranking says

MLive (Apr. 9)


See which Michigan universities had high-ranking nursing master’s programs, per U.S. News [MSU, OU, UM, WSU]

MLive (Apr. 10)


How Michigan's law schools stack up in annual U.S. News rankings [MSU, UM, WSU]

Crain’s Detroit Business (Apr. 10)


Tuition

Michigan State raises rates for dorms, dining

Lansing State Journal (Apr. 11)

Commentaries

MSU President: Partnership between research universities and government drives innovation by MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz

The Detroit News (Apr. 6)


International students help Michigan's economy. Trump wants to take that away. | Opinion [MSU, OU, UM, WSU]

Detroit Free Press (Apr. 9)

The Dean's List

The Lighter Side of the News

That's cold! NCAA rushes to fix wrong Western Michigan logo on Frozen Four ice

The Detroit News (Apr. 8)

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