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March 1, 2024

The Michigan Office of Sixty by 30 has announced the opening of a round of competitive grants to grow student success at Michigan public universities. More information, including a recorded webinar, is available here: https://www.michigan.gov/mileap/higher-education/sixty-by-30/grants

In the News

College Access & Affordability

Here's how much it costs to go to the 10 biggest colleges in the US [MSU]

Business Insider (Feb. 25)


The Future of Testing Is Anything but Standardized [UM]

Inside Higher Ed (Feb. 26)


Economic Development

EV company Lucid Motors gets $6M from Michigan to expand [MSU, UM]

Lansing State Journal (Feb. 27)


Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement

WMU CEHD upgrades fashion labs and technologies

Western Herald (Feb. 25)


What’s being built at WMU? It’s 5 stories tall and should open by fall

MLive (Feb. 26)


Governance & Speech

NMU board discusses campus projects

The Mining Journal (Feb. 24)


SVSU Board approves funding for Lake Huron research station

Midland Daily News (Feb. 26)


Higher Education Finance — Institutional Dynamics

The Rise of the Faculty Budget Activists [EMU, MSU]

The Chronicle of Higher Education (Feb. 26)


Leadership Transitions

Lake Superior State University Names David Travis As 11th President

MITech News (Feb. 25)


U of M Board of Regents selects Dr. Rebecca Cunningham as new president [UM]

WDIO FM [MN] (Feb. 26)


LSSU names David Travis as next president

Detroit Free Press (Feb. 29)


University of Michigan vice president set to become next president at Big Ten peer

MLive (Feb. 29)


CMU selects vice president for advancement

The Morning Sun (Feb. 29)


Philanthropic Support

EMU Today TV: Alumni Gift Brings $2 Million To Support Track & Field; Inside Look At The Honors College

We Love Ann Arbor Dexter (Feb. 27)


Lake Superior State University receives generous donation

Woodworking Network (Feb. 28)


Program Delivery

GVSU offering new way for adults to earn degree

WOOD TV (Feb. 27)


GVSU launches new program to educate on a flexible schedule

Holland Sentinel (Feb. 29)


Safety & Health

University of Michigan Flint introduces health and wellness vending machine on campus [UM, UM-D]

WSMH TV (Feb. 23)


After losing son to mental illness, EMU professor building community of caring

MLive (Feb. 26)


Western Michigan University adds Narcan on campus in case of overdoses

MLive (Feb. 29)


Tuition

MTU raises room, board rates for 2024-25 [NMU]

The Daily Mining Gazette (Feb. 24)


Why students at this Michigan university want to raise student fees [WMU]

MLive (Feb. 24)


Michigan Technological University Will Increase Housing Costs on Campus in 2024-25

Keweenaw Report (Feb. 27)


University Accountability

BREAKING: Provost Kornbluh retires, University investigation ceased without findings [WSU]

The South End (Feb. 23)


WSU provost retiring, ending an investigation with no findings

The Detroit News (Feb. 27)


Investigators recommend referring MSU board chair, trustee to governor for removal

Crain’s Detroit Business (Feb. 28)


Report recommends MSU trustees Vassar, Denno be referred to Whitmer for possible removal

Lansing State Journal (Feb. 28)


Report: Whitmer should consider removing two Michigan State trustees

Bridge (Feb. 28)


MSU trustees' misconduct findings: What we know

Lansing State Journal (Feb. 28)


Workforce Alignment

GVSU looks to move growing Police Academy to Holland in $6.45M expansion

MLive (Feb. 28)


Hospital partners with SVSU, offers employees tuition reimbursement

WNEM TV (Feb. 29)

Commentaries

NMU appropriately investing dollars in campus, product

The Mining Journal (Feb. 26)


NMU enrollment news positive for university, area

Daily Press (Feb. 26)


Lessons From Michigan’s Continued Efforts to Make College Free

Inside Higher Ed (Feb. 27)


How Michigan Is Investing In Colleges As Economic Development Partners

Forbes (Feb. 29)


Critics are passing anti-DEI laws. We have to fight back. | Opinion [UM, UM-F]

Detroit Free Press (Mar. 1)

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