This Week in Michigan Public Higher Education News

August 14, 2020

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In The News

Academic Operations

LSSU students return to dorms, prepare for fall semester

WPBN TV (Aug. 7, 2020)

Reopening WMU College of Aviation

WBCK FM (Aug. 10, 2020)

Updates on WMU's return-to-campus planning for Fall Semester

Western Herald (Aug. 10, 2020)

Spread out move-in process at NMU allows for more individual connections

WLUC TV (Aug. 11, 2020)

MSU holds virtual Q & A session for parents

WILX TV (Aug. 12, 2020)

CMU Students Return to Campus for Fall Semester

WWTV TV (Aug. 13, 2020)

CMU Welcomes Students Back To Campus In COVID-19 Reality

WWTV TV (Aug. 13, 2020)

What MSU students, parents should know about this month's campus move-in process

WILX TV (Aug. 13, 2020)

College Access & Affordability

Study looks at college financial aid applications, sees drop from majority Black schools [UM]

Detroit Free Press (Aug. 10, 2020)

Take a gap year? Virtual 'U'? Live on campus? The decisions high school grads are making. [MSU, WSU]

Detroit Free Press (Aug. 10, 2020)

Lake Superior State University to use Common App

WILX TV (Aug. 10, 2020)

Full-time enrollment requirement for Kalamazoo Promise waived

WKZO AM (Aug. 10, 2020)

Lake State adds Common App to application process

Soo Evening News (Aug. 12, 2020)

Diversity on Campus

Black leaders call out Wayne State University for low Black Detroit student enrollment

Detroit Free Press (Aug. 13, 2020)

Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement

Michigan State OKs contract with Gotcha for e-scooters on campus

Lansing State Journal (Aug. 10, 2020)

WMU increasing cleaning for fall semester

WOOD TV (Aug. 12, 2020)

Governance & Speech

WMU-Cooley Law board member and community icon passes away

WSYM TV (Aug. 10, 2020)

Higher Education Finance - Federal Funding & Financial Aid

Ferris State Receives $1 Million Grant to Fight Opioid Abuse

WMNN (Aug. 7, 2020)

FSU Receives $1 Million Grant to Fight Opioid Crisis

WWTV TV (Aug. 10, 2020)

$5 million in federal grants not a lot to solve Michigan's rural opioid crisis [FSU]

Bridge (Aug. 11, 2020)

Higher Education Finance - Institutional Dynamics

WMU, businesses face losses after sports cancellation

WOOD TV (Aug. 8, 2020)

MSU AD Bill Beekman: 'If we don't play football, some severe cuts would be required'

Detroit Free Press (Aug. 10, 2020)

Michigan State could lose $80-85 million if football season canceled

MLive (Aug. 10, 2020)

Institutional Leadership

No EMU, CMU, WMU football in 2020: MAC is first FBS conference to cancel fall sports

The Detroit News (Aug. 8, 2020)

Big Ten football canceled for fall, will try to play in spring [MSU, UM]

Detroit Free Press (Aug. 11, 2020)

GLIAC calls off all sports until next year

WOOD TV (Aug. 12, 2020)

Labor Relations

University releases layoff demographic data after repeated requests [WMU]

The Western Herald (Aug. 7, 2020)

Leadership Transitions

LeBlanc hires new vice president for communications, marketing [MSU]

The GW Hatchet [DC] (Aug. 12, 2020)

Philanthropic Support

Stephen Ross and Related Cos. CEO donate $6 million for UM business school diversity initiatives

Crain's Detroit Business (Aug. 6, 2020)

Program Delivery

How 2 campuses share advanced software with students [WSU]

University Business (Aug. 13, 2020)

Recognitions & Awards

USA Today makes Dr. Mona one of its 100 Women of the Century [MSU]

MLive (Aug. 11, 2020)

Lead was poisoning the water in Flint, Mich. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha put her reputation on the line to prove it. [MSU]

USA Today (Aug. 11, 2020)

Safety & Health

6 WMU aviation students test positive for COVID-19

WXMI TV (Aug. 7, 2020)

EMU 'taking immediate steps' to look into 2018 sexual assault allegations, officials say

MLive (Aug. 8, 2020)

Student task force drafts petition for CMU Title IX changes

The Morning Sun (Aug. 10, 2020)

EMU To Install Check-In Stations On Campus Buildings This Fall To Prevent The Spread Of COVID-19

WEMU FM (Aug. 10, 2020)

Wayne State University's Police Chief on the Case for De-escalation

Hour Detroit (Aug. 10, 2020)

NMU begins coronavirus testing: 5 positive results so far

The Mining Journal (Aug. 11, 2020)

Hackers breach customer data at Michigan State online store

The Detroit News (Aug. 11, 2020)

UPDATE: NMU coronavirus testing ongoing, with results slow to come back

WLUC TV (Aug. 11, 2020)

Passport to Campus: NMU conducting check-ins

The Mining Journal (Aug. 12, 2020)

Local law enforcement and representatives continues door-to-door 'Knock and Talk' event [CMU]

The Morning Sun (Aug. 12, 2020)

Man charged with prostituting female college students in Oakland County [OU]

Detroit Free Press (Aug. 12, 2020)

How Michigan scientists are using beach testing tools to find COVID-19 infections [SVSU, MSU, OU, NMU]

MLive (Aug. 12, 2020)

Grand Valley asks students to track temperature, coronavirus symptoms for 2 weeks before classes start

MLive (Aug. 13, 2020)

SVSU, Covenant Partnership Adds Coronavirus Support

WSGW FM (Aug. 13, 2020)

University of Michigan's umbrella sexual misconduct policy will take effect Friday

MLive (Aug. 14, 2020)

NMU plans coronavirus surveillance testing through fall semester

WLUC TV (Aug. 14, 2020)

Student Success

Four UM-Dearborn faculty share their secrets for excelling in online classes

Press & Guide (Aug. 12, 2020)

New UM-Dearborn program helps re-enrolling students complete degrees

Press & Guide (Aug. 14, 2020)

Tuition

University of Michigan students can purchase tuition insurance in case they withdraw from school [UM, UM-D, UM-F]

MLive (Aug. 13, 2020)

University Accountability

Michigan State University's insurers paying millions to help cover Nassar settlement

Lansing State Journal (Aug. 9, 2020)

U-M abuse survivor asks: How could Schembechler not know?

WXYZ TV (Aug. 10, 2020)

Black victims of U-Michigan doc seek equity in settlements

Associated Press (Aug. 12, 2020)

'It's not worth reporting': Researchers allege ineffective 'U' reporting system for abuse

The Michigan Daily (Aug. 12, 2020)

Workforce Alignment

What's Next: Schools' future, a critical workforce question, approaches game-time decision [MSU, UM, WSU]

Crain's Detroit Business (Aug. 9, 2020)

Partnership brings child development certificate program to Washtenaw County [EMU]

MLive (Aug. 13, 2020)

Commentaries

Return of NMU students going to be different

The Mining Journal (Aug. 10, 2020)

Spartans will rise to the challenge this fall, with hybrid model of online and in-person [MSU] by Pres. Samuel L. Stanley Jr.

Lansing State Journal (Aug. 9, 2020)

Managing Pandemic Health Risks on College Campuses [UM]

The New York Times (Aug. 13, 2020)

Joe Biden and the Great Leaders of 2020 Are Part of a Club [UM, MSU, WSU]

The New York Times (Aug. 13, 2020)

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