The latest news from Michigan's 15 public universities
November 13, 2020
MASU has published an updated-as-needed tracker of university operating statuses here:
Operational Status of Michigan Public Universities in Response to COVID-19
MASU Commentaries
Opinion: Four-year colleges can handle nursing demand [MASU]
Traverse City Record Eagle
(Nov. 12)
In the News
Academic Operations
Faculty adapts to declining in-person attendance [CMU]
Central Michigan Life
(Nov. 6)
WMU to hold virtual commencement for fall graduates
Western Herald
(Nov. 10)
BREAKING: Virtual commencement ceremony for winter graduates [OU]
The Oakland Post
(Nov. 10)
LSSU Switching to Virtual Learning Over Water Infrastructure Issues
WWTV TV
(Nov. 10)
LSSU: Water infrastructure issues cause university to transition to virtual learning
WLUC TV
(Nov. 10)
Water issues lead Lake Superior State to go all-online
The Detroit News
(Nov. 10)
Lake State announces to go virtual for the remainder of the semester
The Sault News
(Nov. 11)
Residence Life: Students can cancel spring housing contracts if classes are all online [WMU]
Western Herald
(Nov. 11)
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading option to be offered for fall 2020, winter 2021 [OU]
The Oakland Post
(Nov. 11)
WSU implements pass/no pass option for fall 2020 and winter 2021 undergraduate courses
The South End
(Nov. 12)
Oakland University moving all classes online Nov. 16
The Oakland Press
(Nov. 12)
Michigan colleges sending students home early, beef up remote learning as COVID-19 spreads [GVSU, OU, UM, WSU]
Detroit Free Press
(Nov. 12)
Some Michigan colleges, universities adjusting plans as COVID-19 surges [OU, UM]
WNEM TV
(Nov. 12)
College Access & Affordability
GVSU grants entry to new graduates who first choose military
WILX TV
(Nov. 11)
EMU Launches Program To Help Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Obtain Higher Education
WEMU FM
(Nov. 11)
GVSU grants entry to new graduates who first choose military
The Detroit News
(Nov. 11)
Grand Valley State’s new Veterans Promise program guarantees admission for enlisted 2021 Michigan high school graduates
MLive
(Nov. 11)
Economic Development
University of Michigan conducted $1.62 billion of research in fiscal 2020
Crain’s Detroit Business
(Nov. 11)
U-M Reports $1.62B in Research Volume for FY2020
dbusiness
(Nov. 12)
Enrollment
Fall enrollment drops 2.8% at Grand Valley State University
MLive
(Nov. 6)
Michigan universities lose $1.2 billion to the pandemic [MASU]
Capital News Service
(Nov. 9)
Some small Michigan colleges see growth in first-year students, even during COVID-19 pandemic [MSU, UM]
MLive
(Nov. 11)
Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement
Board of Trustees approves $70 million financing to complete student center project [WMU]
Western Herald
(Nov. 8)
Michigan State Libraries Moving to Open Source FOLIO Project
Campus Technology
(Nov. 11)
5 coronavirus things: College plans to complete major student center project to help halt enrollment decline [WMU]
Food Management
(Nov. 12)
Federal Policy
Joe Biden Won. Here’s What Higher Ed Can Expect.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
(Nov. 7)
Biden's Victory Could Be Transformative
Inside Higher Ed
(Nov. 9)
Higher Education Finance – Federal Funding & Financial Aid
CARES Act gives millions to OU students
The Oakland Post
(Nov. 11)
WMU secures $5M grant to fund teacher pipeline to Kalamazoo, Benton Harbor schools
MLive
(Nov. 12)
Higher Education Finance — Institutional Dynamics
Why the marriage between Cooley Law School and Western Michigan University didn’t work
MLive
(Nov. 10)
Higher Education Finance — Institutional Financial Aid
New Fund Available For UM-Flint Veteran Students
WWJ TV
(Nov. 11)
NMU Adds Scholarships for U.P. Students
Keweenaw Report
(Nov. 12)
Higher Education Finance — State Student Financial Aid
Frontline workers pursue a better life through Michigan's free tuition program
The Detroit News
(Nov. 9)
Higher Education in the 2020 Elections
Here's how Biden beat Trump in Michigan — and it wasn't corruption [MSU, OU, WSU, WMU]
Detroit Free Press
(Nov. 6)
Three U-M professors to aid Biden-Harris transition team
The Michigan Daily
(Nov. 10)
Robert Gordon, Barb McQuade among Michigan members on Joe Biden transition team [MSU, UM]
Detroit Free Press
(Nov. 10)
MSU economist Lisa Cook named to Biden-Harris transition team
Lansing State Journal
(Nov. 12)
Institutional Leadership
Ferris president elected chair of Midwestern Higher Education Compact [MASU]
Big Rapids Pioneer
(Nov. 13)
Labor Relations
University of Michigan awards staff three extra paid days off around holidays
WDIV TV
(Nov. 5)
Leadership Transitions
Leading a medical school through a pandemic, Oakland University names new dean
The Oakland Press
(Nov. 10)
Recognitions & Awards
MSU ranks in the top 50 U.S. colleges for environmental sustainability
WLNS TV
(Nov. 9)
National Academy of Medicine Elects Five U-M Faculty Members
dbusiness
(Nov. 9)
GV community celebrates 60th anniversary [GVSU]
Grand Valley Lanthorn
(Nov. 9)
Michigan colleges, universities earn high marks for sustainability [CMU, MSU, NMU, UM, WMU]
MLive
(Nov. 10)
Safety & Health
Western Michigan University coronavirus cases surpass 800 [GVSU, UM]
MLive
(Nov. 6)
MSU and U of M students asked to get Covid-19 test before going home for Thanksgiving break
WLNS TV
(Nov. 6)
SVSU to offer free coronavirus testing to students, homeward-bound ahead of Thanksgiving break
WJRT TV
(Nov. 6)
Student concerns rise as COVID-19 cases reach all time high in Marquette [NMU]
The North Wind
(Nov. 6)
GVSU asks students to be cautious ahead of Thanksgiving holiday
WOOD TV
(Nov. 9)
Michigan reports 50 new school, college COVID outbreaks [UM]
The Detroit News
(Nov. 9)
Coronavirus outbreaks reported at 161 Michigan K-12 schools and 31 colleges in Nov. 9 report
MLive
(Nov. 9)
MTU Releases Student Sexual Climate Survey
Keweenaw Report
(Nov. 10)
Stay-in-place order curbed COVID-19 spread on University of Michigan campus, but community impact unclear, officials say
MLive
(Nov. 10)
After quashing earlier COVID-19 surge, Grand Valley State University cases on the rise again
MLive
(Nov. 11)
Colleges concerned with spike in COVID-19 cases as students prepare to head home for holidays [SVSU]
WNEM TV
(Nov. 11)
Western Michigan University, Tekna installs ultraviolet sanitation devices
Western Herald
(Nov. 11)
Michigan State University opens sexual assault health care program
MLive
(Nov. 12)
MSU offers free medical care to sex assault victims
The Detroit News
(Nov. 12)
Police respond to emergency situation at Saginaw Valley State University
MLive
(Nov. 12)
Saginaw Valley State University remains closed, but 'public safety' situation is over
Detroit Free Press
(Nov. 13)
Saginaw Valley State University closed Friday after worker takes own life
The Detroit News
(Nov. 13)
Saginaw Valley State University offers counseling services after on-campus death
MLive
(Nov. 13)
Tuition
Coronavirus stagnates university tuition rates and finances [OU]
The Oakland Post
(Nov. 11)
Commentaries
Joe Biden Wins The Big Ten Universities [MSU, UM]
Forbes
(Nov. 8)
The Dean's List
The Lighter Side of the News
2021 Banished Words List underway, public input wanted [LSSU]
The Sault News
(Nov. 12)
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