This Week in Michigan Public Higher Education News

January 21, 2022

Newly updated for the winter semester, MASU has published an updated-as-needed tracker of university operating statuses here: Operational Status of Michigan Public Universities in Response to COVID-19

Updated Guidance on COVID-19 Management on Campus

American College Health Association (Jan. 19)

In the News

Academic Operations

In-person classes set for Tuesday at Northern Michigan University

WNMU FM (Jan. 14)

US college students call for refunds amid return to remote learning [MSU]

Fox Business (Jan. 15)

NMU has resumed in-person learning

WLUC TV (Jan. 18)

Michigan State will not offer pass/fail grading for spring 2022 semester

The State News (Jan. 20)

Collaboration

Cradle-to-career plan for Marygrove campus secures $57.3 million in financing from PNC [UM]

Crain’s Detroit Business (Jan. 18)

Educational Attainment

Study shows Michigan's economy still struggles to compete with other states

Bridge (Jan. 20)

Michigan inches closer to being a Top Ten business state, but report shows there's still far to go

Crain’s Detroit Business (Jan. 20)

Facilities Planning & Campus Improvement

Western Michigan University's Dunbar Hall to undergo major renovations

WWMT TV (Jan. 14)

Check out 10 rare, fascinating artifacts at the University of Michigan’s Clements Library

MLive (Jan. 17)

Federal Policy

MSU economist Lisa Cook nominated for Fed board: Here's how she could have an impact

Detroit Free Press (Jan. 14)

MSU professor could become first Black woman on Federal Reserve Board

Michigan Advance (Jan. 19)

Governance & Speech

UM regents' handling of Schlissel outside public eye questioned [MSU, WSU, MASU]

The Detroit News (Jan. 17)

U-M President Mark Schlissel's firing in dinner-time email was years in the making

Detroit Free Press (Jan. 17)

40 days that sealed Mark Schlissel's fate: How University of Michigan fired its president

The Detroit News (Jan. 20)

Higher Education Finance – Federal Funding & Financial Aid

WMU students, professors working to build bridges of the future

WOOD TV (Jan. 14)

Higher Education Finance — Institutional Financial Aid

GVSU extends free tuition to students from low-income homes

WOOD TV (Jan. 18)

Grand Valley State extends free tuition to some students

The Morning Sun (Jan. 18)

Grand Valley State expands tuition-free program

Holland Sentinel (Jan. 20)

Institutional Leadership

GV remembers Dr. Glenn A. Niemeyer

Grand Valley Lanthorn (Jan. 18)

Western Michigan University won’t disclose president’s performance evaluation behind $75K bonus, salary increase

MLive (Jan. 20)

Labor Relations

Suspended Ferris State University professor made salty video to get 'juices flowing'

Detroit Free Press (Jan. 15)

Ferris State professor who made profanity-laced video threatens lawsuit if not reinstated

Detroit Free Press (Jan. 19)

'This was a scripted performance:' Ferris State professor uploads new video

WZZM TV (Jan. 19)

Leadership Transitions

U. of Michigan Ousts Its President for ‘Alleged Sexual Affair’ With Subordinate

The Chronicle of Higher Education (Jan. 15)

University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel's firing stuns students, others

Detroit Free Press (Jan. 16)

Schlissel fired six months after touting UM's ban on supervisor-employee relationships

The Detroit News (Jan. 16)

Interim University of Michigan president: 'We will come together during this period'

The Detroit News (Jan. 16)

Why did University of Michigan fire Mark Schlissel? He broke a rule he introduced this summer

MLive (Jan. 16)

What UM's Schlissel lost, could lose under exit contract after firing

The Detroit News (Jan. 16)

U-M investigating whether Schlissel misused university funds in support of relationship

Detroit Free Press (Jan. 17)

New University of Michigan president addresses community after Mark Schlissel’s firing

MLive (Jan. 17)

UM investigating Mark Schlissel's use of university funds

The Detroit News (Jan. 18)

Errors in Judgment [UM]

Inside Higher Ed (Jan. 19)

Students, faculty hopeful for the future after Schlissel’s termination [UM]

The Michigan Daily (Jan. 20)

Mark Schlissel could stick around University of Michigan as a tenured faculty member

MLive (Jan. 20)

Philanthropic Support

Alumnus gifts EMU $1M to help support students, future business leaders

MLive (Jan. 19)

Program Delivery

Kendall College of Art and Design adds collaborative programs [FSU]

Huron Daily Tribune (Jan. 14)

Eastern Michigan University Announces Fully Online Certificate Program in Polymers & Coatings

Coatings World (Jan. 20)

Public Health

MSU, Ingham County Health Department partner to offer vaccines to East Lansing

WILX TV (Jan. 12)

Safety & Health

Eastern Michigan University reports all-time high of COVID-19 cases

The Eastern Echo (Jan. 14)

Northern Michigan University distributes KN95 masks to students and faculty

WLUC TV (Jan. 14)

COVID-19 cases are spiking on these Michigan college campuses

MLive (Jan. 18)

Updated Guidance on COVID-19 Management on Campus

American College Health Association (Jan. 19)

MSU police find body believed to be missing teen Brendan Santo in Red Cedar River [GVSU, UM]

Lansing State Journal (Jan. 21)

MSU police recover body from river believed to be missing Brendan Santo [GVSU, UM]

The Detroit News (Jan. 21)

University Accountability

Washtenaw County prosecutor and city of Ypsilanti file lawsuit against EMU fraternity

The Eastern Echo (Jan. 17)

University of Michigan reaches $490M settlement with Dr. Anderson sexual assault survivors [MSU]

Detroit Free Press (Jan. 19)

UM reaches $490 million settlement with Anderson accusers [MSU]

The Detroit News (Jan. 19)

As Michigan Settles With Sex-Abuse Survivors, Questions of Culture Loom

The Chronicle of Higher Education (Jan. 19)

Privilege log hints at details on 6,500 documents MSU refused to release in AG's Nassar case

Lansing State Journal (Jan. 19)

$490M settlement reached between Dr. Anderson survivors, University of Michigan [MSU]

MLive (Jan. 19)

U. of Michigan reaches $490M settlement over sexual abuse

Associated Press (Jan. 19)

Director of MSU's Native American Institute sues university for harassment, discrimination

Lansing State Journal (Jan. 20)

MSU botched sexual harassment, discrimination claims by Native American professor, lawsuit says

MLive (Jan. 20)

Chances were missed to stop U. of Michigan sexual abuse

Associated Press (Jan. 20)

Workforce Alignment

Can MSU students solve Lansing's substitute teacher shortage?

Lansing State Journal (Jan. 13)

University educators say the pandemic has changed how they prepare future teachers [EMU, OU]

WJBK TV (Jan. 19)

WMU Urban Teacher Residency Program aims to hire diverse teachers, fill shortage

WWMT TV (Jan. 19)

SVSU students advance nursing careers with clinical placements

Midland Daily News (Jan. 19)

Commentaries

Opinion: University of Michigan regents seemed bent on humiliating lovestruck Schlissel

Detroit Free Press (Jan. 18)

Fire Mark Schlissel, but Don’t Troll Him [UM]

Inside Higher Ed (Jan. 19)

State and National Reports

Michigan in Context

Business Leaders for Michigan Top 10 Benchmarks [PDF]

Business Leaders for Michigan (January 2022)

Michigan ranks 35^th in the nation for educational attainment and ranks 19^th in the nation for the 3-year growth rank in attainment. BLM recognizes that Top 10 economically performing states rely on educational attainment.

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