Fewer Michigan students have applied for aid after the federal government’s botched FAFSA rollout. University officials say they are still ‘cautiously optimistic’ about enrollment.
Michigan colleges and universities
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Trash into treasure: Rethinking waste in Michigan college towns
College-town organizations are finding creative ways to use students’ unwanted items to give back to the community — and keep waste out of landfills while they’re at it.
Posted inTalent & Education
Wayne State University police dismantle encampment; 12 arrested
Wayne State police moved in to clear the encampment at 5:30 a.m. Thursday. Twelve people were arrested. Protesters continued demonstrating on a street nearby.
Posted inTalent & Education
Wayne State classes move online as pro-Palestine encampment continues
Wayne State University has moved all classes online after students set up an encampment on campus to protest the Israel-Hamas war.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Tuition-free community college is central to Michigan’s future prosperity
A promise of guaranteed tuition coverage sends a clear message that college is affordable and is more likely to broaden the pipeline of students pursuing degrees or credentials.
Posted inTalent & Education
More students graduating in four years from Michigan public universities
While universities have struggled with enrollment in recent years, there’s a glimmer of hope: More students are completing their degrees or certificates within four years.
Posted inTalent & Education
Four arrested as University of Michigan breaks up pro-Palestinian encampment
Police at the University of Michigan ‘removed’ a student encampment Tuesday morning and arrested four people following a month-long protest over the Israel-Hamas war. Student groups say multiple people were injured by chemical spray.
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Prosecutor: U-M protesters charged for alleged police assaults at sit-in
Prosecutor alleges four people protesting the Israel-Hamas war assaulted or attempted to disarm police at a University of Michigan sit-in in November. Peaceful protesters will not be charged.
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U-M board chair: Body bag protest at my home over Israel is ‘unacceptable’
Police responded but made no arrests as pro-Palestinian protesters dumped fake, blood-drenched body bags on the lawn of the home of the U-M board chair early in the morning.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
For children of Flint water crisis, stigma lives on: ‘I feel like a lab rat’
Ten years after the beginning of the Flint water crisis, the city’s youth are scarred as much by low expectations as by the lead-tainted water. ‘People had already decided who we were. They had ideas about IQ and behavior.’