For years, community colleges have sought legislative approval for four-year nursing programs to help staff hospitals short on workers. But the state’s four-year universities fiercely oppose the move, leading to the latest turf battle in Lansing.
Michigan colleges and universities
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Opinion | Don’t let jokes about Mark Schlissel’s firing distract from U-M’s problems
When the dust settles and the laughter subsides, come May, I’ll find it hard not to be an alumnus embarrassed by the University of Michigan.
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Etsy, ice cream and flirting: What emails show about U-M’s Mark Schlissel
Emails from the fired U-M president appear to show an improper relationship. They also document his love of Etsy, Hulu, ice cream and apparent aversion to big tips.
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University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel fired for improper relationship
Emails released Saturday showed the U-M president engaged in what regents said was an improper and unreported relationship with an underling, a violation of university policy.
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Opinion | Wayne State University should stop cruel experiments on dogs
Many of us can’t imagine our four-legged friends being subjected to the brutality that is routine at Wayne State, and we shouldn’t ignore it because it’s done by people in white coats.
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Michigan colleges battle omicron with mandates, caution amid a better year
Michigan campuses had massive COVID outbreaks in the first year of the pandemic, which have been largely sidestepped this year. Officials are trying to be proactive amid the latest surge, with some going remote in January.
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Michigan State University, U-M will require COVID booster shots
Trying to head off infections from the new omicron variant, the University of Michigan and MSU are mandating employees and students who were vaccinated more than six months ago to get booster shots as soon as possible.
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Opinion | Michigan needs better trained nurses. Community colleges can help
Bills now in the Legislature would allow Michigan community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees in nursing, something that’s needed to address the healthcare staffing shortage.
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Opinion | It shouldn’t take a lawsuit to get COVID emails from U-M
Public bodies need to be held accountable for misapplying FOIA exemptions and inordinately delaying requests for months or years on end.
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University of Michigan flu outbreak prompts worries of statewide jump
Flu season ignites in southeast Michigan with more than 500 cases — enough to bring CDC staff on-site to monitor and assist, and resurrecting fears among health officials of a COVID and flu “twindemic” this winter.