Schools should be able to be creative with commencements, Republicans say. Democrats contend the restrictions on gatherings keep everyone safe.
Michigan colleges and universities
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break discussion on COVID’s higher education impact
Bridge Michigan’s Ron French, MCAN chair Maddy Day and Oakland University President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz discuss the impact of COVID-19 on post-secondary education.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan GOP pushes to ban vaccine passports, university mandates
Republicans in Michigan are joining conservative colleagues across the country in a race to pre-emptively ban COVID-19 “vaccine passports,” citing concerns over privacy and personal liberty amid a mass inoculation effort.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Michigan needs more college grads. Step one: completing the FAFSA
Fewer high school grads enrolled in college last year, and Michigan is on pace for another decline, if more students don’t complete the FAFSA by May 1.
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Join our Bridge Lunch Break discussion about COVID’s impact on higher ed
On April 29, Bridge Michigan senior writer Ron French will moderate a Zoom discussion with Michigan College Access Network board chair Maddy Day and Oakland University President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz on the impact of COVID on higher education this fall and beyond.
Posted inTalent & Education
Michigan colleges rush to get COVID vaccine in student arms amid surge
Michigan plans to distribute thousands of doses of the one-shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine to public and private colleges in coming days, in hopes of immunizing students before they leave campuses as the school year ends.
Posted inMichigan Government
Weiser: ‘I won’t be canceled,’ after U-M regents call for his resignation
“I pledge to be part of a respectful dialogue going forward and challenge my colleagues and others to do the same,” Regent Ron Weiser said at a board meeting Friday. The group censured his harsh words about Democratic and GOP leaders.
Posted inMichigan Government
U-M regents weigh censure vote on Ron Weiser over 'witch' comments
A vote to censure is one of the few actions the body can take, since members are elected. Weiser’s comments have renewed debate over a longstanding culture of misogyny in state political circles.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Want to slow Michigan’s COVID surge? Vaccinate college students
We’ve prioritized the most vulnerable for COVID vaccinations, as we should. We should now prioritize those who are most prone to spread the virus.
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Opinion | We need real performance metrics for Michigan public universities
Taxpayers should insist public universities be judged by how well, and how efficiently, they serve the public.