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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to ask lawmakers to make community college free for all high school graduates

January 24, 2024

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to urge state lawmakers to pass legislation that would provide free community college tuition for all high school graduates during her sixth State of the State speech on Wednesday. Whitmer also prioritized community college access in her annual address last year. State lawmakers responded by temporarily lowering the minimum age for free […]

Common App growth fueled by underrepresented minorities, lower-income students

Alcino Donadel | January 22, 2024

The races/ethnicities fueling this growth were Latinx applicants (13%) and Black or African Americans (12%).

$100 million: The largest single donation in HBCU history goes to Spelman College

Alcino Donadel | January 18, 2024

It is believed to be the single-largest one-time donation ever granted to an HBCU.

Layoffs at Michigan college part of 3-year ‘budget realignment’

January 17, 2024

ALBION, MI – A probe into endowment funds and a downgraded credit rating have placed Albion College’s financial situation under the microscope of state and federal agencies in the last year. The private college in Calhoun County now has a three-year “budget realignment plan” to balance the books, officials told MLive/The Ann Arbor News on […]

Michigan university to let AI participate in classes, choose major, earn degree

January 11, 2024

Ferris State University in Michigan intends to enroll two artificial intelligence (AI) students in classes this year. According to a report from local news source MLive, this open-ended experiment could end up producing the first machine learning agents to earn a degree via classroom education. While surveying human students and studying their experiences can yield useful information […]

Crews called to numerous fires in Ann Arbor after University of Michigan victory

January 09, 2024

The Ann Arbor Fire Department was called to numerous fires throughout the city after the University of Michigan football team won the national championship on Monday, Jan. 8. There was a fire raging in front of Good Time Charley’s after the game ended. Reporters at the scene said there were at least a thousand people […]

2023 wrapped: The biggest trends in higher ed—and the most read stories

Alcino Donadel | January 02, 2024

Reflecting some of the most significant developments in higher education in 2023, our readers at University Business gravitated toward topics reflecting issues most top-of-mind.

2 Michigan liberal arts colleges are best in Midwest, Wall Street Journal ranking says

December 20, 2023

A pair of Michigan liberal arts college made the top-10 ranking of similar colleges located in the Midwest, according to the Wall Street Journal and College Pulse. The “Top Liberal-Arts Colleges in the Midwest” list consists of 10 colleges ranked by how much each school prioritizes outcomes, such as student experience, salary impact and social […]

President moves: Big time hires, retires and 2 leaders crash out

Alcino Donadel | December 14, 2023

The higher education president landscape experienced significant leadership changes during the closing weeks of 2023.

After FSU snub, Florida’s AG launches antitrust probe against the College Football Playoff selection committee

December 13, 2023

Florida’s top prosecutor on Tuesday announced an antitrust probe against the College Football Playoff selection committee, seeking answers about why the undefeated Florida State Seminoles were kept out of the four-team competition this month. State Attorney General Ashley Moody said in a statement that her office is seeking communications from the 13-person committee about how it reached […]

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