Universities must work together to keep graduates in Michigan, leaders say

Leaders of Michigan’s three largest universities say they must work together to help create jobs and keep students from fleeing the state once they graduate.

The presidents of the University of Michigan, Wayne State University and Michigan State University agreed Tuesday that collaboration is key and will help grow Detroit and Michigan’s economy. They spoke at a meeting of the Detroit Economic Club.

“We have to think about articulation between institutions,” said Santa Ono, president of the University of Michigan. “We have to think about how we might be able to transfer credit from one to another, and we need to just think about the entire portfolio of educational initiatives that we make available in Detroit and throughout the entire state,” he said.

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