Articles tagged: higher education
With video: Gov. Jennifer Granholm: Without big change, massive higher education cuts on horizon
Posted: Nov 27, 2009At a student rally meant to build momentum for the recently slashed Michigan Promise scholarship program, Gov. Jennifer Granholm touched on a less-discussed issue - the state's decades-long divestment in higher education. Years ago, the ... Read more »
2-year colleges could offer 4-year degrees, but Washtenaw Community College would pass
Posted: Nov 15, 2009Washtenaw Community College nursing students, from left, Michelle Macari, Michael Cochran, April Rogers, and Diane Leistner, work on a human simulator during a recent class. WCC says it doesn't plan on offering 4-year degrees in ... Read more »
Promise cash, underage drinking laws and EMU facilities
Posted: Oct 29, 2009Around the state Michigan Promise scholarships: ? The clock is ticking, and the fate of the Michigan Promise grant program, which offers up to $4,000 to in-state students for college, is still anyone's guess. The ... Read more »
Guns on campus? New bill would allow it; reactions mixed
Posted: Oct 22, 2009Concealed firearms would be allowed on college campuses in Michigan under legislation being considered by a House committee. Colleges and universities are currently exempt from a statute that bans local governments from tampering with state ... Read more »
Detroit News: State must improve college graduation rate
Posted: Sep 22, 2009In an editorial today, The Detroit News says Michigan needs to boost the graduation rate at Michigan colleges and universities. The editorial says the state has rightly focused first on improving high school graduation rates, ... Read more »
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