Advocacy

The Michigan Association of State Universities provides information on a wide variety of public policy and legislative issues pertaining to higher education. Additionally, MASU takes official positions on matters of concern to Michigan's public universities in order to help our members, and the public, stay up-to-date on important issues impacting higher education.

Useful Information

Presentation before a Joint Meeting of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Community Colleges by Mia Murphy, Chief Policy Officer, 5/22/24

In Advocacy, May 23, 2024

Presentation before Michigan Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education and Community Colleges by MASU CEO Daniel Hurley, 3/06/2024

In Advocacy, March 6, 2024

Presentation before Michigan House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Community Colleges by MASU CEO Daniel Hurley, 2/22/2024

In Advocacy, February 22, 2024

Legislative Roundtable Presentation by MASU CEO Daniel Hurley - January 24, 2023

In Advocacy, January 25, 2023

Testimony before Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Universities and Community Colleges Daniel Hurley, CEO, Michigan Association of State Universities March 3, 2022

In Advocacy, March 4, 2022

Testimony before the House Tax Policy Committee – CEO Daniel Hurley, January 26, 2022

In Advocacy, January 27, 2022

Opinion: Let’s start reinvesting in public universities now - by MASU Chief Policy Officer, Bob Murphy

In Advocacy, June 21, 2021

Free speech on campus a job for Michigan universities, not Legislature

In Advocacy, by Dan Hurley October 21, 2019

Opinion | Michigan is now 44th in per-resident support for higher ed

In Advocacy, by Dan Hurley September 3, 2019

Michigan's real talent shortage: college grads

In Advocacy, by Dan Hurley September 1, 2019

Letter from 30 Michigan college presidents to Michigan Congressional Delegation

In Advocacy, June 24, 2019

Testimony before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Universities and Community Colleges

In Advocacy, by Dan Hurley March 21, 2019

Higher Education Legislative Roundtable

In Advocacy, by Dan Hurley February 13, 2019

Opinion | Talent should be the top priority for Michigan’s new leaders

In Advocacy, by Dan Hurley January 22, 2019

Testimony before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education

In Advocacy, by Dan Hurley February 14, 2018

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