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In Stewardship, May 1, 2018

In Press releases, May 1, 2018

In Workforce Alignment, by Will Emerson April 27, 2018

General Motors (GM) is investing $1 billion to expand the Warren Tech Center outside Detroit, Michigan. This expansion will create 2,600 jobs, but GM’s main challenge will be staffing it! “We have to meet or beat the talent levels in Silicon Valley and other technology hubs…

In Student Success, by Will Emerson March 23, 2018

The 2017-2018 academic year has been marked by forward progress on student success at the state universities of Michigan; efforts spearheaded by the institutions in partnership with the Michigan Association of State Universities (MASU). Since receiving a student success…

In Student Success, by Will Emerson March 20, 2018

Each year the Michigan Veteran Affairs Agency conducts a survey of higher education institutions in the state to assess the quality of their veteran programs. The survey, “The Veteran Friendly School Application,” uses seven criteria to determine the level of support provided to…

In Stewardship, March 2, 2018

In Stewardship, March 1, 2018

In Student Success, by Will Emerson February 23, 2018

Student Success Coaching programs have grown in popularity in recent years and are represented at nearly all Michigan public universities. This is in part because they are a collaborative effort between universities and their students designed to nurture holistic student…

In Advocacy, by Dan Hurley February 14, 2018

In Diversity & Inclusion, by MASU Guest February 12, 2018

[Note: Today’s guest blog is provided by Melissa Peraino, member of MASU’s Extended Education and Professional Development Directors Committee.] America’s got talent. Does Michigan? Many cite the lack of access to a talented workforce as one of the reasons for Amazon’s recent…

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In , by Dan Hurley February 1, 2018

In Advocacy, January 30, 2018

In Higher Ed Finance, by Mia Murphy January 19, 2018

One thing that’s always perplexed me is how drivers occasionally get hit by trains. Trains don’t veer off course. Trains don’t suddenly make a right turn in front of you on your way to the grocery store. Trains just lumber steadily down the track, unable to slow down or speed up…

In Stewardship, January 2, 2018