higher education

Today, we catch up with Michigan Public's Zena Issa about what's happening at ArabCon in Dearborn. Then, we discuss the recent college free speech rankings released by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. Later, we listen in on an interview by Michigan Public's Tyler Scott about name, image, and likeness, as well as an Interlochen Public Radio feature about a news outlet's return as a non-profit.

Although there are no state senate elections this year, a new map of the Metro Detroit area has been submitted for review. Additionally, we hear about the competing reactions to the building of a new copper mine in the Western Upper Peninsula. Plus, a conversation with two professors about their recent book on Black women and how higher educational spaces have treated them.

The topic of campus protests created tension Thursday in the Michigan Senate as lawmakers debated the state's next higher education budget.

Cleary is skipping letters of recommendation, admissions essays, a lengthy application form, and application fees for Livingston County graduates with at least a 2.0 GPA.

The Michigan Reconnect program would offer scholarships for students age 21 and older to cover tuition costs at a local community college.

Fewer low-income and Black students are enrolling in Michigan colleges and universities.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order Wednesday creating a new state department focused on getting more kids into preschool and more adults to graduate from college or a career-training program.

The university also plans to submit a formal "fact finding" petition with the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, unless there is substantial movement towards a resolution with the union by Tuesday, May 16.

Santa Ono reflects on his first semester at the University of Michigan and shares his vision for the year ahead.

Depending on need and the type of college or university they attend, students could receive thousands in annual aid.