higher education

Battle Creek mom Lori Truex didn't have the money to pay her daughter's Michigan State University tuition.But she didn't let that stop her. Truex decided…

Many states across the country cut funding for public higher education during the Great Recession. A new report shows the money hasn’t been replaced in…

Some students at the University of Michigan could qualify for free tuition starting next January. That's because of a new program called the "Go Blue…

Michigan's 15 public universities would get an overall 2 percent boost in state funding under legislation ironed out by lawmakers.A Republican-led…

One of the big topics during this week's Mackinac Policy Conference is higher education: how to help schools turn out the workforce that Michigan's…

The Great Recession meant a big hit in state funding for colleges and universities. But even as the country has moved past those dire years, higher…

Michigan: We are failing black college students. We can do better.That's the warning from Kim Trent, a member of the Wayne State University Board of…

What do you picture when someone says "typical college student?"Maybe you pictured a teenage student who recently graduated from high school. He's off to…

Administrators and faculty at Jackson College have agreed on a new contract that changes how faculty can earn pay increases.Instead of so-called "step…

Let's say you were given a male name at birth, but you don't identify as a male. Well, the University of Michigan will now let you choose your preferred…