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GVSU Student Services Building (credit: Demhem/Wikimedia commons)

Grand Valley Expands Detroit Presence With New HQ

GVSU is widening its footprint in Detroit with the opening of a downtown complex to help manage the operations of charter schools and other education and business programs.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/05

Report: Michigan’s Colleges Inconsistent On Safety Drills

Michigan’s colleges and universities are inconsistent about practicing lockdowns and conducting other safety drills, according to a report published Tuesday following a two-month investigation.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/03/12

Long Labor Contracts Draw Ire Of Mich. Republicans

Michigan public universities and K-12 districts that consider signing unusually long new contracts before the contentious right-to-work law goes into effect March 28 may have to think twice.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/03/03

University Internet Outage Not Weather-Related

Many of the state’s universities and school districts were hit with an internet outage overnight.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/02/27

Snyder Wants 2 Percent Bump In Education Funding

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder will propose giving public schools, universities and community colleges two percent more overall funding in the next school year.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/02/07

Students walk across the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor. (Credit: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

US Court Strikes Down Mich. Affirmative Action Ban

A federal appeals court has thrown out Michigan’s voter-approved ban on affirmative action in college admissions and public hiring.

2012/11/15

Michigan House Passes Education Budget Bills

Republicans in the Michigan House approved a budget deal Thursday for state universities, community colleges and public schools, outvoting Democrats who said it didn’t do enough to make up for last year’s education cuts.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/06/02

Free College Tuition Plan Presented In Lansing

It’s called “Michigan 20-20″ and supporters say the plan would ensure that every high schooler in the state has access to free college tuition.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/05/02

Michigan Budget Proposal May Bring Tuition Relief

After what university leaders have sometimes called a “decade of disinvestment,” Michigan’s public universities are poised to get a rare increase in state funding next fiscal year – and it could bring some tuition relief for students.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/02/19