Blog tagged as Higher Education

Michigan Tech Becomes 4th Research University In The State 

02/14/25 01:07 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Michigan Tech Becomes 4th Research University In The State 
Michigan Technological University received the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education’s top R1 status, designating it as a top-tier research institution for doctoral universities.

Bayer Chairs New MiLEAP Approps Subcommittee, More Senate Committee Updates 

02/05/25 12:40 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Bayer Chairs New MiLEAP Approps Subcommittee, More Senate Committee Updates 
The Senate will have a new appropriations subcommittee overseeing Michigan's Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential (MiLEAP), with Sen. Rosemary Bayer (D-Keego Harbor) as chair.

ACLU Sues U-M For Banning Pro-Palestine Protestors 

02/04/25 01:12 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
ACLU Sues U-M For Banning Pro-Palestine Protestors 
The University of Michigan (U-M) is facing a federal lawsuit challenging the university's ban on people who participated in pro-Palestine protests.

‘Ghost Students’ Haunting Community Colleges, Online Schools With Scams 

02/03/25 12:53 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
‘Ghost Students’ Haunting Community Colleges, Online Schools With Scams 
Identify theft and fraud isn’t new, but the ways scammers pry money from places is ever-evolving, and one spooky new scheme could leave Michigan community colleges screaming as students vanish into the ether.

MSU Survivor Group Calls Out 3 MSU Trustees 

01/22/25 12:44 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
MSU Survivor Group Calls Out 3 MSU Trustees 
A group of survivors and parents of Michigan State University (MSU) sexual assault survivors from the Larry Nassar days sent a letter to MSU's Office of Audit, Risk and Compliance that three MSU trustees allegedly violated the board's code of ethics, policies and bylaws.