Kim Kozlowski

Ferris State University, Northern Michigan University, Lake Superior State University and Michigan Technological University offer associate degrees, in addition to four-year degrees

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Four rural-based universities that offer associate degrees are lobbying for expansion of the Community College Guarantee, the state’s free tuition program. Some say it would be costly. Proponents say it would serve all students, especially those in community college “deserts.”

Four rural-based universities that offer associate degrees are lobbying for expansion of the Community College Guarantee, the state’s free tuition program. Some say it would be costly. Proponents say it would serve all students, especially those in community college “deserts.”

A high school graduate living in the Upper Peninsula may consider enrolling at a community college but the drive across the vast, rural region may

Four Michigan universities are pushing to be included in the state's free tuition program for community colleges

Michigan State University Trustee Mike Balow says he and Trustee Rema Vassar have been disenfranchised from the MSU board after failing to sign an ethics policy they regard as silencing them

Michigan State University Trustee Mike Balow says he has worked behind the scenes for months to get the university's board to modify its controversial ethics policy, updated last spring to include what some viewed as a loyalty clause amid some trustees publicly questioning university policies.

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Leaders are working to convince Michiganders of the value of a postsecondary education