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Boosting graduation rates: A moral imperative for Michigan universities
At my freshman year college orientation 30 years ago this month, a high-ranking university official asked students to look to their left and to their
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Liberal arts lead to good-paying careers
George Anders new book, You Can Do Anything: The Surprising Power of a “Useless” Liberal Arts Education, is worth reading. The book tells the story
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What actually predicts college success?
There’s quite a bit that determines whether or not a student is successful in college. They need to have good study habits, be able to
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Not all kids are being pushed to get a four-year degree
Conventional wisdom is that one of the main culprits in the so-called skill shortage is that all Michigan kids are being pushed to get a
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The end of public higher education in Michigan?
At Governor Rick Snyder’s recent Higher Education Summit, George L. Mehaffy, Vice President for Academic Leadership and Change for the American Association of State Colleges
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Employers can fix labor shortages
Terrific Dustin Walsh column in Crain’s Detroit Business entitled Businesses have key to labor shortage — higher wages. This is a position we have laid out many