Michigan

Congress considers legislation billed as a "mirror" to post World War II G.I. Bill.

In wake of court ruling blocking plans for same-sex partners, Michigan State shifts strategy.

Proportion of underrepresented students admitted to Michigan law school fell from about 40 percent with affirmative action to 5.5 percent without.

Greater prosperity requires more jobs, and more jobs require more economic growth. And the best way to do that, this chain of reasoning continues, is to make investments in higher education and high-tech research. How else to cultivate the next generation of highly skilled, motivated workers for today's ever-dynamic information economy?

That view -- promoted by college presidents, governors and experts in the economics of higher education -- is often cited in the quest for more funding for state university systems. But what if it's wrong?

Eastern Michigan president is fired and two other officials agree to quit in wake of reports about failure to inform students of campus murder.

Michigan’s colleges and universities, already down millions in deferred state payments, are facing an incredibly uncertain fiscal climate. As legislators in Lansing bicker over a $1.75 billion statewide deficit, the threat of a government shutdown starting on Monday looms.

At U. of Michigan, a dormitory becomes a laboratory for a major public health study.

When a professor asked for an exemption to a Calvin College policy so she could join a black church -- while remaining a tenure-track faculty member -- the board said no.

Michigan tried to fight illegal immigration by making it harder to drive -- and ended up creating problems for foreign students who have visas.

At Arizona State, a scholarship to deal with impact of a referendum disappears; in Michigan, right to get licenses is restored.