Michigan

Impact of decision by state's highest court is unclear on latest approach by universities to providing health insurance to gay couples and others.

Failed presidential searches can cause disharmony and embarrassment for academic institutions, so it’s perhaps of little surprise that some colleges would rather “extend” or “continue” a search than declare it truly dead.

Just this week, a Michigan community college announced the extension of a presidential search, and faculty leaders at Old Dominion University have suggested they’d like to do the same.

Some community colleges in Michigan see losses in contracts, programs and students -- at time state budget has little to offer.

Limits of federal program that sends many to community colleges forces institutions to find new money to extend support.

Identical twin brothers, both community college presidents, concurrently prepare for their next career moves.

Highly customizable work force education at Michigan community college allows employers and students to select individual competencies they want mastered, worth fractions of a credit hour and costing a few dollars. Is choose-your-own instruction the future?

And many a drop to drink. A community college in Michigan builds a program around freshwater studies.

Midwest group begins work on a "credential repository" for students to figure out how to translate their classes and work experience into degrees.

Grand Valley State, in Michigan, is betting its interdisciplinary and hands-on method of teaching sustainability will set it apart from the crowd.

Michigan's Jackson Community College thinks its black male students may be their own best motivators.