Business & Economy
Adrian College anglers on the varsity bass fishing team pose with their catch.

Small college uses niche sport to boost enrollment 

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BASS FISHING: Adding a bass fishing team has helped Adrian College lure more students, and the team is now one of the best in the country. The campus president explains how and why the small private school launched the initiative in 2015. There also are teams and clubs at Southwestern Michigan College, Ferris State, Grand Valley State, MSU, U-M, Lake Superior and Northern Michigan. For news and sports sections. By Stephanie Rauhe. FOR ADRIAN, BLISSFIELD, BIG RAPIDS, WKTV, STURGIS, GREENVILLE, THREE RIVERS, SAULT STE. MARIE, MARQUETTE, BAY MILLS AND ALL POINTS.

Diversity Issues

Private colleges seek more diversity

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BUILDING DIVERSITY: DEI efforts are expanding at private colleges and universities with an emphasis on recruiting and retaining minority students. Some are now majority-minority institutions with more non-white than white students. Andrews University, in Berrien Springs, is tied for first place as most ethnically diverse among U.S. colleges. We also talk to Davenport College in Grand Rapids, Michigan Independent Colleges and Universities and Ann Arbor-based Michigan Future Inc. By Liz Nass. FOR GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS, CORP!, STURGIS, THREE RIVERS, BAY MILLS, LANSING CITY PULSE, DETROIT AND ALL POINTS.

Business & Economy
Maximum scholarship grants by type of higher education and career training institution

State doubles need-based aid for college 

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MICHIGAN ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS: The state’s new Michigan Achievement Scholarship program kicked in this fall, providing annual grants of $2,000 to $5,500 to 2023 high school grads who go on to college or career training. It more than doubles the amount the state allocated for student aid last year and is intended to increase higher education affordability and opportunity. We talk to a financial aid advisor at Ludington High School, the Michigan Association of Independent Colleges and Universities and Michigan Association of State Universities. Includes references to Grand Valley and MSU. By Kenzie Terpstra. FOR LUDINGTON, GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS, DETROIT, CORP!, XXX, BAY MILLS AND ALL POINTS.

Business & Economy

Michigan ranks 27th on 2023 national education ranking

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EDUCATED STATES: When it comes to best-educated and worst-educated states, Michigan ranks 27th, slightly below the middle of the pack, a new analysis shows. It was higher than Ohio and Indiana but below Wisconsin and Illinois. High education rates can make the state more competitive for jobs and businesses, the Small Business Association of Michigan tells us. We also hear from the Michigan Education Justice Coalition in Detroit. By Jaden Beard. FOR CORP! GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS, DETROIT AND ALL POINTS.

Business & Economy

Dip in college enrollments puts pressure on colleges, universities

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COLLEGE ENROLLMENTS: Enrollment is declining at public and private higher education institutions in the state, a trend that creates financial problems for them as the number of high school students declines. The governor has proposed more state aid to public universities. Small private Finlandia University in the U.P. is closing. We talk to Grand Valley, Lawrence Tech and the associations representing public and private colleges and universities. By Maggie George. FOR IRON MOUNTAIN, MARQUETTE, DETROIT, MIDLAND, DETROIT, GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS, WKTV, ADRIAN, HILLSDALE, HOLLAND, BIG RAPIDS, SAULT STE. MARIE, LANSING CITY PULSE AND ALL POINTS.

Education
This exploding star, known as the ‘Firework Nova’ is an example of the types of stellar explosions that can be examined by repurposing radio telescopes.

Heat detector finds explosive stars in cosmic game of ‘I Spy’

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SKY SURVEY: Scientists are only now discovering a new way of exploring the universe by using existing technology to better understand distant objects with strange, previously unseen behavior. It’s a two-fer: Technology that detects heat in the sky can also find supernovae and other cosmic explosions. Experts from MSU, Northwestern and Columbia explain. By Kate Townley. FOR ALL POINTS.