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Welcome to the Presidents Council

The Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan, based in Lansing, is a nonprofit higher education association serving Michigan's 15 state universities.

 

Each year, Michigan's public universities serve about 303,000 students, focusing on the delivery of excellent undergraduate and graduate education and equal educational opportunity.
 

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  • More Wrong Track on Education Policy

    April 2, 2013/Michigan Future, Inc.

    By Lou Glazer 

    Two important editorials highlight how far off track too many state policy makers are when it comes to education policy. And that the consequence of bad policy is harmful not just to Michigan kids (what matters most) but also to employers and the economy. Both are must reads!

    The Detroit News in an editorial entitled Michigan kids deserve a strong educational foundation: Weakening state curriculum would make Michigan students less competitive makes the case against lowering high school graduation requirements. Adoption of those standards seven years ago was one of the signature accomplishments of the Granholm years. They passed with broad bi-partisan and business community support. They represent a major step in educating all Michigan kids for the economy they are going to live in rather than the one their parents and grandparents lived in which is in irreversible decline.

  • Guest Commentary: Michigan's Economic Future Depends on Greater Funding of Universities

    March 10, 2013/Detroit Free Press

     

    By Patrick Doyle and Doug Rothwell


    Michigan's economy is rebounding faster than most other states', but businesses here won't be able to get the high-skilled workers they need unless we commit to making higher education more affordable for more students.

     

    That's true even though data show that Michigan's public universities, as a group, confer the fifth-highest number of degrees and certificates among all states. Even more impressive, Michigan produces the fourth-highest number of degrees and certificates in critical skills areas, including math, science, engineering and technology -- degrees that are needed to fill the high-paying, in-demand jobs that will help Michigan become a top-10 state for job, economic and personal income growth.

  • Editorial: Grading Universities Will Improve Performance

    February 19, 2013/Detroit News
     
    Wide consensus exists that if Michigan is to become a top state for jobs and investment, it must develop a stronger talent pool. That is, we must invest more in our colleges and universities. But along with the increased funding comes an expectation of better performance, and that's something that must be constantly measured.
     
    Gov. Rick Snyder is adding in his latest budget proposal $25 million to the $1.4 billion allocated for higher education.
     
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