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Higher Education

Cooley Law School

With nearly 30 colleges and universities, SE Michigan's talent pool is both deep and wide. The state's Big Three schools alone (University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Wayne State University) bring in hundreds of millions of research dollars, create tens of thousands of jobs and spawn dozens of start-up companies every year. From the design programs at the College for Creative Studies to the engineering school at Lawrence Technological University, these schools are the engines that drive not only Michigan but the entire nation.

Higher Education Features

Education and Urban Prosperity: The Case For Retention

Amy Kuras Thursday, March 14, 2013

A study by CEOs For Cities found that 58 percent of a region's economic health comes from the educational attainment of its residents. So, how does our region cultivate a culture that properly educates, trains and retains its talent? That's the focus of several local initiatives and a conference next week at Oakland University.

5 Years and 250 Issues Later

Jeff Meyers Thursday, April 05, 2012

This past January Metromode turned five years old. Over the course of 250 issues we've really gotten to know metro Detroit ... and yet we're constantly surprised by the stories we dig up. Managing editor Jeff Meyers, a transplant to the region, reflects on what he's learned about SE Michigan.

Michigan By Bus and Train

James Bruckbauer Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Last year, the Michigan Suburbs Alliance surveyed hundreds of 18-35 year-olds and found that poor public transit was considered a greater barrier to staying in Michigan than the struggling job market. This got local leaders' attention, inspiring a coalition of organizations to work toward improving our state's transportation options.

The Talent Dividend: How More College Grads Can Add to Metro Detroit's Bottom Line

Tracy Certo Thursday, December 15, 2011

College degrees lead to prosperous cities, adding billions to a city's bottom line. With that in mind, Metro Detroit is competing for a $1 million prize to boost college attainment and refocus its energy on higher education.

A Semester In The D

Natalie Burg Thursday, September 22, 2011

It's where the academic rubber meets the real world road. U-M's "Semester In The D" program places 25 students in Motown for a semester to learn how Detroit defines Michigan's past and its future.

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Higher Education Blogs

Chris Ando, Jennifer Guracech, & Christian Bielski

Thursday, July 15, 2010

In a sign that the Great Lakes State is riding the wave of its young talent, a group of interns came to exchange ideas with state powerbrokers at the recent Mackinac Policy Conference. Jennifer Guracech, Chris Ando, and Christian Bielski offer up their takeaways from this gathering of Michigan's intelligentsia.

Pavan Muzumdar

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Pavan Muzumdar, entrepreneur-in-residence at Lawrence Tech, has a thinkpot of ideas from the practical to the theoretical for us this week. He'll start with options for our money and move on to the relationship of the BP oil spill to kitty litter scooper sales (call it the Black Swan Effect).

Jeffrey MacKie-Mason

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Social media, "tweeting" and "friending". These days, it's hard to tell screen time from face time. Meet Jeffrey MacKie-Mason, associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Michigan School of Information. This week, he'll be talking about the knowledge economy opportunities emerging from a unique graduate program that blends information systems with the social sciences.

Bill Wrobleski

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Bill Wrobleski thinks it's time we all went green. He also thinks it's easier to make a difference than you think. As the director of U-M's Technical Infrastructure Operations at the school's Administrative Information Services he's charged with balancing the growing tech needs of the U and its desire to be a good environmental citizen.

Jerry Lindman

Thursday, December 04, 2008

Professor Jerry Lindman wants Metro Detroiters to consider nonprofit management as a viable career option. As the Director for the Center for Nonprofit Management at Lawrence Tech, he has a deep understanding of the professional opportunities they offer. Guess what he'll be writing about.

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Higher Education Videos

Element One

Tom Hendrickson Thursday, December 18, 2008

Fifty Lawrence Tech students banded together to create a hydrogen fuel cell powered Formula racing cart. The result? Probably the coolest zero-emissions vehicle you've ever seen.

College For Creative Studies

Tom Hendrickson Thursday, November 13, 2008

For nearly 100 years the College for Creative Studies has influenced the world of design. From automobiles and advertising to fine art and film, its students represent the creative class professionals Michigan needs to transform its economy and communities.