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More Michigan students who start a post-secondary degree or certificate are finishing within eight years. Colin Jackson has more on state data released this week.

President Trump's long-anticipated travel ban went into effect last week, marking a significant shift in U.S. immigration policy. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor talks with University of Michigan lecturer at the Ford School of Public Policy about the implications of this controversial measure for local students and universities in Washtenaw County.

The end of the LEAD Scholar Program at the University of Michigan is being met with sadness from many of the students it helped pay their college tuition. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Michigan schools could see more restrictions on getting funding from foreign sources. That's if bills voted out of a state House committee Wednesday pass. Colin Jackson has more.

Washtenaw Community College President Rose Bellanca has been named as the United Way of Southeastern Michigan's "Power of the Purse Woman of the Year." She will be formally feted at a ceremony in April. As we mark Women's History Month, WEMU's David Fair talked with Dr. Bellanca about the challenges for women in higher education and how her story can pave the way for the workforce of the future.

The Michigan Education Trust, or MET, is holding an in-person enrollment session Saturday. It will be held at Ann Arbor’s Westgate Branch Library from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s administration rolled out its $83.5 billion proposed budget Wednesday for the coming fiscal year. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a $23.4 billon education budget Tuesday that includes a guarantee the state will pay for at least two years of post-high school learning. Rick Pluta reports.

Graduation rates at Michigan's community colleges and public universities are going up... mostly. Colin Jackson has more on the new state data.

University of Michigan officials say the US Supreme Court decision to eliminate the use of affirmative action in college applications will likely result in less diverse college campuses across the country but won't have much of an impact in this state. We get the details from WEMU’s Taylor Pinson.