Students in the Eastern UP Intermediate School District are eligible to apply for a $500 scholarship. This is through the EUP Promise Zone and is for students planning on attending Bay Mills Community College or Lake Superior State University.

Central Michigan University President Neil MacKinnon spoke on numerous university challenges and successes, including low enrollment and on-campus changes, during the annual State of the University Address on Wednesday.

An important part of preparing students for future careers is access to practical experience. Dr. Emma Powell works with The Washington Center in our nation's capital

CMU has a center designed to offer help in public speaking. Executive Director Lesley Withers talks about its role in preparing students

Professor James Melton taught a course in Germany designed to bridge gaps in cultural understanding and business communication.

Dan Kildee, a life-long Michigander, served in Congress from 2013-2025. He is currently the President and CEO of the Community Foundation of Greater Flint.

"I believe the way that we started is the best way to go at the state and local level,” McMahon said. “Where parents, local superintendents, and governors are really the ones that are making the decisions about how taxpayer money gets spent in your state for your kids."

The course is called "Native Ways of Knowing", which focuses on Indigenous culture in the community.

Colleges and universities are held by a cohort default rate- the percentage of defaulted loans they're allowed to have. With default rates rising nationally, some community colleges could lose their ability to offer federal aid in the future.

Mid-Michigan school administrators are mulling over potential programming cuts, changes to the state's universal lunch program and staffing issues after the state legislature failed to meet its July 1 budget deadline.