CMU Reporting Project
The CMU Reporting Project leverages the entire journalism ecosystem at Central Michigan University in an effort to fill local news gaps across central and northern Michigan.
WCMU works with faculty in the School of Communication, Journalism and Media to publish student work from the classroom for local coverage. Editors at CM-Life, the student-run media organization, also contribute stories that have implications for the wider region. Support for this project comes from the University of Vermont Center for Community News.
WCMU works with faculty in the School of Communication, Journalism and Media to publish student work from the classroom for local coverage. Editors at CM-Life, the student-run media organization, also contribute stories that have implications for the wider region. Support for this project comes from the University of Vermont Center for Community News.
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“Anytime you’re down in enrollment, there is a budget impact,” said Central Michigan University President Neil MacKinnon. “Generally, international students ... would pay higher tuition as well. So, when you’re using one international student, the budget impact actually is higher than one domestic student.” -
Michael Brewer can be awake only for four hours until his brain shuts down. When the sun is shining too bright, he has to put the special glasses on. But these are only a few of the symptoms of lead poisoning. There are also migraines, memory loss and seizures that Brewer has been experiencing for the past 20 years. -
Former Central Michigan University baseball player Dean Brown claims he was physically assaulted by an assistant coach and later retaliated against by the athletic department for reporting the incident. -
Ricky “Bird” Clarkson has filed a lawsuit against Central Michigan University's Board of Trustees, the dance program director and other administrative members. Clarkson claims he faced racial discrimination that cost him his job. -
In an email sent out to the university Friday afternoon, President Neil MacKinnon notified the Central Michigan University community that CMU staff found that several current and former international student records have been terminated without notice by the United States Department of Homeland Security. -
In a ceremonial transfer of presidential authority and symbols, Neil MacKinnon was officially vested as Central Michigan University's 16th President. In his speech, he discussed his path to improve CMU through its strategic plan. -
WCMU Public Media is excited to be partnering with Central Michigan University's sports photography class this semester to showcase the work of student journalists. Under the direction of Jeffery Sauger, students are tasked with attending a variety of sporting events in the Mount Pleasant area to learn what it's like to be in the field and turn photos on deadline. -
WCMU Public Media is excited to be partnering with Central Michigan University's sports photography class this semester to showcase the work of student journalists. Under the direction of professor Jeff Sauger, students are tasked with attending a variety of sporting events in the Mount Pleasant area to learn what it's like to be in the field and turn photos on deadline. -
“We would lose what is special about our clinic and our students would suffer,” CMU Health Certified Assistant Brittany Herrick said during the public comment period. -
The European-style confections at Chef Sergey’s Bakery are prepared by a family of Ukrainian refugees, who fled the country shortly after the Russian invasion. -
The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe is looking into a five to 10-year plan to renovate and restore the remaining buildings of the Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial School (MIIBS) in the hopes of opening the campus to the public and honoring those affected by its dreadful history. -
Residents at three apartment complexes in Mount Pleasant came home to some disturbing news earlier this year: Their water bill, which they paid with their rent, was overdue and the city could cut off sewage and water connections. It was their housing management company, Millennia, that missed their due date to pay the water bills to the city twice in six months.
