Grand Rapids Business Journal

A new study focusing on the education of preschoolers after providers shut down in-person instruction in March shows a number of negative consequences on early childhood learning.

ALLENDALE — Students at Grand Valley State University were ordered Wednesday to hunker down for two weeks due to a spike in coronavirus cases linked to the West Michigan campus.

Aquinas College tied for 80th on the list of Top Performers on Social Mobility in the U.S. News and World Report's 2021 Best College rankings.

ANN ARBOR — The University of Michigan is suing to stop a strike by graduate-student instructors after they voted to extend their walkout.

MARQUETTE — Four female professors who accused Northern Michigan University of discrimination based on gender have settled a lawsuit for $1.46 million, their attorneys said.

EAST LANSING — Michigan State University trustees unanimously changed the name of a campus building Friday after determining that a man with a long record of public service was a member of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s, despite a grandson's objections.

Calvin University had a record-breaking fundraising year, raising $64.3 million in gifts and pledges from more than 18,800 alumni, parents, friends, faculty, staff and students throughout the 2020 fiscal year (July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020).

ANN ARBOR — Graduate students who teach classes were on strike Tuesday at the University of Michigan over in-person instruction during the coronavirus pandemic and other issues.

Grand Rapids-based Sacred Heart Academy was nationally ranked No. 17 among schools that took the Classic Learning Test for the second consecutive year.

A pair of economics professors did a deep dive into the racial wealth gap in the U.S. during the past 40 years, and the findings are not encouraging, especially for Black workers in Michigan.

EAST LANSING — Michigan State University is moving to change the name of a campus building after learning that it's named for a man who belonged to the Ku Klux Klan.

Ferris State University announced its intention to extend its Grand Rapids outreach programs to Grand Rapids Public Schools’ Southwest Community Campus high school.

A local university received its largest academic grant of $1 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration to fight opioid misuse.

LANSING — A Michigan school district accused of failing to stop a teenager from being bullied settled a lawsuit over his suicide for $500,000, a newspaper reported.

Michigan College Access Network awarded $10,000 to the West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to support college attainment for the populations it serves.

Grand Rapids Community College was one of three schools in the country to each receive a $100,000 joint grant from Rockford-based Wolverine Worldwide and Metallica Scholars to help students with workforce training and career skills.

A Calvin University professor normally takes her students to the sand dunes along Lake Michigan but now, because of COVID-19, she is bringing the sand dunes to her students.

HR Collaborative said employers shouldn’t fall back on wishful thinking about kids’ return-to-learning realities this fall, but instead should help employees “hope for the...

NexTech High School rolled out its Return to Learn plan that details three different scenarios for the 2020-21 school year.

High school junior and senior students in Michigan can earn college credits through Davenport University’s dual enrollment program.

The Van Andel Education Institute launched its Return-to-Learn initiative to help K-12 teachers navigate the 2020-21 school year.

According to a report by Self Financial, 61.3% of the labor force in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming metro area does not have a bachelor’s degree.

A new report from the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University shows about 40% of nonprofits eligible for loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) received them.

Hope College is looking to pay it forward.The college has launched the No Place Like Home initiative to help faculty and students in the arts and humanities build relationships with local nonprofit organizations and community leaders who work for the state or local government and public education in Holland.

LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday extended her mask requirement to include many children who attend day care and camps, saying the step is necessary to ensure that such facilities can remain open and safe during the coronavirus pandemic.