WMU delays return to in-person classes in 2021
The university will begin classes virtually on January 11, then move to in-person on January 19.
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KVCC cancels winter sports
The college is opting out of men’s and women’s basketball and women’s volleyball for the winter semester.
A patchwork of plans: How did colleges handle COVID this fall?
The fall semester is effectively over. Colleges and universities handled COVID in different ways and with differing degrees of success.
Enrollment decline spells trouble for Michigan colleges and universities
Freshman enrollment has dropped 8% at the state’s public universities and 8-10% at community colleges.
COVID cases surge in college towns
As students return to Michigan’s colleges and universities, cases of COVID-19 are increasing dramatically leading some to wonder if it’s worth it for in-person classes.
Professors ask governor to move classes online
Over 200 university professors, including from WMU, signed a letter asking the governor to require university classes to go online only.
Kalamazoo College students call for classes to move online
The small, private college isn’t set to begin classes until mid-September, but many students want them to bar in-person classes completely for the foreseeable future.
Worries of outbreaks as university COVID numbers rise
The governor is concerned about colleges reopening after outbreaks at CMU and other schools.
Promise scholars can attend classes part-time amid pandemic
Officials for the Kalamazoo Promise say they will fund students who decide to take classes part-time.
Coronavirus isn’t hurting college enrollment
Michigan’s colleges and universities had worried enrollment would decline due to fears of COVID-19.
