UM: Compared to MSU

The Detroit News compares conditions at the state’s two largest public universities – the University of Michigan and Michigan State University – and finds that MSU is struggling while UM thrives: “Both are public universities. Both have fiercely loyal alumni and are a few thousand apart in numbers of students. Yet MSU is enacting painful program cuts and layoffs, while U-M is adding staff and is in the midst of one of the biggest building booms in school history. The budget gap between the two schools has ballooned to almost a half-billion dollars per year and is growing.” [Source]