The Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan provides information on a wide variety of public policy and legislative issues pertaining to higher education. Additionally, the Council takes official positions on matters of concern to Michigan's public universities in order to help our members, and the public, stay up-to-date on important issues impacting higher education.

Required Reports for Michigan's Public Universities

Presentation - an Overview of Michigan's public university system

View "Gateway to Opportunity," a slide presentation that provides a broad overview of the history, recent accomplishments, current challenges, and future priorities of Michigan's public universities.

Available resources to advance higher education policy discourse

Challenges and Implications: Declining State Support of Michigan Public Higher Education, provides an overview of how Michigan's public universities' have responded to state funding reductions, and the implications of any further erosion of state support of higher education.

The role of higher education in stimulating economic development

Remarks by Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft and Mark Emmert, President University of Washington
National Conference of State Legislatures, Seattle, Washington
August 17, 2005

For an overview of Michigan's system of public universities and key issues affecting higher education, check out our guide for policymakers.

Michigan's Higher Education System: A Guide for State Policymakers
Courtesy of Ferris State University, 2003