Press Releases
Press Releases
All Areas of Work
MCAN awards $9,500 in second annual pitch competition
November 20, 2025
MCAN's 14th annual conference concluded with Take Flight: Sixty by 30 Pitch Competition, awarding cash prizes to support innovation in college access and completion
All Areas of Work
MCAN honors individuals, organizations improving college access and success
November 6, 2025
Nine College Access Impact Awards recognize exemplary work in postsecondary education
Educated Workforce
MCAN awards $30,000 in Educated Workforce Pathway Planning Grants
October 31, 2025
Six organizations awarded funding to strengthen and improve college-going culture through articulated, transferable and stackable credits in higher education
All Areas of Work
MCAN celebrates budget wins, evaluates tough cuts
October 3, 2025
Education priorities mostly survive tough, drawn-out negotiations over fiscal year 2026 budget
High School Innovation
Michigan College Month shows students why college still matters
September 24, 2025
Hundreds of Michigan schools, organizations work to boost college applications, FAFSA completions among seniors
All Areas of Work
Leading Michigan organizations join MIHEART to advance the state’s Sixty by 30 postsecondary attainment goal
September 23, 2025
Four key organizations join higher education-focused cross-sector collaborative
Higher Education Innovation
MCAN announces inaugural cohort of Gateway Course Redesign Faculty Academy
September 22, 2025
Fourteen public, tribal, and independent colleges and universities will engage in intensive scaled redesign of foundational courses to remove barriers and center student learning
All Areas of Work
MCAN encourages legislature, executive office to finalize state budget
September 18, 2025
K-12 schools, higher education institutions need clarity on fiscal year 2026 budget
All Areas of Work
MCAN raises concerns for students, families over federal budget reconciliation
July 16, 2025
“Big Beautiful Bill” threatens additional financial pressure for vulnerable groups