Grand Valley State University News

A Rochester Hills-based developer won approval from township planners to build half a dozen high-end apartment buildings in what's currently a cornfield on the northwest corner of 48th Avenue and Pierce Street.

The school board has voted to enter contract negotiations with Kennedy, who said he's excited about the opportunity and planning to make a long-term commitment to the Holton community.

Editor's note: This is part of a series of profiles of students graduating from Kalamazoo-area high schools this spring.

If you've defaulted on your student loans, you're far less likely to wind up in front of a judge if you live in West Michigan than if you live on the east side of the state.

Like so many times in the past, Grand Valley State University has earned the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference President's Trophy.

Taiya Thomas asks instructor Mildred Washington a question as she works on her test for the sixth grade science class at Waypoint Academy recently.

Kristen Hansen of Lachine and Alexander Wisniewski of Alpena were married on December 31, 2011 at the Community of Christ Church in Lachine.

Waypoint Academy was in a fight for its survival when the charter school decided to extend the length of its school day this year.

Passengers traveling on the 410-foot SS Badger during the 2012 sailing season will find a few new additions on the ship, including a new captain.

Midwest Regional, the season may not have ended the way the Grand Valley State University softball team would have hoped, but the team did make waves in the awards category this season.

Despite debates, protests and a Senate vote, interest rates on subsidized Stafford student loans are set to double July 1. In addition to doubling rates, students would also lose a six-month grace period, during which the holder does not have to pay interest on the loan and interest does not accumulate.

Two Grand Valley State University Students received prestigious scholarships to study a foreign language abroad in the 2012-13 academic year.

After a 58-day trial and months of waiting for ideal weather, a WindSentinel research buoy collecting offshore wind data for Grand Valley State University was placed in Lake Michigan earlier this month.

With the temperature rising alongside the summer sunshine, students at Grand Valley State University have no better place to turn to for some relief from the heat than one of many Lake Michigan beaches.

As students take a less-duty workload during the spring/summer semester and enjoy the beautiful spring weather, Grand Valley State University admissions work around the clock to draw in potential Lakers, especially during its busiest months in late July, August and weeks leading up to the May 1 application deadline.

Grand Valley State University's Shakespeare Festival is sponsoring "Will Power," a summer camp for kids, for the first time this year, with guest teaching artists by Pigeon Creek Shakespeare.

The key driver of economic development in the world today is human capital. In a "flat" world where production can be shipped almost anywhere, education is the factor that gives one geographic area a long-term advantage over another.

Ashleigh Powell didn't know quite what to do when she started college and she's paying for it, literally.

Grand Valley State University has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by a former student alleging that the university violated federal guidelines when it did not allow her to keep an emotional support animal in her dorm room.

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