Michigan college students to lose federal aid


State university leaders are upset their federal assistance is being cut by $4.2 million, placing blame on a Legislature responsible for a “dark decade of disinvestment” in the 15 public universities, MLive reports. Michigan and Alabama are being singled out by President Obama for cutting support to universities, saying the states did not comply with a federal rule requiring them to provide consistent funding. The states are facing loss of their College Access Challenge Grants, which is aimed at helping low-income families with academic counseling, financial aid and other assistance. Obama raised concerns about state contributions to university budgets during his State of the Union address, and again at the University of Michigan. He called families attempts to pay rising tuition “daunting.”

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