KCAD students and alumni join national artists to create murals spotlighting endangered species during Grand Rapids' Pleasant Peninsula Mural Festival.

Community-based organizations report that approximately 15% of students  withdrew from preschool programs within weeks due to immigration enforcement activity. 

En 2024, los educadores de la primera infancia en el suroeste de Detroit observaron una caída significativa en la inscripción preescolar tras el aumento de la actividad de control de inmigración. Aunque el descenso no fue documentado oficialmente en ese momento, las organizaciones comunitarias informan que aproximadamente el 15% de los estudiantes fueron retirados de los programas preescolares del área en cuestión de semanas.  

NEOMED's new Bitonte College of Dentistry will embed dental students in Ohio communities to improve access and address shortages in rural and urban oral health care.  

Community-based organizations report that approximately 15% of students  withdrew from preschool programs within weeks due to immigration enforcement activity. 

Throughout West Michigan, from the Michigan DNR’s hatcheries to community camps and faith-based groups, a network of organizations is turning lakes, rivers, and forests into active learning environments where youth gain skills, understand ethics, and develop stewardship in hunting and fishing.  

After immigrating from Germany, Max von Wels co-founded a biotech startup in Michigan. With Global Detroit’s help, he secured a visa and a future in tech.

How Grand Rapids Public Museum’s blockbuster “Sharks” exhibit helps West Michiganders stare down irrational fears – and why that matters for the planet.

Evictions plummeted during the pandemic and soared again after federal protections ended. That led a coalition of Kent County organizations and individuals to form the Kent County Eviction Prevention Task Force.