Freed has a long and successful career at various midwest higher learning institutions, where he has successfully increased student enrollment through his leadership.

The Edison Foundation at Edison State Community College has recently received a $2,000 grant from the Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation to support the school’s Charger Station food pantries.

The TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grant will provide the college with $272,364 to provide improved student services for first-generation, low-income, and disabled students.

The recognition comes from the National League for Nursing. Ursuline College was first named a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education in 2021.

The partnership will affect students who are pursuing engineering and manufacturing. Students from Terra State Community College can transfer their associate degree credits into Bowling Green State University’s College of Engineering and Innovation.

Terra State Community College has received a grant to support the college’s newly added Cross Country program, which will begin competing in the fall.

Dr. Willman joined Henry Ford College in 2023 as a Research Analyst in the school’s Institutional Research and Business Intelligence department. She also will be serving as the chair of SAFE@HFC.

Students from Oakland University participated in the annual Marine Energy Collegiate Competition, taking second, with a seawater filtration system.

The Highland County Democratic Party approached the Southern State Community College Foundation with the idea of supporting a student who wishes to develop leadership skills to improve the Highland County community.

The introduction of the AI Excellence Institute builds upon the college’s other initiatives to leverage artificial intelligence for use in education, including within classrooms and for workforce education opportunities.