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University of Michigan reports expanded Go Blue Guarantee, OpenAI partnership and site readiness grant support
Summary
University of Michigan President Ono told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education that the university expanded its Go Blue Guarantee eligibility, is partnering with OpenAI on research and student supports, and cited a $100 million strategic site readiness grant program previously approved by the legislature.
University of Michigan President Ono addressed the subcommittee to report on enrollment, affordability initiatives and research partnerships.
Ono said the university now educates more than 52,000 students across its campuses and emphasized efforts to keep education affordable through the Go Blue Guarantee. He described an expansion of the guarantee to cover additional in-state students (families with incomes up to $125,000), and announced a first graduate Go Blue Guarantee for qualifying Master of Social Work students that will cover tuition, fees and housing.
Ono highlighted research and innovation activity, including more than $2 billion in research last year, a partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory to create a Michigan-based national security artificial intelligence center with an initial 200 jobs and potential to scale to 1,000, and a new collaboration with OpenAI to provide AI resources and joint research projects. He also cited a $100,000,000 strategic site readiness grant program the legislature approved that the university said supports investments in science, energy and national security work.
Representative Rogers asked about federal grant freezes or clawbacks. Ono said the University of Michigan had been less affected than some peer institutions, described compliance efforts and agreed to provide precise figures to the committee.
