Central Michigan University was once the fourth largest public university in the state, but enrollment at the Mt. Pleasant school has taken a nosedive since 2012. Add in a global pandemic that’s impacted student enrollment across the board, and the situation can start to feel a little dire. On today's pod, a look into what’s happening at CMU–and what administrators hope will turn things around. 

GUEST: 

Isabel Lohman, education reporter at Bridge Michigan 

You can find Lohman's story on the enrollment decline at CMU here.

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