MSU President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. released an email stating his last day as president will be this Friday. Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Teresa Woodruff will step in as interim president on Nov. 5.

"Thanks to the commitment of our dedicated community of students, faculty, academic staff, support staff and alums, we safely navigated through the COVID‑19 pandemic, grew enrollment in a difficult environment, rose in national and international rankings, set fundraising records and developed three strategic plans that will serve as blueprints for the future," Stanley said in the email. "And together, we put the goal of having a safe, welcoming, diverse and inclusive campus foremost, creating a firm foundation for continued excellence at MSU.”