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(01/10/24 3:05am)
Since the rise of the Civil Rights Movement in 1954, protest marches have long been a form of activism in fighting to end racial segregation and exclusion. It was at the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, held in 1963, where Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the exalted "I Have a Dream" speech.
(01/09/24 4:08pm)
The holiday break is an excellent opportunity to unwind and unplug from the real world. But as our much needed period of rest comes to a close and we settle back into life in East Lansing, here are four pieces of MSU news to catch you up on what you missed over break.
(01/11/24 8:58pm)
Before the early 2000s, little was known about Everett Claudius Yates, the first Black member of the MSU marching band and orchestra. In fact, it wouldn’t be too much of an exaggeration to say that Yates had been virtually forgotten by history.
(12/29/23 7:10pm)
An external investigation couldn't determine anyone at MSU who leaked the identity of Brenda Tracy, the rape survivor and advocate who accused then-football coach Mel Tucker of sexual harassment. But one trustee refused to comply with the investigators.
(12/28/23 7:23pm)
The majority of tenure stream faculty at Michigan State University want to unionize, following the launch of the Union of Tenure Stream Faculty’s campaign in November, in hopes of giving professors more power in administrative decision making.
(12/16/23 4:42am)
Students at Michigan State University had been anticipating their chance to address administration at this month’s Board of Trustees meeting on a number of issues facing the community: the university’s response to the Israel-Hamas war, the reopening of classrooms that were the site of the February mass shooting and recent instances of racial discrimination.
(12/16/23 1:05am)
John Hildebrand, the international secretary for the National Academy of Sciences, encouraged MSU graduates to embrace serendipity in their lives and careers.
(12/15/23 8:49pm)
The sister survivors were preparing themselves for another emotionally draining meeting of Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees when an agenda item was added to the schedule at the last minute: the board was set to vote on the “Authorization of Examination and Release of Certain Documents.”
(12/15/23 8:15pm)
The Michigan State University Board of Trustees’ decision to release thousands of long withheld documents relating to the university’s handling of sexual abuse by disgraced ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar is “a step in the right direction,” Attorney General Dana Nessel said Friday.
(12/15/23 8:06pm)
Several students at Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting demanded that Berkey Hall — one of the sites of the February campus mass shooting — remain closed despite the university’s plans to open the building for the spring 2024 semester.
(12/15/23 7:04pm)
Michigan State University will publicly release the findings of an outside investigation into who at the university may have leaked the identity of Brenda Tracy, the rape survivor and advocate who the university found to have been sexually harassed by fired football coach Mel Tucker.
(12/15/23 3:29pm)
Michigan State University’s board of trustees has signed pledges committing to not interfere in the administration of incoming president Kevin Guskiewicz.
(12/15/23 2:55pm)
Michigan State University is settling claims with the three families of the students who were killed in the February campus mass shooting. The university board consented to this at a meeting Friday.
(12/15/23 2:21pm)
Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted Friday to begin the release of more of thousands of long-withheld documents relating to the university’s handling of years of sexual abuse by disgraced ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar.
(12/14/23 11:21pm)
Alcohol will be available at the Breslin Center and Munn Ice Arena starting in Jan. 2024, MSU Athletics Department spokesperson Matt Larson announced Thursday.
(12/12/23 4:18am)
Multiple police were called to Building 17 at The Landings at Chandler Crossings, an off-campus student housing hub, at around 9 p.m. on Monday night.
(12/12/23 4:32pm)
The Biden administration has announced a White House initiative to improve women's health research throughout the country. Led by First Lady Jill Biden and the Gender Policy Council, the initiative will use investments, policy and public awareness to address women's health disparities.
(12/11/23 6:15pm)
For Kevin Guskiewicz, president-elect of Michigan State University, there’s a lot to do before he officially starts the $975,000 position on March 4.
(01/23/24 2:31am)
Perhaps no job on campus is as psychologically taxing as that of an intramural referee.
(12/11/23 1:00pm)
Two days after she was raped, Lilley Schatz walked into Michigan State University’s police department to report it.