USOC CEO resigns for 'health issues' in wake of Nassar scandal
(02/28/18 10:17pm)
The United States Olympic Committee announced the resignation of President Scott Blackmun Wednesday afternoon.
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The United States Olympic Committee announced the resignation of President Scott Blackmun Wednesday afternoon.
Celebrating the women who have helped shaped history, the Michigan Women’s Historical Center and Hall of Fame is kicking off Women’s History Month with its annual event on March 1.
MSU was named in its 14th lawsuit regarding its handling of ex-MSU and USA Gymnastic doctor Larry Nassar.
On Feb. 13, MSU announced it hired Kroll, a global investigative agency, to assist MSU's Office of Institutional Equity, or OIE, with a backlog of sexual assault cases.
Organized in response to campus climate, the Teach-In/Learn-In hosted by MSU's three residential colleges was "an act of protest." The event raised concerns over the MSU administration and the university's handling of ex-MSU and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.
Sen. Margaret O’Brien, R-Portage, introduced a 10-bill package aimed at stopping sexual abuse to the Michigan House and Senate Monday afternoon.
MSU’s residential colleges will come together to host a “Teach-In/Learn-In” event Tuesday at the Union from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The U.S. Department of Education announced it will launch a new Title IX directed investigation into MSU's handling of sexual assault reports against ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar, according to a press release Monday.
The Associated Students of Michigan State University, or ASMSU, decided not to move forward with a bill that would call for the immediate resignations of the MSU Board of Trustees and Interim President John Engler during its policy committee meeting on Feb. 22.
The MSU Board of Trustees heard 11 comments from the public during last week's meeting from undergraduate and graduate students, professors and members of the community. Every single comment expressed anger, frustration and disappointment towards MSU's administration and its handling of recent events.
Three new lawsuits have been filed against MSU since Feb. 17, regarding the handling of ex-MSU and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.
Three former MSU football players accused of sexual assault will be in court Wednesday.
Kyle Stephens, a survivor of sexual abuse by ex-MSU and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, shared how her childhood trauma has impacted her as an adult and touched upon the healing process through a video on the Washington Post on Feb. 13.
At the first MSU Board of Trustees meeting led by recently-appointed Interim President John Engler, discussions regarding student health and wellness on campus and the appointment of personnel to administrative positions took place.
The sentencing of ex-MSU and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar made headlines across the world as more than 150 survivors shared stories of Nassar’s abuse. In response, Spartans have turned to activism.
Three senators, Gary Peters, D-MI, Debbie Stabenow, D-MI, and John Cornyn, R-TX, have announced they will be introducing legislation that will hold public universities accountable for sexual abuse cases that threaten the safety of their students.
It’s been one year since The State News ran the editorial: “Controversies, crimes at MSU should not be met with silence.”
MSU sent the Michigan House of Representatives more than 1,300 pages of documents about ex-MSU and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar on Feb. 14.
Appointed special prosecutor William Forsyth, who is in charge of Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette's investigation into MSU, is "under my direction," Schuette wrote in a letter obtained by the Detroit Free Press.
During a press conference Wednesday, MSU Interim President John Engler announced new changes to MSU's administrative structure for student wellness programs, including renaming the College of Human Medicine to “College of Medicine” and the appointment of two new officials.