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(04/26/23 5:03pm)
Communication senior Charlotte Plotzke speaks into a megaphone on a snowy morning in front of the Hannah Administrative Building on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Students gathered to protest the Board of Trustee’s refusal to release documents about the university’s response to Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse cases.
(04/25/23 10:04pm)
A group of students gathered to protest the Board of Trustees’ refusal to release thousands of documents detailing the university’s handling of disgraced ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse cases.
(04/25/23 12:00am)
After Michigan State University's Board of Trustees denied Attorney General Dana Nessel's request for thousands of long-withheld documents relating to the disgraced ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar, students reacted furiously and planned to protest the Board's decision.
(04/21/23 8:40pm)
Michigan State University board chair Rema Vassar contacted the state’s attorney general to tell her she had the votes to release thousands of long-withheld documents relating to the university’s handling of disgraced ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar.
(04/21/23 3:57pm)
Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees confirmed Friday that it will retain attorney client privilege over thousands of long-withheld documents relating to the university’s handling of disgraced ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar and not comply with the state attorney general's recent letter demanding the records.
(04/18/23 9:54pm)
Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees hasn’t had a public meeting since Feb. 10 and a lot has happened on campus since then.
(04/15/23 4:02pm)
Following a change in board leadership and public pressure at a recent meeting, a letter from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel renews her demand for the release of thousands of documents relating to Michigan State University’s handling of disgraced ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar.
(04/11/23 5:25pm)
A recent report detailing an external investigation into Michigan State University's Title IX Office recommended several changes to the office and its mandatory reporting policy. The recommendations suggest the current policy and procedures are confusing for mandated reporters.
(02/13/23 7:00pm)
While the Board of Trustees’ Feb. 10 decision to release an external Title IX investigation was celebrated as a step towards transparency and progress, it didn’t stop community members from demanding more from the university.
(02/06/23 1:00pm)
Content warning: This story will intricately discuss my experience with sexual violence and reporting it to Michigan State University. Segments of my story will be explicit and may trigger trauma-related responses.
(12/19/22 9:00pm)
Protesters and supporters were split on whether ex-president Lou Anna K. Simon deserved a ceremony for unveiling her retirement portrait and took to the Jack Breslin Student Events Center to show their support and disdain for the former president.
(12/16/22 7:56pm)
TW: Article includes references to sexual assault.
(12/05/22 7:56pm)
The Board of Trustees will hold a private unveiling ceremony for the portrait of former MSU president Lou Anna K. Simon on Dec. 19. Simon’s portrait was a part of her 2019 retirement agreement with the board and the ceremony was not part of the agreement, deputy spokesperson Dan Olsen said.
(12/01/22 6:53pm)
The seventh and final defendant charged with making fraudulent claims to the Healing Assistance Fund has been sentenced.
(11/22/22 3:35pm)
Earlier this month, Michigan voters elected Democrats Dennis Denno and Renee Knake Jefferson to the Michigan State University Board of Trustees. They secured their spots on the ballot at April’s Democratic endorsement convention and essentially stopped campaigning after that event, according to their most recent campaign finance filings.
(11/10/22 9:52pm)
Citizens elected four new members to the East Lansing Public Schools Board of Education Tuesday.
(11/10/22 9:08pm)
Following the Nov. 8 midterm election, trustee Renee Knake Jefferson won re-election for eight more years on the board and researcher Dennis Denno will fill the seat vacated by trustee Melanie Foster in Jan. 2023.
(11/09/22 9:14pm)
Renee Knake Jefferson and Dennis Denno have won the two open seats on the MSU Board of Trustees with 24.94% and 24.35% of the votes, respectively, according to the Michigan Secretary of State's unofficial results. Their terms will start in January 2023.
(11/04/22 9:39pm)
Today is Samuel L. Stanley Jr.'s last day as president of Michigan State University.
(11/03/22 10:46pm)
President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. has been at odds with the Board of Trustees for months.