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(10/26/23 2:12pm)
Fired MSU football coach Mel Tucker will appeal the resolution officer's decision that he violated university policy by sexually harassing and exploiting rape survivor and advocate Brenda Tracy. The months-long Title IX investigation into his behavior ended yesterday, according to Tracy’s attorney, Karen Truszkowski, with the hearing officer concluding that his account contained false claims and contradictions.
(10/26/23 12:52pm)
Michigan State University board chair Rema Vassar has retained outside counsel to represent her in the ongoing investigation into who at the university may have leaked the identity of Brenda Tracy, the woman accusing fired football coach Mel Tucker of sexual harassment, according to university documents.
(10/25/23 5:36pm)
Michigan State University trustee Brianna Scott is disappointed that her colleagues haven't publicly joined her call for the removal of board chair Rema Vassar. But with Vassar branding the allegations as racially motivated, Scott says she understands their fear.
(10/26/23 5:41pm)
While Michigan State University says their new Student Recreation and Wellness Center will “support students’ overall wellbeing,” graduate student groups have expressed concerns about the hefty fee attached.
(10/24/23 5:09pm)
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow and Former Michigan Gov. James Blanchard have joined the calls for the removal of Michigan State University Board Chair Rema Vassar. Stabenow, an MSU alumnus who represents Michigan in the U.S. Senate, said Vassar should resign immediately for the sake of the university. Blanchard called Vassar's alleged bullying an "open secret" and called for officials to stand up to their mistreatment.
(10/24/23 4:22pm)
The search committee tasked with helping Michigan State University select its next president has concluded its work and turned over recommendations to the board of trustees, which is tasked with making the final decision, the university’s search consultant said Tuesday.
(10/24/23 12:48pm)
Michigan State University board chair Rema Vassar has responded to calls for her removal, describing Scott's allegations as “fabrications, misstatements, innuendo, and untruths.” She accuses "three board members" of interfering with the board's work due to "personal grievances."
(10/23/23 11:06pm)
MSU trustee and committee chair Dan Kelly has called upon the university's office of audit, risk and compliance to review trustee Brianna Scott’s allegations against board chair Rema Vassar.
(10/23/23 9:21pm)
Michigan State University’s interim president Teresa Woodruff released a brief statement Monday afternoon amid allegations that she is being bullied and usurped by board chair Rema Vassar.
(10/23/23 6:29pm)
Two former Michigan State University trustees have joined growing calls for board chair Rema Vassar's resignation.
(10/23/23 6:05pm)
Michigan State University trustee Brianna Scott called for the removal of board chair Rema Vassar Sunday night, alleging she bullied colleagues, interfered in legal disputes and attempted to keep word of her meddling out of an official report about the February campus shooting.
(10/23/23 7:51pm)
The Michigan State University community was left shocked after trustee Brianna Scott called for the removal of board chair Rema Vassar in a letter Sunday night, alleging she bullied colleagues, interfered in legal disputes and attempted to keep word of her meddling out of an official report about the February campus shooting.
(10/23/23 3:58am)
Michigan State University’s board of trustees is partially split and partially silent amid calls for the resignation of the board’s chair, Rema Vassar.
(10/23/23 2:41am)
Michigan State University board chair Rema Vassar held a dinner for donors at the interim president’s house but planned to exclude her, according to emails newly obtained by The State News.
(10/23/23 2:25am)
Faculty senate chair Jack Lipton called for "ethics reforms" and the resignation of Michigan State University board chair Rema Vassar Sunday evening.
(10/22/23 11:34pm)
Michigan State University trustee Brianna Scott called for the removal of board chair Rema Vassar in a letter sent to the board Sunday night, alleging she bullied colleagues, interfered in legal disputes and attempted to keep word of her meddling out of an official report about the February campus shooting.
(10/20/23 12:29pm)
The MSU Black Students’ Alliance, or BSA, along with the MSU National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP, held a walkout to protest and spread awareness of the racial discrimination many Black students face on campus.
(10/19/23 12:00pm)
As Saturday marks the 116th meeting between the Michigan State Spartans and the University of Michigan Wolverines, the Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety, or MSUDPPS, plans to increase its officer presence on campus to support the influx of fans.
(10/18/23 6:16pm)
The MSU Ethics Lecture Series hosted Tyler Shultz, the whistleblower who helped take down Theranos, Monday night to discuss the importance of standing up to employers and institutions engaging in unethical practices.
(10/17/23 12:00pm)
In April, two months after the Feb. 13 mass shooting on campus that killed three students, injured five students and shook the community, Michigan State University employed an outside audit to examine its response to the tragedy and make recommendations for further changes.