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(10/27/23 3:52pm)
Michigan State University trustee Dennis Denno attempted to motion for a public vote on the release of thousands of long-withheld documents relating to the university's handling of disgraced ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar at the board's meeting Friday. But he was stopped by the board's parliamentarian who said the board bylaws prohibited Denno's motion.
(10/27/23 2:10pm)
The MSU National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP held a town hall meeting Thursday with university leaders to discuss recurring racial discrimination and safety issues on campus.
(10/31/23 12:00pm)
MSU's Center for Engaged Student Learning is running a winter wear drive to collect outerwear donations for the Cristo Rey Community Center in Lansing. Students, faculty and staff can drop off all new and gently used hats, scarves, gloves and other outerwear gear to suite 101 in the Student Services Building until Nov. 10.
(10/26/23 10:33pm)
The admitted conduct of embattled board chair Rema Vassar has put Michigan State University’s accreditation in jeopardy, the school’s head of accreditation said Thursday.
(10/26/23 11:02pm)
It’s rare for a Michigan governor to remove a member of a university governing board. But with recent calls for Michigan State University’s board chair to be removed, the decades-unused constitutional right may finally be utilized.
(10/26/23 5:25pm)
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to the Michigan State University Board of Trustees responding to claims that board chair Rema Vassar did not comply with an outside investigation into the alleged leak of Brenda Tracy’s identity.
(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.