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At board meetings, full in-person attendance of trustees uncommon
The spotty attendance comes amid heightened sensitivity on campus around leaders' responsiveness to stakeholders' concerns.
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College of Arts and Letters facing deficit amid budget cuts
The college is facing a $7.1 million structural deficit amidst university-wide budget cuts, but it remains unclear how the college found itself in debt.
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ASMSU to host "Know Your Rights" event Wednesday evening
The Associated Students of Michigan State University (ASMSU) will be hosting a “Know Your Rights” event on Wednesday evening for a discussion on what to do when approached by law enforcement. The event, which will be held in Wells Hall Room B117 at 6 p.m., is the second one organized since February, when a similar event took place.
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MSU partially backtracks on Campbell Hall's gender Inclusive bathrooms following complaints
When $37 million in renovations for Campbell Hall were completed in August, a key part of the renovations included the creation of gender-neutral bathrooms, the first for MSU. Now, three months after the hall reopened, the bathrooms was changed to gender-specific following controversy among some students and parents.
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Student protestor found not responsible for intimidation, disruption
A Michigan State University student facing disciplinary charges for his engagement in a campus protest of university investments was found not responsible for either charges by a hearing board.
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Union of Tenure System Faculty gearing up for leadership elections
The Union of Tenure System Faculty held its first membership meeting earlier this week. This meeting marks another milestone for the union, which received recognition from Michigan State University earlier this semester after years of negotiations.
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MSU apologizes for misspelling name on memorial plaque
Michigan State University has apologized for the misspelling of a former MSU Humphrey Fellow’s name in its annual student memorial plaque.
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MSU-led study marks step towards male birth control
MSU professor Melanie Balbach wrote a paper recently published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, where her group mapped, for the first time, the precise steps sperm use to create and control energy.
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Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's legacy intertwined with MSU
With condolences and tributes pouring in for former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, who died Monday at the age of 84, a small part of his legacy in politics is interwoven into Michigan State University – specifically, his selection as a commencement speaker.
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Amid budget cuts, MSU colleges pausing graduate program admissions
The halted enrollment adds to a growing list of tangible effects being felt on campus from the university’s mission to reduce its operating budget by 9% over the next two fiscal years.
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Board member's organization faces scrutiny for giving businesses access to state officials
A nonprofit led by MSU Trustee Rebecca Bahar-Cook is facing scrutiny over its role in potentially helping business leaders gain special influence with state officials. Bahar-Cook said her work as the executive director of the Michigan Economic Development Foundation is "wholly unrelated" to her work as a university trustee.
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Bids offer first glimpse of MSU sexual misconduct review
The bids vary greatly in scope — and cost.
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Tom Barrett asking MSU to adopt contested definition of antisemitism
Though MSU has reason to be amenable to Barrett's demands, adopting the controversial definition would be likely to spark backlash.
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Trustee chastised over vigil appearance, MSU scrutinized over misspelled plaque at meeting
Condemnation over an MSU trustee’s presence at a vigil for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the discovery that a plaque memorializing an MSU scholar killed in Gaza contains a misspelling and update on delays for G.I. Bill benefits for veteran students punctuated Friday's Board of Trustees meeting.
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Students, faculty blast MSU for charges against Pro-Palestinian protestor
A hearing on the charges against social relations and policy senior Eli Folts is scheduled for Tuesday.
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MSU student group calls for protection of professor on Turning Point USA watchlist
In a now deleted Instagram post, Michigan State University’s W.E.B. Du Bois Society called for the university to provide security for their faculty advisor who is featured on Turning Point USA’s MSU Professor Watchlist following alleged harassment, threats and doxing.
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'What changed?': Brenda Tracy claims MSU misled her ahead of lawsuit
Brenda Tracy said MSU's top lawyer and Title IX coordinator told her the university wanted to settle her complaint outside of court, but walked away from the negotiating table.
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MSU to ask state for $70 million for new engineering building
MSU is requesting that the State of Michigan provide an additional $70 million to help fund a new engineering building.
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MSU scales back Spartan Gateway District plans
The Michigan State University Board of Trustees voted to begin accepting plans for a scaled-down version of the Spartan Gateway District. Two trustees expressed concerns about what impacts the construction would have on traffic, among other things, with one trustee voting against the plan.
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Republicans chastise MSU for ‘state funded division’ in teaching class
Republicans at the state and national level lambasted MSU for the syllabus of an introductory teaching course, which they claim promotes racism against white students.