Michigan State University has settled a lawsuit with Crystal Perry, a former HR administrator at MSU Department of Police and Public Safety, for $25,000. Perry filed a lawsuit in February 2023 alleging rampant racial discrimination and harassment during her time working in the department.
Vassar’s argument — which was made in a 22 page report authored by her attorneys — is that the investigation was conducted without due process for her, the subsequent report lacked “essential” information, and that the recommendations the firm made based on its work are “unsupported and profoundly flawed.”
Members and supporters of the MSU Graduate Employees Union rallied outside the Olin Health Center to show support for a submitted proposal to expand healthcare coverage for graduate employees. The proposal would expand coverage to include employee's dependents and make dental and vision care free.
An ongoing review of Michigan State University’s accreditation is pressing the school to prove it’s making real efforts to stomp out the board interference and donor influence that has brought so much scandal in recent years.
MSU announced plans to renovate Berkey Hall and the MSU Union — two spaces directly impacted by the Feb. 13, 2023, campus shooting. Renovations are set to begin in the coming weeks and are planned to be completed by fall 2024.
Dan Kelly, the chair of MSU’s Board of Trustees and lone Republican, stepped into the role earlier this month under unique circumstances. His term begins following the resignation of the former chair and coincides with the beginning of the new president’s start.
While embattled trustees Rema Vassar and Dennis Denno can still attend meetings and vote, they’ll be barred from participating in their former committee assignments and miss out on several perks, according to an MSU spokesperson.
Michigan State University's Faculty Senate voted no on a proposed resolution to advocate for MSU to “divest from all financial holdings that support and profit from Israel’s military campaign and plausible acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip” this afternoon.
Legal experts say an outside investigation's findings of trustee misconduct warrants removal by the governor under a rarely used provision in the state constitution. But they warn that the situation could be used for political purposes.
Former MSU Interim President Teresa Woodruff will return to a faculty position at the university in May 2025. But in the meantime, though her official title is MSU Foundation Professor, her working title is the special advisor to the president and provost.
Michigan State University’s Academic Congress has voted to support the removal of Trustees Rema Vassar and Dennis Denno by the governor after an outside investigation found the trustees violated board bylaws and code of ethics by interfering in university affairs and using student groups to orchestrate attacks against colleagues, among other things.
A letter from the Black Students' Alliance to MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz highlighted the importance of the university working to ensure that Black students' experiences improve following a series of racial harassment incidents on campus.
The Associated Students of Michigan State University passed bills advocating for American Sign Language classes at MSU, more free spaces for student organizations and the implementation of gun violence prevention measures at Big Ten universities at its general assembly meeting last night.
A former MSU employee filed a lawsuit against the university Monday, alleging that his termination in 2021 constituted discrimination on the basis of race, national origin and age.
Though strides towards achieving equity have been made, Black women still experience much higher mortality rates, risk of diseases and shorter life expectancies than women of other races do. Three Michigan State University leaders from varied backgrounds are working to tackle systemic and systematic inequalities at the heart of the most basic human right: healthcare.
“I can’t speculate about what may have gone wrong in the past and why,” Guskiewicz said. “There may have been challenges between certain board members and the administration, but I’m looking forward and excited about what’s in front of us.”
Approximately 60 red dresses have been hung up around MSU's campus as a part of the REDress Project by Red River Métis artist Jaime Black-Morsette to draw attention to the ongoing crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
Michigan State University is seeking community input on a memorial for the Feb. 13, 2023 campus shooting that killed three and injured five students. The university will hold focus groups this month to hear community feedback on what it should look like.
MSU Police and Public Safety answered to a hoax call regarding a bomb threat and weapons threat on campus Thursday night, leading to heavy police presence on campus in dorm buildings and surrounding areas.
Michigan State University and Mel Tucker are set to face a $75 million lawsuit from Brenda Tracy, a rape survivor and advocate who the university found to have been sexually harassed by the disgraced former coach while consulting for his team.