Myra MacPherson, a Michigan State University alum and former State News editor, passed away at 91. She was a pioneering journalist whose career spanned more than two decades at The Washington Post, covering politics, culture and the human aftermath of the Vietnam War.
2026 marks the 50th Anniversary of the federal observation of Black History Month. MSU celebrates Black history through annual events and new traditions.
IM East, which first opened in 1987, serves as the primary recreational space for students living on the east side of campus. Despite its heavy use, students regularly encounter broken lockers, frequent machine breakdowns, outdated equipment, and overcrowding.
Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees will vote Friday on whether to proceed with the IM West demolition, after a year of delay. Other items to be voted on include renovations for Wilson Hall, the appointment of a new Vice President for Research and Innovation and the appointment of auditors for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
For over 15 years, Michigan State University’s Immigration Law Clinic has provided law students with hands-on experience while advocating for vulnerable immigrant populations. Now, amid evolving federal policies and travel bans, the clinic continues to support clients, educate students and guide the MSU community through legal challenges and confusion surrounding immigration enforcement.
In the wake of recent antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents around East Lansing, Michigan State University hosted its biannual conference broaching the topics. MSU’s Office of Inclusive Excellence and Impact, alongside multiple professors, held their event “Conversations on Antisemitism and Islamophobia" Friday morning. Event organizers invited MSU students, faculty and staff members to attend.
Michigan State University stayed open during a severe cold despite wind chills dropping into the negative 20s, while several other Michigan universities canceled in-person classes. The decision showed MSU’s lack of a formal policy for weather-related closures.
Hundreds of Michigan State University students voiced their concerns and anger over the practices of Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minnesota and across the country Thursday afternoon at the Hannah Administration Building before taking to the streets.
President says there are “positive trends” but “more work to be done”
Overcapacity has been a pressing issue for Springticipation, an event held in the STEM building where student organizations promote their clubs. Despite these concerns, many organizations have expressed satisfaction with the turnout.
An Ingham County judge has dismissed Brenda Tracy’s lawsuit against former MSU Head Football Coach, Mel Tucker. The suit comes after Tucker's attorney filed a motion to have the suit dismissed.
MSU Jazz Studies took home second at the National Collegiate Jazz Studies in New York City, with 20 students earning individual honors.
Michigan State University frequently in the headlines in early December 2025 with a series of major announcements the largest donation in university history. Public records later revealed Greg and Dawn Williams had filed a nonbinding letter of intent for their $401 million gift two months before its public announcement.
Knowing angry drivers will post pictures of them online, parking enforcers go to lengths to conceal their faces while out on the job. Online harassment and verbal abuse is routine, some say, and more than once, parking lot spats required police intervention.
Frigid temperatures pushed much of the State of Michigan indoors Friday, with the exception of Michigan State University students who still had in-person classes to attend — much to their displeasure.
A lawsuit filed by a Michigan State University professor accusing MSU of making false allegations of professional misconduct was dismissed by a judge earlier this week. The judge concluded that James Anthony, a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics, and his attorneys did not provide proper evidence to show that MSU violated his due process rights — an allegation present in the initial suit.
A recap of the bills passed and reports from certain members of the ASMSU Office of the President on January 22, 2026.
Michigan State University has decided to remain open ahead of cold weather set to hit the campus early Friday Morning.
Yusef Salaam, a member of the Exonerated Five and a New York City council member, spoke at Michigan State University’s Malcolm X Muslim Studies Community Forum about his wrongful conviction in the Central Park jogger case.
A Michigan State University collective launched with the intention of bolstering the state’s workforce and economy has announced its three initiatives designed to achieve those goals. Feedback to the "Green and White Council" initiatives has been mixed however, as MSU’s Faculty Senate passed a resolution Tuesday evening pushing back against these plans. Several faculty members argued that some curriculum changes which the initiatives propose overstep traditional academic governance procedures.