The Michigan State University Board moved to censure Trustees Rema Vassar and Mike Balow after not complying to the revised code of ethics and conduct.
At its June 12 meeting held in Benton Harbor, the Michigan State University Board of Trustees voted to raise tuition for the 2026-27 academic year by 3.99%.
The Michigan State Board of Trustees is moving to censure trustees Mike Balow, R-Plymouth, and Rema Vassar, D-Detroit, following their refusal to comply with the board’s revised code of ethics and conduct.
Trustee Rema Vassar sent a 23 page pre-litigation demand to MSU officials hours after the board's special meeting on May 17, claiming discrimination by the university and fellow trustees who have repeatedly violated MSU board policy to attack her because she is a Black woman.
This week, signs were spread across East Lansing and MSU's campus by real estate developer Gillespie Group in support of departing president Kevin Guskiewicz.
The board is set to vote on the 2027 fiscal year budget, as well as tuition for the upcoming academic year.
MSU removed DEI requirements from executive board roles after criticism from a widespread College Republicans post.
The Michigan Democratic Party dismissed Sen. Sylvia Santana’s, D-Detroit, appeal challenging the results of the party’s MSU trustee endorsement vote.
The Michigan House narrowly voted 54–52 to block a constitutional amendment that would have shifted Michigan State University, University of Michigan, and Western University governing boards from public elections to governor-appointed trustees.
Michigan State University Trustees Rema Vassar and Mike Balow brought their opposition to the board's revised Code of Ethics and Conduct to the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday morning.
The search process begins nearly a week after Guskiewicz was elected by Clemson University's Board of Trustees to become their next president.
Across interviews with union leaders and professors, a common theme emerged in the wake of Guskiewicz's departure: instability.
In a virtual interview with The State News on Friday morning, Scott addressed an array of topics surrounding Guskiewicz’s leaving, next steps for the university and divisions with MSU’s board of trustees.
Just two years into his presidency at Michigan State University, Kevin Guskiewicz announced he is leaving to become president of Clemson University, citing ongoing dysfunction within MSU’s Board of Trustees.
