The group, which partners with counties throughout Michigan to provide educational services, is the first independently organized extension network in the country, organizers say.
Dr. Russell J. Ledet spoke about the history of slavery, his family and his ancestors’ resistance that led him to where he is today.
Chambliss said he's "often trying to recover stories about Black spaces" and people who have been "hidden in the record."
President Kevin Guskiewicz sent a campus-wide update on an assessment of the university’s health sciences strategy Thursday, which included plans of a possible merge of two colleges of medicine.
A student is in custody after a social media threat was made against Michigan State University earlier Wednesday, according to a statement from the university's Department of Police and Public Safety.
By looking at how students in the program engage with Khanmigo, researchers hope to understand what factors make the AI most effective in learning.
Like many whose work has been impacted by vast changes at the federal level since President Donald Trump took office, the researchers are now playing the waiting game to see what their programs may look like — or if they will even exist — after the freeze expires at the end of March.
ASMSU passed a bill to remove any mentions of DEI from their governing documents, including related positions, and change those titles to "Outreach and Community."
The decision raises questions about whether MSU is fairly processing the requests, according to an expert on the Freedom of Information Act, a statute allowing the public to request documents from government agencies like MSU.
A letter from MSU's Government Relations office is calling on current and former recipients of federal financial aid to contact their elected representatives and express the importance of student aid. Rather than being in response to any particular executive order or piece of legislation, the letter is asking for students to express their support for financial aid amid an "uncertain federal funding environment."
The claim alleges MSU violated the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act for sexual discrimination by “allowing a hostile educational environment” and that the sexual assault allegedly committed against Mac was “directly related to the grossly negligent actions and inactions” of the university.
MSU professor and United States taekwondo nation team gold medal champion Ron Southwick runs the taekwondo club in IM West every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Southwick has been leading the taekwondo club for over 25 years without compensation because of his passion for the sport and teaching. He took a taekwondo class as a student at MSU, and when he heard his former professor was retiring, he volunteered to take his place to save the program. Now, Southwick teaches students at all different levels, from white belts to other world champions.
Two of the affected fraternities — Pi Kappa Alpha and Sigma Alpha Epsilon — were featured in a State News story published the day before the sanctions went into effect detailing police reports of hazing and sexual abuse at those fraternities and others.
The United Farm Workers foundation held a "Know Your Rights" presentation to inform and assist undocumented students in the event of an ICE raid. Organizers of the event stressed its importance following recent executive orders surrounding immigration.
The agencies' direct prodding of MSU represents an extension of the increasingly far lengths being taken by the Trump administration to curb DEI programs across all sectors.
After the historic 1989 sit-in in the Hannah Administration Building, its organizers continue to inspire current Black student organizing.
The MSU Surplus Store and Recycling Center handles tens of millions of pounds of recyclables and used objects every year. Every day, employees sort through cereal boxes, compost and metals to identify recyclables that can be transformed into new products.
Students and community members gathered for a Caring Through Service event Thursday to give back to the MSU community on the second anniversary of the campus mass shooting.
Another MSU student who witnessed the Feb. 13, 2023 campus shooting has sued the university, arguing that MSU could've taken preventative measures.
Alongside a new role co-chairing MSU President Guskiewicz' Green and White Council, former Broad Business College Dean Sanjay Gupta is being offered a raise of nearly $200,000. MSU has also agreed to pay $421,667 for Gupta's legal fees, as part of a recent settlement agreement between the two.