The robust performance of MSU's endowment comes amid sustained criticism of the ethical implications surrounding the university's investments.
The event included a presentation on the history of protest music and a break-down of the symbolism in Kendrick Lamar’s recent Super Bowl performance. Attendees also discussed everything from Beyoncé winning the Grammy for the best country album to what it means to be Black in America.
The Jewish Student Union, Spartans for Israel and other organizations representing the Jewish student body condemned a recent bill passed by the Associated Students of MSU advocating for divestment.
The documentary sheds light on the lives and contributions of Black Europeans, tracing their presence and impact across different historical periods. Through interviews and years of traveling, Kuwornu reconstructs a narrative that has often been erased from mainstream historical accounts.
His painting is an abstraction of the horror that occurred in just 15 minutes that night. He used colors, shapes and angles to convey the emotion and energy he felt in the classroom.
The students' experiences that night — one hiding in the Union and the other hiding in his fraternity house — shook them. Now, two years later, they say while it’s not something they can forget about, they have made progress toward healing.
On Jan. 5, an MSU student returned to her Cedar Village apartment during winter break to find a man inside. Police soon realized they'd arrested him the night before.
Through the efforts of ASMSU and the National Social Norms Center, the fan-favorite ducks campaign returns two months after it was terminated.
Most of the security upgrades MSU has embarked on since the shooting — including adding more locks to classroom doors, installing a centralized security center and refining the university’s emergency notification system — are now complete, but their implementation hasn’t always gone smoothly.
Whether classes are held on future anniversaries of the Feb. 13, 2023, campus mass shooting will continue to be made on a yearly basis. The decision is made by a committee of students, faculty and other community members who plan the university's program for the anniversary.
Adam Candeub, an MSU law professor, has been open about his support for Trump and his willingness to serve under another Trump administration. Private emails obtained by The State News through a public records request cast light on the extent of his alignment with the president.
The cuts were set to be implemented Monday, until a coalition of 22 states sued to challenge them. A federal judge has now temporarily blocked the cuts to NIH funding.
The upcoming 2025 season for the Spartan Marching Band marks the beginning of a new era, fronted by the most female student leaders in its history.
MSU celebrated its grand opening of this very building in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. This $38 million, 34,000 square foot building is a direct result of the years of advocacy and demands from groups of alumni, students, faculty and staff. And this ceremony was meant just for them.
Though campus police do not assist in enforcing federal immigration laws, MSU has no legal way to keep federal immigration enforcement from arriving on campus.
While celebrations of DEI programs are not uncommon at Michigan State University board meetings, various references to them at the board's recent meeting underscored the university's commitment to DEI amid pressure from the federal government.
The board also approved infrastructure improvements to Farm Lane, and authorized upgrades to the campus tennis facility to proceed.
The changes mean eligibility for the benefit will be extended to an estimated 2,364 employees, and lead to approximately 167 more MSU students getting the tuition discount, according to the resolution.
Pro-Palestinian student activists struck a deal with the board of trustees and university president after interrupting the board's Feb. 7 meeting. Student activists will meet with parts of the administration to arrange a larger meeting for April 10.
The MSU Museum has released a curriculum guide for teaching K-12 students about Detroit’s Black Bottom Neighborhood. The curriculum provides teachers and community leaders with lessons centering physical and oral artifacts that celebrate the neighborhood's people and history.