Interim President John Engler appointed Marilyn Tarrant as an associate vice president and permanent head of the newly organized Office of Audit, Risk and Compliance Oct. 30.
On Saturday, Oct. 27, an armed gunman ambushed worshipers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburg, PA, killing 11 people. To remember and honor the lives lost in the shooting, hundreds of members of the East Lansing and MSU communities gathered outside the MSU Hillel in a candlelit vigil Monday night.
Award-winning broadcast journalist Cokie Roberts will speak at MSU as part of the annual Governor Jim Blanchard Public Service Forum Nov. 27.
Dr. Rebecca Campbell, a professor in MSU’s Ecological Psychology Department, gave a talk concerning the science behind the trauma of sexual assault and how best to help survivors Monday night at the Wonders Kiva. The talk described how the brain processes trauma and, afterwards, a Q&A session was held where survivors and other community members asked for a psychological perspective on how to move forward after trauma occurs.
The MSU Healing Assistance Fund, established in December to provide survivors of Nassar's sexual abuse with resources needed for counseling and mental health services, has been suspended since July.
The Board of Trustees held its second 2018-19 meeting Friday morning where the board called for additional state funding to universities that freeze undergraduate tuition, as MSU will in 2019-20.
Five Democratic candidates running in the Nov. 6 midterm elections attended a panel held by the MSU NAACP, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and the MSU College Democrats Wednesday night. The panel talked about tuition, mental health and more.
The MSU Board of Trustees will hold their second meeting of the 2018-19 academic year on the fourth floor of the Hannah Administration Building at 8 a.m. on Friday. This will be the second of three meetings held this semester.
At ASMSU's general assembly meeting on Oct. 18, a bill calling for ASMSU to advocate against the Food & Drug Administration’s current one-year deferral policy on blood donations for gay and bisexual men sparked argument among the general assembly and led to a recess in the middle of discussion. The bill finally passed after over 17 minutes of debate.
The Department of Political Science will be hosting the Michigan Political Science Association (MIPSA) Conference for the association’s 50th annual conference Oct. 25 to Oct. 26 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center.
The first phase of the MSU presidential search process, a month of listening to the community through "input sessions," is over — but there are eight months of work left to do before the search ends.
City general assignment reporter Maisy Neilsen details the haunting stories she heard and sights she saw during the Residential Housing Association's Haunted Mayo event Oct. 23.
MSU has raised over $79 million in the past three months for the Empower Extraordinary campaign, according to a university press release.
Mathew Angelo Harrison is the newest contributor to the Field Station series in the Broad Art Museum at MSU. His work, which has been on display since Oct. 13, will call the museum home until Nov. 25. On Tuesday night, Harrison spoke at the museum about the nature of his work.
The Center for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement will host a Champion Community Partners event Oct. 27 to celebrate those who serve the MSU community.
A research panel titled "Civic Engagement in 2018: Mobilization, Political Behavior and Public Opinion in a Divided World" is aiming to help mobilize young voters. The panel will take place on Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. in room 145 of the Communication Arts and Sciences building.
MSU is creating a "new dean of students and assistant provost for academic standards and student conduct" position, according to a university press release. The position will oversee student behavior and conduct, revise policies and processes and be a resource for students, faculty, and staff.
Service Road between Recycling Drive and Farm Lane will be closed from 6 a.m. Wednesday Oct. 24 through 4:30 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 31, according to a university press release.
On Oct. 10, MSU was nationally recognized by the EPA with a 2018 Green Power Leadership Award. The award was received by MSU Director of Sustainability Amy Butler, and it acknowledges the work of America’s leading renewable power users and the work they are doing to foster a greener power market.
There appear to have been "significant" fraudulent claims for reimbursement made to the MSU Healing Assistance Fund, the Michigan State University Police Department said Friday.