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MSU employees don’t get Juneteenth off
University faculty and staff must use a “Personal Observance Day” to celebrate the holiday.
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MSU to begin automatically enrolling phone numbers into campus alert system
The Michigan State University Department of Public Safety and Police, or MSU DPPS, announced Monday through a campus-wide email the department will start automatically enrolling phone numbers for students and staff into the MSU Alert System.
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Michigan GOP announces candidates for MSU board of trustees
The Michigan Republican Party released its list of candidates running for the Michigan State University Board of Trustees today. The Michigan Democratic Party has yet to release a list of candidates.
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MSU investigation finds ex-board chair made explicit gesture at meeting, though Vassar denies
An internal investigation found that former Michigan State University board chair Rema Vassar made an explicit gesture during a board meeting.
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How MSU Police determine whether threats to campus are credible
MSU has received a host of hoax threats in recent months. Chief of Police Chris Rozman breaks down how campus police respond to such threats, and when they choose to alert the community.
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Ousted MSU Safe Place director alleges traumatic work environment
Holly Rosen worked for MSU Safe Place, a nationally respected relationship violence shelter and support program, for 30 years. She retired after being “ambushed with threats of termination and unpaid suspension."
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MSU Registrar website removes class location and instructor as public information
Up until recently, the class search function of Michigan State University's Office of the Registrar website made all class information accessible to the public. This information included the date, time, location and instructor. However, as of February 2024, class location and instructor are no longer public information.
EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT
MSU to host annual Juneteenth event
Michigan State University will host its fourth annual Juneteenth celebration in the Breslin Center on June 14, from 5 - 8:30 p.m.
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Two men charged in MSU armed robbery
Two Lansing-area men were charged today in connection with an armed robbery that set off a campus-wide emergency alert at Michigan State University last week.
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Afrofuturism and Quilts: Artists tell stories of a Black, liberated Future in MSU Union Exhibit
The MSU Union Art Gallery, in collaboration with the MSU Museum, The Quilt Index and the MSU African American and African Studies (AAAS) Department, has created an exhibition dedicated to Afrofuturism, exploring the past and envisioning the future, and different stories told through quilting.
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MSU’s updated Anti-Discrimination Policy delayed by federal changes
New federal regulations are stalling the implementation of Michigan State University’s updated Anti-Discrimination Policy, delaying the long-anticipated revisions until the fall.
BUSINESS
Brothers win Student Startup of the Year Award for MedTech startup, Reel Free
The Student Start Up of the Year Award was given to Reel Free, a medical technology, or MedTech, startup co-founded by brothers Alexander and Austin Pollock and supported by the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
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$100 billion ransom threat is not credible, MSUPD says
Michigan State University's Department of Police and Public Safety has confirmed that a "vague and nonspecific threat" sent across Michigan Wednesday night is not credible.
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MSU University Health and Wellbeing, Rec Fitness to hold yoga In Beal Botanical Garden this summer
MSU University Health and Wellbeing, in a collaborative initiative between Recreational Sports and Fitness Services and Beal Botanical Garden are hosting free yoga sessions throughout the summer season.
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MSU DPPS to test emergency alerts on Tuesday as part of new system upgrades
Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety, or MSU DPPS, announced that starting on May 21 at 10 a.m. as a first test, a semesterly alert upgrade will take place for students at the university and some surrounding areas in Ingham County. This brand new system will “provide emergency notifications and timely warnings to the Spartan community,” according to a news release from DPPS.
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MSU administrator got raise, resignation package after incidents
On a Thursday last September, Michigan State University learned a senior administrator did two things: He pitched a financial quid-pro-quo to a vendor, and he sent a disturbed alum to a campus building where they were later arrested. Days later, the administrator got a five-figure raise, records show. Weeks later, he got a favorable resignation agreement including nearly $50,000 in transitional pay.
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MSU Graduate Employees Union ratifies contract granting higher wages, expanded healthcare, falls short of goals
A union of graduate students employed by Michigan State University has renewed its contract with the university, winning increased wages and expanded healthcare coverage but falling short of the group's original goals.
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Attorney general supports MSU’s refusal to publicize Nassar documents
Michigan’s attorney general is supportive of Michigan State University’s refusal to publicly release the infamous Larry Nassar documents during her department’s investigation into them, her office said Tuesday.
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MSU changed its mind about releasing Nassar documents to the public
Michigan State University did release some of the infamous “Larry Nassar documents” in response to a public records request — then changed its mind about the rest.
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Cost of board impropriety investigation tops $1.5 million
Costs associated with the outside investigation into impropriety within Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees have now topped $1.5 million dollars.