When $37 million in renovations for Campbell Hall were completed in August, a key part of the renovations included the creation of gender-neutral bathrooms, the first for MSU. Now, three months after the hall reopened, the bathrooms was changed to gender-specific following controversy among some students and parents.
With condolences and tributes pouring in for former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, who died Monday at the age of 84, a small part of his legacy in politics is interwoven into Michigan State University – specifically, his selection as a commencement speaker.
10 larcenies, assault and hate crimes were reported on campus this past week. MSU disclosed the incidents under the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act, which requires universities to list reported criminal offenses publicly.
The halted enrollment adds to a growing list of tangible effects being felt on campus from the university’s mission to reduce its operating budget by 9% over the next two fiscal years.
The bids vary greatly in scope — and cost.
Though MSU has reason to be amenable to Barrett's demands, adopting the controversial definition would be likely to spark backlash.
Brenda Tracy said MSU's top lawyer and Title IX coordinator told her the university wanted to settle her complaint outside of court, but walked away from the negotiating table.
Republicans at the state and national level lambasted MSU for the syllabus of an introductory teaching course, which they claim promotes racism against white students.
As e-commerce has continued to grow in the U.S., so has the threat of package thefts. In East Lansing, students at one apartment building expressed their discontent with their management company's lack of response to the issue.
Nonaggravated assault, criminal sexual conduct, and intimidation/stalking were all reported multiple times this past week.
Michigan State University's Board of Trustees could vote Friday to rein in its ambitious plan to build a hotel, restaurants and retail spaces on campus. MSU says that the proposal is partially due to its athletics department no longer wanting the new 6,000-seat arena included in the plan.
In the last city council election, 45 students voted for a candidate. The panel served as an attempt to bridge the gap between the city of East Lansing and MSU students — a goal all six candidates supported.
As the autumn breeze and rain rushed through MSU’s campus, that didn’t stop members of the Spartan Marching Band and alumni from showing up for the annual Sparty Watch Wednesday night, rekindling the spirit and tradition that defines Rivalry Week against the University of Michigan.
Nearly one-hundred faculty, staff and managerial positions have been terminated as part of Michigan State's ongoing efforts to reduce its operating budget by 9% over two years. Another 83 positions have been slashed as a result of federal funding cuts, the university president wrote.
Title IX investigators talk regularly with university lawyers, sometimes even sending drafts of reports and seeking edits to them.
Michigan State University faculty voted Tuesday to oppose the federal government's offer for schools to adopt conservative policies in exchange for preferential treatment. No school has publicly accepted the offer, and MSU says it's "monitoring developments on the issue."
As petitioners swarm Michigan State University ahead of the 2026 midterms, some students say one group of petitioners is misleading students about the true purpose of their initiative. State legislators are trying to put an end to that often-reported phenomenon, though they face opposition from Republicans.
In an interview Thursday, Guskiewicz said he's never filed a disciplinary complaint against a student, and only learned of the one against Folts from a news article.
The event was organized by Students for Justice in Palestine and the Hurriya Coalition, a group of student organizations formed after Oct. 7, 2023, calling for MSU to divest over $230,000 from the state of Israel.
Students repainted The Rock in blue and white with the slogan “Bring them home now!” and a recreation of the Israeli flag. Organizers handed out LED candles, yellow ribbon pins and Israeli flags ahead of a community prayer for the Israeli Defense Forces and for the safe return of the hostages in Gaza.