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MSU board members wanted separation from administration during Nassar scandal

Owen McCarthy

September 26, 2024

During the Larry Nassar scandal, documents show MSU trustees struggled to assert the board's independence from an administration under intense scrutiny.

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Amidst Nassar crisis, MSU worried other scandals would come out

Theo Scheer

September 26, 2024

Throughout the Nassar scandal, university lawyers and communications staff often briefed leaders on potential crises they feared would leak — wide-ranging lists that included everything from high-profile sexual misconduct allegations to a controversial maple syrup vendor.

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MSU omitted key details in 2014 Nassar case, documents reveal

Alex Walters

September 25, 2024

Long-secret documents reveal that behind closed doors, MSU had deep doubts about its 2014 investigation of Larry Nassar: crucial evidence was omitted, swaying the results in Nassar’s favor.

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How MSU’s faulty record-keeping of Nassar delayed scrutiny

Theo Scheer

September 24, 2024

Text messages were deleted. Investigatory files went missing. Documents were withheld. Thousands of recently released documents reveal that MSU's records-keeping, when it was needed the most, was laden with mistakes.

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MSU edited Title IX reports to aid 'litigation defense strategy,' documents reveal

Alex Walters

September 24, 2024

Michigan State University’s top lawyers edited the results of Title IX investigations to enhance defense strategy in litigation stemming from the Larry Nassar crisis, long-secret documents show. The revelation seriously challenges MSU’s claim that its investigations are independent from administrative influence, further imperiling the credibility of the process, experts say.

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MSU lawyers attempted to quash legislation expected to inflate settlement with Nassar survivors, documents reveal

Owen McCarthy  and  Theo Scheer

September 23, 2024

Long-witheld documents reveal the lengths MSU went to try to quash legislation aimed at preventing a repeat of the Nassar scandal.

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Nassar supervisor’s history of 'inappropriate' conduct was an open secret, documents reveal

Owen McCarthy

September 23, 2024

Revealed within thousands of long witheld documents is a fuller picture of William Strampel, the former dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Larry Nassar's former supervisor.

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Current MSU VP tried to ‘justify’ Nassar’s abuse in 2018 meeting

Alex Walters

September 23, 2024

At a meeting for campus workers in 2018, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Engagement Vennie Gore said that “a very large majority of the women did not understand that it was a medical procedure."

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New documents reveal fuller picture of MSU’s President Simon

Alex Walters  and  Owen McCarthy

September 22, 2024

Newly-public documents shed light on former MSU President Lou Anna Simon's handling of the Nassar scandal. Some internal communications cement popular negative opinions of her, while others show a president beset by the constraints of her office.

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‘Only listening to defend’: MSU closely monitored survivors amid Nassar crisis

Alex Walters  and  Theo Scheer

September 22, 2024

Long-secret documents reveal the ways MSU monitored and categorized survivors of Nassar’s abuse.

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MSU saw choice with Nassar scandal: Save image or inflate settlement

Alex Walters ,  Owen McCarthy  and  Theo Scheer

September 22, 2024

MSU's internal communications throughout the Nassar saga — contained in 6,000 pages of documents released last week by the attorney general's office — show a constant push and pull between the PR pros tasked with salvaging the university's image, and the lawyers tasked with avoiding a large settlement.