The board will vote on shortening the time allotted for public comment at their meetings to 45 minutes total. Activists say the university is limiting one of their only ways to address campus leadership.
Members of Black student groups at Michigan State University say employees who want to celebrate Juneteenth are put in a bind by university policies.
Juneteenth has been celebrated as a national holiday since 2021 and a state holiday in Michigan since 2020, honoring the day the last enslaved African Americans were notified of their freedom in the U.S. in 1865. The Greater Lansing community has sought to keep the legacy of these celebrations alive and continue to celebrate African American culture from the outskirts of the city to the heart of MSU.
University faculty and staff must use a “Personal Observance Day” to celebrate the holiday.
Residents of The Quarters East Lansing apartment complex woke up to their cars fully submerged in water due to a thunderstorm Monday morning.
Assistant professor of music theory at Michigan State University Richard Desinord said the influence of Black music, such as music created by Black artists or genres that were created and influenced by Black artists like jazz, Motown, gospel and hip hop, is seen everywhere, even in genres like country and rock and roll.
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.
On June 29, a retrospective of Halaby’s works will be displayed at Michigan State’s Broad Art Museum. The exhibition, titled “Samia Halaby: Eye Witness,” will be displayed at the museum until Dec. 15.
June 14 marked the fourth annual MSU Juneteenth Commemorative Celebration, held in the Breslin Center. This year's theme was "Acknowledging the Journey: Freedom, Resilience, Empowerment, and Liberation."
The 23-year-old graduate student finished in ninth place with a total of 7,759 points at the championships. He had an impressive second half of events, setting personal bests in the 1500-meter run and discus throw and improving in the rankings after the 110-meter hurdles.
A rumor spread across the internet has turned into the latest controversy dealing with casting a woman of color into a role previously represented as a white character.
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.
An internal investigation found that former Michigan State University board chair Rema Vassar made an explicit gesture during a board meeting.
Theryn Hallock's competitive fire comes from her family. Having a father and two older brothers as Spartan football alumni only adds to her drive for success.
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.
Trends in the television industry have evolved over the years to include streaming, binge-watching and most recently, a decrease in the number of episodes per season of a given TV show.
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."
With golf in its summer swing, Michigan State University’s upcoming senior golfer Ashton McCulloch has stayed hot on the course by receiving an invite as one of 66 golfers to compete for a spot in the U.S. Open. McCulloch shot a 6-under par of 65 to earn a spot as one of seven to head to the Professional Golfers' Association Tour event.
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.
This past year Michigan State University celebrated 150 years of international students on campus. To celebrate and honor these students, the university is dedicating a space to them in the International Center.