Voter turnout for ASMSU's General Assembly elections only increased marginally, despite the group's efforts. Many students were not even aware of the elections, and those who voted at ASMSU events claim the process was rushed.
Charlie Kirk, conservative media personality and founder of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), visited MSU's campus as part of The American Comeback Tour on Friday, April 11 and debated students outside of Wells Hall.
The brief claims that the Trump administration’s policies afflict the "central tenets of American democracy" that are "necessary to create the free academic inquiry at the core of teaching and research at American colleges and universities."
The gesture represents further fracturing between MSU faculty members and Denno — an embattled trustee who they’ve long argued is unfit to serve on the board.
Board Chair Kelly Tebay said immigration enforcement is a "federal issue" that is "not directly related" to MSU Police's campus safety responsibilities.
Michigan State is aware of 12 international students whose visas have been revoked by the Trump administration, a university spokesperson said Friday.
Expanded opportunities for fishing along the Red Cedar River and other bureaucratic adjustments were adopted by the Michigan State University Board of Trustees at its April 11 meeting.
Plans to construct a "Spartan Gateway District" on the Michigan State University campus were approved at the Friday board meeting, though not without some concerns from trustees and community members.
Friday’s policy tweak — which passed with a 5-3 vote — seems to represent a closing chapter in the saga of the policy, which started amid broader division on the board in fall 2023.
Trustees Dennis Denno, Rema Vassar and Mike Balow broke with the board, voting against a proposed increase in room and board rates for the upcoming academic year.
President Kevin Guskiewicz said that while those funds won't replace federal funding — and "could not fully do so" — it demonstrates the institution's "deep commitment" to its research mission.
The protesters — most of whom were students — were issued a 30-day misdemeanor trespassing citation, according to the chief of police.
Two grants supporting stewardship efforts and accessibility improvements at the Michigan State University Museum were terminated within the last 24 hours, the museum director said.
The push-back represents further discord between MSU and the Trump administration.
Recently, Eat at State announced operational changes for Thrive at Owen and The Vista at Shaw, located inside Shaw Hall in the River Trail Neighborhood, that will be put into effect during the Fall 2025 semester. As part of these changes, Thrive will be closed on weekends and The Vista at Shaw will open on weekends.
Her lawyer has unsuccessfully fought to have the charges dropped, and a new Michigan Supreme Court decision appears to have further thrown a wrench into the defense's plans. The defense lawyer says, however, that "nothing has changed."
At least some international students at MSU have had their visas revoked by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a university spokesperson confirmed Monday.
A minor with a pocketknife was arrested at the Law Library Wednesday evening after police responded to reports of suspicious activity.
An MSU college is providing donor funding for student organizations' projects that support diversity, equity and inclusion — although it's being careful to stay in compliance with federal anti-discrimination laws.
Plans to proceed with a "transformational" development in South Neighborhood, including retail shops, restaurants, a hotel and a 6,000-seat Olympic sports venue will be voted on at the Board of Trustees' upcoming meeting.