Here's some of the live Twitter coverage from Former dean of Michigan State's College of Osteopathic Medicine William Strampel's first day of trial.
Almost a year after the MSU Board of Trustees announced they were going to hold a presidential search following ex-MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon's resignation in light of the university's handling of Larry Nassar's sexual abuse, the university announced that its next president is going to be Samuel Stanley Jr. — Stony Brook University's president for nearly 10 years.
Samuel Stanley Jr. was unanimously approved as Michigan State's new, permanent president Tuesday morning by the Board of Trustees. Stanley will begin his term as president August 1, 2019. In an exclusive interview with The State News, Stanley discussed transparency, healing and moving forward, student success, diversity and inclusion and other goals he has as MSU's next president.
The Michigan State Board of Trustees has unanimously approved Samuel L. Stanley — Stony Brook University president for almost 10 years — as MSU’s next president at a special board meeting this morning. Stanley will officially begin his term as president on August 1, 2019, according to a university press release.
The Michigan State University Board of Trustees will be holding a special meeting Tuesday, May 28 at 10 a.m. in the Hannah Administration Building. The board is expected to discuss and vote on a personnel action and an announcement will be made, MSU Spokesperson Emily Guerrant said.
The East Lansing Family Aquatic Center, at 6400 Abbot Road, is set to open Saturday, June 1 for the 2019 summer season.
Southbound M.A.C. Avenue, as well as parts of the alley behind Grand River Avenue businesses, will close Tuesday, May 28. Lanes on eastbound Grand River Avenue near the intersection of Grand River Avenue and Bogue Street will also close beginning today.
Ed Outslay, a Michigan State professor in the Broad College of Business and an assistant baseball coach at East Lansing High School, died yesterday at age 67.
The 56th Annual East Lansing Art Festival took place Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19 in downtown East Lansing.
Two former Michigan State women's basketball players — Maxann Reese of Dallas, Texas and Donita Johnson of New Baltimore — are among the seven people charged with fraud in connection with the university's Healing Assistance Fund set up to assist survivors of Larry Nassar's sexual abuse.
The Target being built in East Lansing on Grand River Avenue as part of the Center City Project will officially open on July 21, 2019. The store is already beginning to hire 80 team members to "help deliver a great shopping experience for guests," according to a press release from the City of East Lansing.
On Saturday, May 18 the Ingham County Animal Shelter hosted the tenth annual Woofer Walk & 5k in support of the Ingham County Shelter Fund and Animal Care Fund.
Albert Avenue — from Division Street to Bailey Street — will be closed to traffic for construction from Monday until Wednesday this week, according a City of East Lansing press release.
The Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct Expert Advisory Workshop at Michigan State conducted the Know More @ MSU survey, which focused on "measuring the culture, perceptions and policies associated with RVSM among undergraduate students, graduate/professional students, faculty and staff on campus," a university press release said.
Students and faculty in the MSU Department of Art, Art History and Design are in the process of painting a colorful mural titled “The Groovy Opportunity” on the back of the parking structure at the corner of Division Street and Albert Avenue. The mural will align with the East Lansing Art Festival, which will take place May 18 and May 19.
The 56th Annual East Lansing Art Festival will take place Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, May 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown East Lansing.
The Broadway hit musical "Hamilton" opens in East Lansing at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts tonight at 7:30 p.m. The cast will also be performing at a special concert titled "Hamilton 90's Block Party" to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS at The Loft in Lansing on May 27.
Seven arrest warrants have been issued in connection with fraudulent claims to Michigan State's Healing Assistance Fund, according to a press release from the MSU Police Department.
Michigan State Acting President Satish Udpa has returned to work after he fell during a May 3 commencement ceremony, university spokesperson Emily Guerrant said.
Michigan State Acting President Satish Udpa has been hospitalized after falling on stage during a commencement ceremony for advanced degree candidates Friday.