Throughout the month of October, MSU's Office of Sustainability is celebrating sustainability month through campus outreach. Sustainability manager Laura Young hopes this work will help students discover how they can positively impact sustainability in their daily lives.
The College of Human Medicine has introduced two scholarships to support students with a passion for serving indigenous communities. The scholarships have added to the college's Indigenous Pathway program.
“We condemn the recent acts of violence and share the concern of many in our community regarding the staggering loss of life in Israel and Gaza,” MSU's statement reads. “MSU strongly opposes hate, bigotry, antisemitism and Islamophobia and the way these may manifest into fear and violence.”
On Aug. 17, a handful of MSU students were notified that either their social security numbers or MSU IDs had been stolen due to a large cybersecurity attack in June.
Their silence leaves much unclear, including who is and isn’t complying with the investigation, how long it will take, how much it will cost, how the findings will be delivered and if the results will ever be made public at all.
“In Lansing specifically, I feel like we’ve had a self-esteem problem for a little bit,” Pulver said. “It’s been fun to see us coming around to the other side of that and a renewed gritty sense of pride in our city. That’s something I deeply relate to and want to convey. To be able to do that in my hometown is something that’s really cool for me.”
ASMSU voted on bills about campaigning policies and the value of student voices on the Presidential Search Committee at their meeting on Oct. 5. They also heard presentations from the provost on academic goals and an MSUPD detective on the dangers of sextortion.
Thousands of incoming Spartans will have their tuition covered for up to eight semesters, thanks to MSU's new financial aid program, Spartan Tuition Advantage. To be eligible, students must be citizens or permanent U.S. residents, qualify for in-state tuition, be Pell Grant eligible and have a household income of $65,000 or less.
In 2020, Michigan State University adopted a tree replacement policy that calls for every tree removed from campus to be replaced on a one-for-one basis.
John Issacson, the chair of the national executive recruiting firm running MSU’s search for a new president, released a statement Monday pushing back on speculation that the recent firing of former football coach Mel Tucker amid sexual harassment allegations has affected the search.
Trustee and Presidential Search Committee Chair Dennis Denno released a statement saying he “misspoke” last month when he said the Board of Trustees may ultimately select a candidate who doesn’t receive the committee’s endorsement. Denno's statement followed multiple criticisms from MSU faculty and students regarding his comments, some of which he addressed in the statement.
The FRIB's $115 million it received through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science will fund its High Rigidity Spectrometer project. The project has been identified as key in advancing nuclear science research.
2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came to Lansing for a ‘meet and greet’ with Michigan voters. Kennedy discussed aspects of his campaign platform and answered questions from attendees.
Brenda Tracy filed an emergency restraining order against former Michigan State University head football coach Mel Tucker yesterday to prevent him from releasing more of Tracy’s private text messages.
Community organizations across the greater Lansing area have introduced boxes and vending machines to supply free Narcan kits. Their goal is to reduce opioid overdose in the city.
October 1-7 celebrates Right to Read Week in Michigan, a time dedicated to promoting intellectual freedom and advocating against book bans in schools and libraries across the state.
The Associated Students of MSU passed a bill advocating for the university's presidential search committee endorsements to have approval from all faculty and students on the committee. The bill follows the faculty senate's and interim president's similar pushback against comments from the chair of the search committee.
MSU says it's too late for the reinstatement of swim and dive. Its proponents disagree.
On Oct. 4, MSU students rallied alongside Michigan legislators for the introduction of the Hunger Free Campus Bill into the Michigan House.
