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Stabbing suspect dead after officer-involved shooting in East Lansing

Abigail Hosler

April 15, 2026

East Lansing police responded to a theft at a business north of campus Wednesday evening that evolved into a stabbing by a suspect. Police officers fired their service weapons, according to a city press release.

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Political science junior Maddie Hanes elected ASMSU President

Reiel Ghiglia

April 15, 2026

The General Assembly of ASMSU elected Maddie Hanes as the President of the 63rd session, who will serve during the 2026-2027 school year in addition to Anna Burk, who will be the re-elected Vice President of Finance and Operations.

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Faculty committee 'caught in the middle' of negotiations between UTSF and MSU

Anish Topiwala

April 15, 2026

A Michigan State University academic governance body is caught in the middle of contract negotiations between a recently recognized faculty union and the university. The University Committee on Faculty Affairs, which writes an annual memo recommending faculty raises to the administration, has been advised by the general counsel to pause its bylaw-mandated work pending contract negotiations between the Union of Tenure-System Faculty and the university.

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Federal judge tosses Brenda Tracy’s suit against MSU board and two trustees

Julia Roeder

April 15, 2026

A federal judge dismissed Brenda Tracy’s lawsuit against Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees, saying she failed to support her claims and could not overcome legal immunity defenses.

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Crime blotter: Burglary, Larceny and Stalking

Ever Pratt-Hart

April 15, 2026

Burglary, Larceny and Stalking were all reported multiple times this past week.

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Donor illegally sought to keep tabs on Tucker investigation, Brenda Tracy says

Julia Roeder

April 13, 2026

Brenda Tracy has filed a lawsuit alleging that Mat Ishbia and United Wholesale Mortgage improperly influenced Michigan State University’s investigation into her sexual harassment allegations against former football coach Mel Tucker.

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Faculty, administrators warn of rating site pitfalls

Ever Pratt-Hart

April 13, 2026

As students head to sites like Rate My Professor and complete semesterly surveys to evaluate their professors, some faculty say public-facing evaluations can create the wrong incentives for instructors.

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib calls for U.S. envoy to Sudan at MSU Union panel

Ria Gupta

April 12, 2026

Rep. Rashida Tlaib held up notes taken during the panel discussion at the behest of an audience member, where she wrote that she would consult with fellow congresswoman Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., as well as Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., to begin discussions over restoring a U.S. envoy to Sudan. 

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Board split over Quinn dossier

Alex Walters  and  Owen McCarthy

April 12, 2026

MSU’s board is again divided, after a State News report revealed that a faction of its members have “serious concerns” with the institution’s top lawyer.

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Board members have ‘serious concerns’ about MSU’s top lawyer

Alex Walters  and  Owen McCarthy

April 11, 2026

Brian Quinn’s detractors and defenders are on opposite sides of a difficult question: did he guide the university through tough times, or did his advice help create them?

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Students call for improved sustainability and Student Success Center approved at board meeting

Anish Topiwala  and  Julia Roeder

April 10, 2026

Students called on MSU to improve its sustainability efforts, a representative from the union representing tenure-track faculty chided the board and the university approved plans for a “Student Success Center” at the Friday Board of Trustees meeting.

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MSU's handling of DEI looms over board meeting

Anish Topiwala

April 10, 2026

With more than a year passed since President Donald Trump has signed a slew of executive orders restricting Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at universities like MSU, reverberations from those orders are still producing friction today. At Friday's Board of Trustees meeting, the discord those orders — and MSU’s subsequent responses — have kindled among the university community was evident.

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Selection process for outside review of sexual misconduct policies was ‘harmful,’ advocacy group says

Anish Topiwala  and  Julia Roeder

April 10, 2026

During April's Board of Trustees meeting, the university's process of choosing a firm for a university-wide assessment of how it handles relationship violence and sexual misconduct was questioned.

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Spartan Media Ventures transparency measure trounced ahead of board meeting, trustee says

Julia Roeder

April 10, 2026

A vote to subject Spartan Media Ventures to public records laws and allow trustees to view governing documents without signing non-disclosure agreements was discussed among trustees, one said Friday, but was never added to the meeting agenda.