Vassar, Balow air MSU board ethics code concerns at state Capitol
Michigan State University Trustees Rema Vassar and Mike Balow brought their opposition to the board's revised Code of Ethics and Conduct to the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday morning.
Michigan State University Trustees Rema Vassar and Mike Balow brought their opposition to the board's revised Code of Ethics and Conduct to the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday morning.
The fatal officer-involved shooting of Michigan State University senior, Isaiah Kirby, will move to the Michigan Attorney General’s office for independent review
The search process begins nearly a week after Guskiewicz was elected by Clemson University's Board of Trustees to become their next president.
Across interviews with union leaders and professors, a common theme emerged in the wake of Guskiewicz's departure: instability.
In a virtual interview with The State News on Friday morning, Scott addressed an array of topics surrounding Guskiewicz’s leaving, next steps for the university and divisions with MSU’s board of trustees.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said the selection process for university governing boards should change after criticism emerged over the Michigan State University Board of Trustees' role in President Kevin Guskiewicz's departure, despite previously declining to take action against certain members of the board.
Just two years into his presidency at Michigan State University, Kevin Guskiewicz announced he is leaving to become president of Clemson University, citing ongoing dysfunction within MSU’s Board of Trustees.
Amid Michigan State University President Kevin Guskiewicz's decision to leave MSU, students express skepticism toward university leadership
Following Kevin Guskiewicz’s departure for Clemson University, trustee Rema Vassar defended trustees’ public criticism of Michigan State University.
Michigan State University President Kevin Guskiewicz pointed to the Board of Trustees for the reason for his departure from the university.
President Kevin Guskiewicz is leaving Michigan State University.
Michigan State University Trustee Mike Balow said the board’s decision to revoke his Mackinac Policy Conference credentials after he refused to sign the board’s new code of ethics was “vindictive,” potentially unconstitutional and created a “chilling effect” on transparency at the university.
Michigan State University trustees voted to nearly double President Kevin Guskiewicz’s salary to $2 million, prompting questions from faculty and experts.
Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees has approved a revised code of ethics and conduct that requires members to sign a statement of acknowledgement and emphasizes “loyalty” to board decisions, with potential sanctions for those who refuse.
“The culture that produced Larry Nassar was built brick by brick through exactly the mechanisms being ratified in this document,” trustee Rema Vassar said in reference to the revisions the MSU Board of Trustees passed Sunday.
Michigan State University trustees gave MSU president Kevin Guskiewicz a $1 million raise and contract extension amid fears he could leave, exposing deep divisions within the board.
Michigan State University's Board of Trustees scheduled a rare Sunday night special meeting to discuss sweeping revisions to the board’s code of ethics and conduct that aim to restrict public dissension among its members.
The ELPD released footage of the fatal officer-involved shooting of Michigan State University senior, Isaiah Kirby.
ELPD plans to release footage of Isaiah Kirby, the Michigan State University senior who was killed in an officer-involved shooting last month, to the public today after a meeting with the Kirby family
Following an apartment fire at The Village at Chandler Crossings on Saturday night, many residents have lost nearly all their belongings and are anticipating a hard road to stability. The fire originated from "careless discarding of smoking materials which traveled through the attic area," according to authorities.