“It's clear that (our voices have) had an impact,” Elizabeth Maurer, a sister survivor, said. “Hearing the ‘yes’ was still just so surreal.”
If the documents contain evidence of MSU leaders failing to report information about Nassar’s serial sexual abuse, Nessel said criminal charges would likely “have come and gone in terms of the statute of limitations.”
Several students at Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting demanded that Berkey Hall— one of the sites of the February campus mass shooting—remain closed despite the university’s plans to open the building for the spring 2024 semester.
Michigan State University will publicly release the findings of an outside investigation into who at the university may have leaked the identity of Brenda Tracy, the rape survivor and advocate who the university found to have been sexually harassed by fired football coach Mel Tucker.
The pledges — which were endorsed by Guskiewicz and passed by the board — say the trustees are committed to “building trust” through a clarified role in running the university.
The board approved this resolution at a meeting Friday.
Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted Friday to begin the release of more of thousands of long-withheld documents relating to the university’s handling of years of sexual abuse by disgraced ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar.
Alcohol will be available at the Breslin Center and Munn Ice Arena starting in January 2024, Associate Athletic Director Matt Larson announced Thursday.
With winter break approaching, most of the campus will shut down and schedules will change, meaning MSU students will have to decide if they want to travel back to their hometown or stick out the three weeks on campus. Students staying on campus will have resources available to them during the break.
If students, faculty and staff experience discrimination at Michigan State University, reporting their experience to the Office of Civil Rights is a click away. But misinformation and a lack of education on the university’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, or ADP, can prevent community members – often students – from doing so.
Roughly 6% of students at Michigan State University are Black, and with recent racial incidents going unaddressed by university administration, many Black students feel it has been hard to connect with departments like the Board of Trustees on campus to support and aid them in their issues.
A critically-acclaimed a capella group, Voctave, is bringing a festive performance to Michigan State University’s Wharton Center on Dec. 12 with a one-night holiday show.
A new White House Initiative aims to address disparities in women's health research. Michigan State women's health scientists agree that increased funding will improve the field.
Multiple police were called to Building 17 at The Landings at Chandler Crossings, an off-campus student housing hub, at around 9 p.m. on Monday night.
“I guarantee you and promise you that we will work with the community with the highest level of integrity and honesty, with hopefully an appreciation and understanding that we can't always be as transparent until a certain point, especially around personnel matters," Guskiewicz said. “But, I believe in transparency.”
After being raped by a football player, this MSU student's search for accountability ended in her deemed not credible
Kevin Sedatole is the Director of Bands at MSU, but his credits don’t end there. Sedatole is a Professor of Music, Chair of the Conducting Area in the College of Music and administrator of the entire band program at MSU including: Wind Symphony, Symphony Band, Concert Band, Chamber Winds, Campus Bands, Spartan Marching Band and Spartan Brass.
Michigan State University's African American Celebratory, or AAC, hosted its annual Fall Black Grad event, which took place in the MSU Union Ballroom yesterday at 4 p.m. This is the 22nd Black Grad ceremony, and around 73 graduates were present with friends and family.
The Associated Students of MSU debated impeaching the vice president of student allocations at its last general assembly meeting of the semester. The Dec. 7 meeting also included bills that supported a Big Ten movement to stop campus hazing and the Equality Act.
With the appointment of Michigan State University president-elect Kevin Guskiewicz, students say they hope for a new administration marked by stability and open communication with the student body.