Dr. Clifton R. Wharton Jr, MSU’s first Black president and a community leader and pioneer, has died at the age of 98. During his tenure, Wharton maintained the quality of MSU’s academic programs and was known for his commitment to educating people who are economically disadvantaged.
Students, faculty and staff gathered on Friday afternoon as part of Native American Heritage Month to discuss how to make MSU more responsive to the needs of Indigenous students and faculty. They discussed current grievances with administration and how to move forward.
The Associated Students of Michigan State University held their general assembly meeting Thursday night, where Interim Provost Thomas Jeitschko gave a presentation on student success initiatives and representatives passed bills pertaining to advocacy and allocations of funds.
Michigan State University swore in its new Chief of Police and Executive Director of Public Safety, Mike Yankowski, Thursday afternoon. Yankowski was previously MSU's associate director of ethics and compliance, and the Lansing chief of police before that.
With several buildings under construction and more in planning, Michigan State University is losing its green spaces. IM West is currently under consideration for a potential demolition and campus planner Brandon List hopes to bring more green spaces to campus.
Former University of Pennsylvania swimmer Paula Scanlan spoke to a small audience at Michigan State University on Tuesday evening, delivering a critique of transgender athletes' presence in women's sports and college campus's acceptance of transgender people. Outside the event, several transgender students and allies gathered for a "trans-awareness picnic" meant to inspire a sense of community and solidarity.
An MSU student has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, prompting swift action from the university and local health officials. While the risk of transmission is minimal, students are urged to stay vigilant and consider vaccination to protect against this rare but serious disease.
MSU faculty have the difficult task of addressing an election that has distressed some students without ostracizing those who feel differently. Some have chosen to keep their personal political beliefs to themselves. Others have been vocal about how the election has affected them, a choice that university administrators say should be exercised with caution.
Roughly 20,000 votes were miscounted in the Michigan State University Board of Trustees race — an error that was later resolved but, before discovered, could have altered who won the second open seat.
MSU administration is considering merging two humanities-focused colleges. Students are wary of such a move, but administrators say they don't need to be.
Republican Mike Balow will be the newest member of Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees after a narrow race, though it’s currently too close to know who will win the second open spot on the board.
Republicans hold a narrow lead in Michigan State University's Board of Trustees race.
As students processed the results of the 2024 election, in which former president Donald Trump easily secured a second term, students discussed their anxieties and hopes ahead of the next four years.
As of 2:18 a.m. on Nov. 6, Kamala Harris is trailing Donald Trump by several percentage points in Michigan. On MSU's campus precincts, Harris failed to recreate the levels of support that President Joe Biden and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had in the 2020 and 2022 elections.
