President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday evening that bans citizens from 12 countries from entering the U.S. and imposes heightened restrictions on seven others. The move is the Trump administration’s latest effort to tighten immigration rules, placing MSU international students and scholars in uncertain territory.
Recent Michigan State University graduate Liam Richichi is no stranger to politics. During his time on campus, he was active in MSU College Democrats — eventually serving as chapter president and leading its efforts during the 2024 election season. Richichi now works as the constituent services director for State Representative Jason Morgan. Now, the political theory and constitutional democracy graduate is taking on a new challenge: running for one of two open seats on the East Lansing City Council in the city’s Nov. 5 general election.
At a Lansing Economic Club event Thursday, former Michigan State men’s basketball assistant coach Michael Garland and head coach Tom Izzo shared the story behind Champions of the Heart, the nonprofit Garland founded after surviving a cardiac arrest in 2022.
Jon Dykema, Michigan State University’s executive senior associate athletic director for student-athlete management and assistant general counsel, is leaving the university just three months after his arrival to join the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars in a front office role.
J Batt was formally introduced as Michigan State University’s 21st athletic director.
The Office for International Students and Scholars at Michigan State University sent out an email earlier this week warning international students not to travel outside of the U.S. The decision follows reports that the U.S. Department of State has temporarily suspended visa interviews for international students intending to study in the United States.
Michigan State University has announced the appointment of Georgia Tech’s J Batt as the next athletic director on Tuesday morning, one month after the departure of former Athletic Director Alan Haller, which triggered a nationwide search.
The NCAA has sent Michigan State University its notice of allegations following the university’s self-reporting of recruiting violations during former football head coach Mel Tucker’s tenure, per the association’s Division I Infractions dashboard.
MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz announced Wednesday in an email that Laura Lee McIntyre will serve as Provost and Executive VP for Academic Affairs, following a nationwide search that began in October 2024.
For over a century, WKAR has served Michigan State University and the mid-Michigan community, over time expanding into its home within the College of Communication Arts & Sciences and providing educational programming, local news and community events through its PBS and NPR affiliate stations.
Michigan State University has reached a settlement with the creator of a quiz series that featured a question about Adolf Hitler on Spartan Stadium’s scoreboard, an incident that sparked public backlash and led to a lawsuit against the university.
The Sutton Foster Awards honor exceptional high school musical theatre performances across the state of Michigan, with 73 schools represented through 150 nominees.
Thousands of students in all age groups from schools around the world are expected to be on campus next week for the 2025 Odyssey of the Mind World Finals.
In a May 7 memo sent to university deans and department heads, Michigan State University President Kevin Guskiewicz, Chief Financial Officer Lisa Frace and top university officials outlined a two-year plan to reduce its general fund spending in response to ongoing federal budget cuts.
The 35 cases don’t necessarily point to any one systemic issue, but they do contextualize internal conflict within the department and police’s occasionally tense relationship with the MSU community.
Michigan State University launched a comprehensive institutional assessment aimed at transforming its approach to relationship violence and sexual misconduct, university leaders and survivor advocates announced Thursday, May 8.
One semester into Donald Trump's presidency, MSU has lost millions in federal funding to research. The cuts have left faculty and administrators grappling with what this means for the future of research in their fields.
Campus police sometimes struggled to properly respond to cases of Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct. One officer suggested a survivor was “making stuff up.” Another questioned a survivor’s credibility based on the way they recounted what had happened to them. Yet another violated widely-circulated protocols requiring employees to report suspected violations of RVSM to an investigatory body. And sometimes, DPPS employees themselves faced accusations of sexual misconduct.
After a rumored threat went viral across campus earlier this year, some Michigan State students, faculty, staff and parents said the university left them in the dark for too long.
The Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety is seeking the community’s help in identifying a person of interest in connection with an assault investigation during commencements on May 4 at Breslin Center.