MSU Interim President John Engler announced formation of workgroup to formalize recommendations from survivors, students and staff.
The Board of Trustees heard 11 comments from the public during last week's meeting. Every single comment expressed anger, frustration and disappointment towards MSU's administration and its handling of recent events.
MSU Interim President John Engler will donate his salary back into MSU organizations and waive healthcare and retirement benefits.
MSU began construction of a flood barrier to combat record flooding levels of the Red Cedar River Wednesday, the first such barrier erected by the university. The barrier, constructed between the river and the area behind the Hannah Administration Building and MSU Computer Center, will protect vulnerable buildings located on the banks.
To comfort, empower and listen to students, several colleges at MSU are hosting events, sending letters and reaching out to their students. Here's what some of the colleges are doing.
Following a resolution from ASMSU, Wi-Fi will be installed across every residence hall.
Three major student organizations on campus will host round table events to discuss campus climate, sexual assault and MSU's administration. The student-led organizations included are the Associated Students of Michigan State University, the Council of Graduate Students, and the Residence Halls Association.
MSU has announced a new legal team as the current vice president for legal affairs and general counsel, Bob Noto, announced his retirement. Kristine Zayko, MSU's current deputy general counsel, will take over following Noto's retirement.
Stop Spencer at Michigan State University held another discussion to give the community a chance to talk about Spencer's visit to MSU, scheduled for March 5.
Three new lawsuits were filed against MSU since Feb. 17, regarding the handling of ex-MSU and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.
Kyle Stephens, a survivor of sexual abuse by ex-MSU and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, shares how her childhood trauma has impacted her as an adult and touches upon the healing process through a video on the Washington Post on Feb. 13.
A flood warning for the Lansing Area has been issued by the National Weather Service.
Teal ribbons and posters can be found across MSU's campus, from the Communication Arts and Sciences Building to the Hannah Administration Building to the trees outside.
MSU's undergraduate student government met with Trustee Brian Mosallam at its last general assembly meeting. The organization talked calls for resignations, working with Interim President John Engler, lack of awareness among MSU's administration, the appointment of a new president and more.
At the first MSU Board of Trustees meeting led by recently-appointed Interim President John Engler, the trustees commented on campus climate, health and wellness on campus, the appointment of personnel positions and other issues.
The Board of Trustees extended MSU's head football coach Mark Dantonio's contract and appointed Andrea Amalfitano as interim Dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine, William Beekman as interim athletic director and Carol Viventi as vice president and special counsel to the president.
During Friday's Board of Trustees meeting, the trustees discussed changes to health colleges and services, appointed personnel to new roles and commented on the campus climate.
The MSU Board of Trustees is planning on holding its regularly scheduled meeting 9 a.m. Friday at the Hannah Administration Building.
Since the resignation of former MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon, students, faculty, staff and the MSU community have engaged in several events in order to bring awareness to the survivors of ex-MSU and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse, the Board of Trustees’ lack of transparency, MSU’s newly appointed interim president and more.
Ex-MSU and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar will begin his life behind bars at a high-security federal prison in Tuscon, Arizona that specializes in treating sex offenders.