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MSU board ends chair elections in split vote

The MSU Board of Trustees amended its bylaws to end contentious chair elections in favor of year-long terms decided by seniority. "We have relationships on this board that have been fractured because of the board chair election," Trustee Brianna Scott said.

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'Crying, lying crocodile tears': Nassar survivors skewer MSU trustees over decision to withhold documents

Survivors of sexual abuse by disgraced ex-Michigan State University doctor Larry Nassar addressed the university’s board at their meeting Friday, individually condemning each of the eight trustees and serving them with copies of an updated lawsuit. The survivors criticized the board’s April decision to continue withholding thousands of documents relating to MSU’s handling of Nassar’s abuse. 

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Firearms now illegal on MSU campus, regardless of licenses

Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees voted Friday to amend the campus gun policy, ending an exception that allows visitors to legally carry firearms on campus. The revisions, which the board passed 5-2, remove that exception and add new, more specific carve-outs allowing only law enforcement to carry firearms on campus.

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MSU releases guidelines for the use of generative AI

A new update from MSU IT warned that users should be mindful of the kinds of data they share with generative AI products. MSU computational math science senior specialist Dirk Colbry said some of his colleagues are worried artificial intelligence is a sign of an apocalyptic future.