The Apple Developer academy graduated over 160 students Thursday, marking the second year of the tech giant’s partnership with Michigan State University with a nearly doubled class-size.
Prabu David, a longtime administrator currently serving multiple high-level roles in MSU’s leadership, will leave the university next month to become Rochester Institute of Technology’s new provost, RIT announced.
When Anthony Williams Jr. resigned from his Michigan State University deanship in February over an incident of sexual misconduct, it wasn’t the first time he faced accusations. It was just the first time they stuck.
MSU scientist discusses her ground-breaking work with bismuth, crystals and creating a magnet.
Michigan State University Black Students’ Alliance, or BSA, said in an Instagram post Thursday that a racial slur had been written outside the Student Services Building on June 8.
For some students returning to campus after the shooting, it was “the end of a hard week, the start of hard work."
The exemption allows homeowners to declare one primary residence, shielding it from school operating taxes levied on second homes and rental properties. Byrum wrongly used the exemption on two homes for years, improperly saving her tens of thousands of dollars, according to a Detroit News report.
Michigan State University’s board of trustees passed salary and benefit increases Friday, making good on promises made by interim-president Teresa Woodruff earlier this year, who said increasing compensation amid inflation was a “top priority” for her temporary tenure.
The university is offering a deal to advocates for the controversially-cut swim and dive program: raise $26.5 million by October, and the teams are back.
Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees approved increasing fines incurred for violating parking rules on campus at their meeting Friday, June 16. MSU Police and Public Safety Spokesperson Dana Whyte told The State News the increase will raise funds for further physical security measures on campus.
Two former Michigan State University trustees have called for the resignation of current trustee Dianne Byrum following a news report detailing her years-long improper use of a state tax exemption. Wednesday evening, Byrum told The State News she was unaware of the wrongdoing until it was brought to her attention by The Detroit News. She said she has since “taken immediate steps” to correct any issues.
The suit previously named seven MSU administrators – Interim President Teresa Woodruff, former President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., Interim Provost Thomas Jeitschko, Title IX Coordinator Nicole Schmidtke, Title IX Investigator Allison Towe, Interim Associate Provost Ann Austin and university spokesperson Emily Guerrant – who Gupta alleges plotted his August 2022 removal as part of a scheme to best position Woodruff for the presidency.
MSU's YEP program works to reduce disparities and advance the overall well-being of marginalized youth and families through community-driven research.
Attorneys representing the families of Nate Statly and Troy Forbush, survivors of the Feb. 13th mass shooting on MSU’s campus, filed a notice of intent to sue Michigan State University. Court documents cite the University’s failure to resolve complaints with regard to defective safety measures and a lack of restrictions to access University buildings, amongst other reasoning to file suit.
MSU receives two new websites for information on police and parking services.
Michigan State University announced its plan for the distribution of $2 million donated to the Spartan Strong Fund. The funds will go to the families of the three students who died, the education of the physically injured students and people who witnessed the violence. They will also pay for professionals who responded to the shooting and a memorial on campus.
Last week, MSU parents and students received several messages inviting students to participate in the new MSU Global Tech Experience. The only problem: the constant messages, informal wording and too-good-to-be-true statements led many recipients to believe it was all a scam.
