MSU students and employees who weren’t compliant with the COVID-19 vaccine directive have been disciplined. More than 500 employees were terminated, 28 being permanent staff. Students were also suspended and had academic holds placed on their accounts.
Michigan State University has received a gold rating for its efforts toward sustainability, from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. This rating is MSU's second, after first achieving a gold rating in 2019. MSU will aim to achieve a platinum rating by 2030.
The Gender and Sexuality Campus Center, or GSCC, launched its Unconditional Love Fund to help mitigate the financial implications of the challenges LGBTQIA2S+ students may face. The new project will provide assistance to students that are experiencing financial hardships associated with their sexual and/or gender identity.
Michigan State University Dean of the College of Communication Arts and Sciences Prabu David announced in an email to the MSU community that he will be stepping down from his position as ComArtSci dean.
Painted above the entrance/exit of the Division Street Garage on Albert Avenue, “First Class” by Michigan-based artist Ndubisi Okoye honors the legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Robert L. Green through depictions of his fight for equality.
As one of the top research universities in the world, Michigan State University is constantly advancing, innovating and changing the future of the world. Here are some recent research efforts you might’ve missed.
STARX competition is hosted by MSU for the first time ever after two years of the event being placed on hold due to COVID. The competition is a two day event, taking place on Friday, May 20, and Saturday, May 21.
The Department of Justice announced in a statement that it will not bring federal criminal charges to two former FBI agents involved in the ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar investigation. This statement follows recent testimony against the FBI for failure to conduct the investigation with urgency and violation of multiple FBI policies.
The Union of Non-Tenure Track Faculty reached a tentative agreement with MSU over its contract terms. The terms include a compensation package, higher job security, online teaching opportunities and mutual respect for UNTF members.
On May 10, Cook made history as the first Black woman on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors after she was confirmed on a party-line vote of 51-50. Here's how her path to confirmation went.
Provost Teresa Woodruff recommends Terri Miller as the new interim dean of MSU Libraries to replace the current dean who accepted a position at Duke University.
Parents of Sister Survivors Engage headed an effort to reach Republican delegates before the endorsement convention on April 23. They asked survivors to write letters encouraging delegates not to vote for Melanie Foster as a candidate for the Board of Trustees.
“Obviously he was an amazing basketball player, but what he did with Lacey, even how he died, he was trying to help someone,” Mulligan said. “That's what I feel like being a Spartan is all about, so this is a good way to honor him.”
The nursing commencement ceremony took place on Saturday, May 7 at 9 a.m. in the Wharton Center. There were a total of 84 graduates celebrated, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in nursing. Kathleen Nowicki Schwartz, the founding member of the College of Nursing Board of Visitors, served as keynote speaker.
Graduates of the Eli Broad Business College walked across the stage during the college’s spring 2022 commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 7.
In the history of Michigan State University, only three women have served as the college’s beloved mascot, Sparty. Advertising senior Maddie Scanlon is the third.
FRIB, a user facility for the U.S. The Department of Energy Office of Science, will hold what will be the most powerful heavy-ion accelerator. This accelerator will propel atoms to half the speed of light and will create collisions that produce rare isotopes. Previously, these rare isotopes were only found in the cosmos, but with FRIB’s technology, they will now be able to be produced on Earth.
President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences on April 28. He was chosen due to his academic leadership and infectious disease research.
This shift towards flagship universities, or the most known universities in a state, is fueled by a number of factors, according to MSU College of Education associate professor Brendan Cantwell.
Michigan State will not require incoming students to submit SAT or ACT scores during the admissions process until at least 2026. During the admissions process, MSU is now using a calculated GPA based on historical data of students who have matriculated to the university from a particular high school.