In a ceremony officially recognizing him as the 22nd president of Michigan State University, Kevin Guskiewicz promised expansions of student success programs and research initiatives, announced plans to change general education requirements and emphasized his commitment to civil discourse.
The Associated Students of Michigan State University called on MSU to take accountability following the release of the long-secret Nassar documents at the general assembly meeting last night. The general assembly also elected a new vice president of government affairs and passed bills advocating for a meal swipe donation program and the Stop Campus Hazing Act.
During the Larry Nassar scandal, documents show MSU trustees struggled to assert the board's independence from an administration under intense scrutiny.
Throughout the Nassar scandal, university lawyers and communications staff often briefed leaders on potential crises they feared would leak — wide-ranging lists that included everything from high-profile sexual misconduct allegations to a controversial maple syrup vendor.
Former U.S Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and 2016 GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson spoke at MSU on Wednesday night. In an hour-long speech, the acclaimed neurosurgeon decried the proliferation of "sexual perversion" and embraced extreme rhetoric during the Q&A portion of the evening.
MSU men's basketball coach Tom Izzo was Gov. Jim Blanchard's guest at his annual public service forum this year. There, the legendary coach fielded questions about his upbringing, his reaction to Steven Izzo's first college points and his thoughts on the expansion of the Big Ten conference.
Long-secret documents reveal that behind closed doors, MSU had deep doubts about its 2014 investigation of Larry Nassar: crucial evidence was omitted, swaying the results in Nassar’s favor.
Text messages were deleted. Investigatory files went missing. Documents were withheld. Thousands of recently released documents reveal that MSU's records-keeping, when it was needed the most, was laden with mistakes.
Michigan State University’s top lawyers edited the results of Title IX investigations to enhance defense strategy in litigation stemming from the Larry Nassar crisis, long-secret documents show. The revelation seriously challenges MSU’s claim that its investigations are independent from administrative influence, further imperiling the credibility of the process, experts say.
Long-witheld documents reveal the lengths MSU went to try to quash legislation aimed at preventing a repeat of the Nassar scandal.
Revealed within thousands of long witheld documents is a fuller picture of William Strampel, the former dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Larry Nassar's former supervisor.
At a meeting for campus workers in 2018, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Engagement Vennie Gore said that “a very large majority of the women did not understand that it was a medical procedure."
In a series of secretive decisions, MSU canceled an art opening and added a disclaimer to the exhibition. The university later admitted it had acted in response to a complaint over a piece depicting a protest in support of Palestine. The closed-door discussions have sparked debate over censorship and academic freedom on campus.
MSU's internal communications throughout the Nassar saga — contained in 6,000 pages of documents released last week by the attorney general's office — show a constant push and pull between the PR pros tasked with salvaging the university's image, and the lawyers tasked with avoiding a large settlement.
Newly-public documents shed light on former MSU President Lou Anna Simon's handling of the Nassar scandal. Some internal communications cement popular negative opinions of her, while others show a president beset by the constraints of her office.
Long-secret documents reveal the ways MSU monitored and categorized survivors of Nassar’s abuse.
In long-secret documents, MSU’s lawyers and leaders say the Nassar issue is, to them, "a lot like the fight in a 'Rocky' movie."
The MSU Department of Police and Public safety released more photos this morning of the suspect in a sexual assault that was reported near the union last Thursday.
With less than 50 days to go until the highly anticipated Election Day, political organizations on MSU campus are getting to work. MSU Vote, MSU College Democrats and MSU College Republicans are making sure students are registered to vote and have the knowledge they need heading into the voting booth.
The firm representing former board chair Rema Vassar says MSU hasn't reimbursed its legal fees despite agreeing to.