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Executive order set to slash WKAR's federal funding

For over a century, WKAR has served Michigan State University and the mid-Michigan community, over time expanding into its home within the College of Communication Arts & Sciences and providing educational programming, local news and community events through its PBS and NPR affiliate stations.

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Misconduct cases undercut MSU Police’s 'trauma-informed' efforts

Campus police sometimes struggled to properly respond to cases of Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct. One officer suggested a survivor was “making stuff up.” Another questioned a survivor’s credibility based on the way they recounted what had happened to them. Yet another violated widely-circulated protocols requiring employees to report suspected violations of RVSM to an investigatory body. And sometimes, DPPS employees themselves faced accusations of sexual misconduct.