One semester into Donald Trump's presidency, MSU has lost millions in federal funding to research. The cuts have left faculty and administrators grappling with what this means for the future of research in their fields.
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.
After a rumored threat went viral across campus earlier this year, some Michigan State students, faculty, staff and parents said the university left them in the dark for too long.
The Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety is seeking the community’s help in identifying a person of interest in connection with an assault investigation during commencements on May 4 at Breslin Center.
Cuts to federal funding for research and increasing health care costs have led Michigan State to the "difficult conclusion" that it must adjust its financial path, the university president announced Monday.
Vice President of Research and Innovation Doug Gage said there is no way for the university to make up for all of the funding that has been lost.
A years-old warning about harassment by “nationally known faculty members” is still shrouded in secrecy.
When a contract containing conflicts of interests comes before the trustees, they approve it every single time.
Michigan State University has dissolved the Neighborhood Student Success Collaborative after a year-long internal review found its functions had been absorbed by other student support offices across campus. The closure took effect April 17 and included layoff notices for NSSC staff.
Michigan State University’s College of Engineering unveiled a new undergraduate technology engineering program, serving as the college’s latest response to industry demand for practice-ready engineers.
This self-imposed probe could further complicate MSU’s escalating dispute with the former coach.
On April 21, Arifin pled guilty to only one of those counts — aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material — while the remaining five counts have been dismissed, court records show.
After two years, over $10 million and mixed results in key cases, experts are raising eyebrows at MSU’s pricey project.
MSU student Sean Egan passed away April 23, after a long battle with cancer. Loved ones and community members painted the Rock in his honor and reflected on the positive impacts Egan made during his life.
This trustee sits on both MSU’s board and that of a construction company getting a lucrative new contract.
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) terminated 10 grants and one fellowship at Michigan State University. The terminations reflect another agency's response to the Trump administration’s orders to restrict federal funding for research in higher education.
MSU president Kevin Guskiewicz expects Big Ten leaders to consider faculties’ call for a ‘mutual defense compact’ against the Trump administration.
Christina Brogdon's former employer reported in 2020 that her staff broke confidentiality measures and that her leadership style “led to disharmony and poor morale” in the university's HR department.
Four international students at Michigan State University whose visa statuses were terminated by the federal government had their SEVIS records restored Friday. How many students' visas are still revoked remains is unclear.
With the revote, housing and dining rates for undergraduates will officially increase by 2.9% for undergraduates.