President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday evening that bans citizens from 12 countries from entering the U.S. and imposes heightened restrictions on seven others. The move is the Trump administration’s latest effort to tighten immigration rules, placing MSU international students and scholars in uncertain territory.
The Office for International Students and Scholars at Michigan State University sent out an email earlier this week warning international students not to travel outside of the U.S. The decision follows reports that the U.S. Department of State has temporarily suspended visa interviews for international students intending to study in the United States.
Brenda Tracy is suing Trustees Rema Vassar and Dennis Denno along with Michigan State's Board of Trustees over their failure to protect her following her reporting of Mel Tucker for sexual harassment in 2023.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has decided not to remove Trustees Rema Vassar and Dennis Denno after the Board of Trustees voted to refer Vassar and Denno to the governor for consideration of their removal from the board in March 2024, according to letters from the Office of the Governor.
Okemos High School was placed on “preventative lockdown” following reports of a possible threat on the premises. After a search, there was no indication of weapons or violence according to Chief Rick Grillo of Meridian Township Police.
MSU hosted the yearly Odyssey of the Mind World Finals over the weekend, bringing challenges for the over 9,000 attendees.
The NCAA has sent Michigan State University its notice of allegations following the university’s self-reporting of recruiting violations during former football head coach Mel Tucker’s tenure, per the association’s Division I Infractions dashboard.
MSU has a transparency issue, but the problem goes far beyond a secretive Board of Trustees, our columnist writes.
Michigan State University has reached a settlement with the creator of a quiz series that featured a question about Adolf Hitler on Spartan Stadium’s scoreboard, an incident that sparked public backlash and led to a lawsuit against the university.
The Sutton Foster Awards honor exceptional high school musical theatre performances across the state of Michigan, with 73 schools represented through 150 nominees.
Thousands of students in all age groups from schools around the world are expected to be on campus next week for the 2025 Odyssey of the Mind World Finals.
The 35 cases don’t necessarily point to any one systemic issue, but they do contextualize internal conflict within the department and police’s occasionally tense relationship with the MSU community.
Michigan State University launched a comprehensive institutional assessment aimed at transforming its approach to relationship violence and sexual misconduct, university leaders and survivor advocates announced Thursday, May 8.
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.
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.
