Friday’s policy tweak — which passed with a 5-3 vote — seems to represent a closing chapter in the saga of the policy, which started amid broader division on the board in fall 2023.
Trustees Dennis Denno, Rema Vassar and Mike Balow broke with the board, voting against a proposed increase in room and board rates for the upcoming academic year.
President Kevin Guskiewicz said that while those funds won't replace federal funding — and "could not fully do so" — it demonstrates the institution's "deep commitment" to its research mission.
The protesters — most of whom were students — were issued a 30-day misdemeanor trespassing citation, according to the chief of police.
Two grants supporting stewardship efforts and accessibility improvements at the Michigan State University Museum were terminated within the last 24 hours, the museum director said.
The push-back represents further discord between MSU and the Trump administration.
Recently, Eat at State announced operational changes for Thrive at Owen and The Vista at Shaw, located inside Shaw Hall in the River Trail Neighborhood, that will be put into effect during the Fall 2025 semester. As part of these changes, Thrive will be closed on weekends and The Vista at Shaw will open on weekends.
Her lawyer has unsuccessfully fought to have the charges dropped, and a new Michigan Supreme Court decision appears to have further thrown a wrench into the defense's plans. The defense lawyer says, however, that "nothing has changed."
At least some international students at MSU have had their visas revoked by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a university spokesperson confirmed Monday.
A minor with a pocketknife was arrested at the Law Library Wednesday evening after police responded to reports of suspicious activity.
An MSU college is providing donor funding for student organizations' projects that support diversity, equity and inclusion — although it's being careful to stay in compliance with federal anti-discrimination laws.
Plans to proceed with a "transformational" development in South Neighborhood, including retail shops, restaurants, a hotel and a 6,000-seat Olympic sports venue will be voted on at the Board of Trustees' upcoming meeting.
Last year, Michigan State University’s undergraduate student body voted to popularly elect its president. This year, the undergraduate student government is trying to overturn that decision.
The rally brought in thousands of protesters and featured more than 25 speakers, including Michigan Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Edevbie, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist and former U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow.
At MSU’s Broad College of Business, taking the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) 102 course was a requirement to apply to the college. Throughout the years, the course garnered a negative reputation among business students for being extremely difficult. However, starting in the Fall 2025 application cycle, CSE 102 will no longer be required to apply to Broad.
The video showing the burning of the Islamic holy text was reported to MSU’s Office of Civil Rights, according to a university spokesperson, though they declined to say whether it was investigated.
New emails further contextualize some of the allegations MSU is currently investigating.
Michigan State University is encouraging the community to be aware of some areas on campus that are flooded after this week’s storms and heavy rainfall.
Michigan State University Police and Public Safety responded to a call of what was believed to be an individual who fallen into the Red Cedar River Thursday night.
On March 26, MSU College of Law Dean Michael Sant’Ambrogio joined 79 other law school deans in signing a letter condemning the sanctions that the Trump administration has imposed against a number of law firms and their lawyers.