Michigan State University
Michigan universities pull together fall vaccine policies

By Anna Liz Nichols May. 08, 2021 11:34 AM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Three of Michigan's 15 public universities have announced COVID-19 vaccine mandates, while others are evaluating plans or implementing...

Program to explore how different cultures deal with grief

Mar. 19, 2021 09:56 AM EDT
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan State University’s Science Gallery Detroit and the MSU Broad Art Museum will host an international, virtual conference on grief and how...

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2021 file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her virtual State of the State address the state, in Lansing, Mich. Gov. Whitmer reported having a record $3.5 million in the bank for her 2022 reelection campaign Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, shattering what was raised by previous Michigan governors halfway through their terms. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP File)
Over 80% of Michigan schools offer some in-person classes

By David Eggert Feb. 23, 2021 09:16 AM EST

MSU vet students: We deserve rebates for online classes

Dec. 19, 2020 12:53 PM EST
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Veterinary students at Michigan State University are pleading for a tuition rebate after months of online instruction. ...

Michigan is an outlier in electing university boards

By Anna Liz Nichols Oct. 25, 2020 10:41 AM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — As Michigan voters look at their ballot in November they will have the unique option to elect three university governance boards. As the...

Michigan State to increase in-person classes in January

By Anna Liz Nichols Oct. 22, 2020 04:04 PM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University is planning to increase in-person classes and reopen dorms starting in January, but it will skip spring break. ...

FILE - This July 26, 2017, file photo shows Peter Secchia speaking to the media in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich. Secchia, a successful Michigan businessman and philanthropist who counted Republican presidents as friends, died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 at age 83. (Neil Blake/The Grand Rapids Press via AP, File)
Peter Secchia, businessman and philanthropist, dies at 83

Oct. 21, 2020 03:21 PM EDT

App launched in Michigan to alert people exposed to virus

By David Eggert Oct. 15, 2020 10:16 AM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state health department and Michigan State University on Thursday launched a voluntary smartphone app to notify people if they have...

Electronic music artists to close out Concert of Colors

Oct. 10, 2020 09:01 AM EDT
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan State University’s Science Gallery Detroit is helping present a performance at the annual Concert of Colors in Detroit. ...

Online classes the norm for rest of year, colleges say

Sep. 24, 2020 05:29 PM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Online classes at Michigan's three largest research universities will likely last for the entire academic year, keeping many students out...

MSU frats, sororities ordered to quarantine for 2 weeks

By David Eggert Sep. 14, 2020 04:48 PM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A county on Monday ordered a two-week quarantine for 23 fraternities and sororities and seven large rental houses near Michigan State...

Campus dairy store pausing operations as sales dip to virus

Sep. 12, 2020 11:20 AM EDT
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A sweet-treat fixture on Michigan State University’s East Lansing campus is pausing its operations with fewer students around due to...

MSU: 124 new cases of the coronavirus among students

Sep. 08, 2020 12:57 PM EDT
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — More than 120 students last week reported positive results for the coronavirus — a “wake-up call to our community,” Michigan State...

A face mask on the Sparty statue inside the the Michigan State University Student Union is seen on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. Students at Michigan universities are receiving emails from their schools welcoming them back for the fall, but a cloud of concern is hovering because of the coronavirus pandemic. To go online or to come in person has been the debate, but since Michigan State University announced Tuesday it will go online for the next semester, the debate is reaching a fever pitch. (AP Photo/Anna Nichols)
Pandemic university: Michigan students adjust to COVID-19

Anna Liz Nichols Aug. 22, 2020 01:58 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 18, 2020, file photo, people remove belongings on campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., amid the coronavirus pandemic. As more universities keep classes online this fall, it’s leading to conflict between students who say they deserve tuition discounts and college leaders who insist remote learning is worth the full cost. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
As more colleges stay online, students demand tuition cuts

By Collin Binkley Aug. 22, 2020 10:49 AM EDT

Michigan State says most classes will be online in the fall

By Anna Liz Nichols Aug. 18, 2020 06:23 PM EDT
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University is going online for the fall and is encouraging students to stay home, the school's president announced...

U-M: Hunker down, students; MSU urges at-home study

Aug. 03, 2020 10:31 PM EDT
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan is telling students to check their temperature twice a day and avoid social gatherings, work and public...

FILE - In a June 17, 2020, file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Michigan's Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. Whitmer was unreceptive Tuesday, July 28, 2020, to Republican-passed legislation that would require public schools to offer in-person instruction to students in kindergarten through fifth grade amid the coronavirus pandemic.(Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File)
Michigan orders tests on ag, migrant workers after outbreaks

By David Eggert Aug. 03, 2020 09:21 PM EDT

MSU football suspends workouts due to virus infections

Jul. 24, 2020 12:27 PM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan State University football team suspended workouts Friday, and its players will quarantine for 14 days after a second staff...

MSU will set aside a dorm for students who have virus

Jul. 22, 2020 10:57 AM EDT
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University said it will take a residence hall out of regular service and use it for students who test positive for...