MSU Board of Trustees

The Michigan State University Board of Trustees has chosen its new leader. Trustee Rema Vassar won the election to chair the MSU board 5-to-3 over colleague Renee Knake Jefferson.

The Michigan State University Board of Trustees is set to select a new chair and vice chair at its first meeting of the year.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has appointed a top-level banking executive to fill a vacancy on the Michigan State University Board of Trustees.

Advocates pushing Michigan State University to reinstate its swim and dive program are criticizing the Board of Trustees. They say trustees are providing conflicting messages on why the program remains in limbo.

The Michigan State University Board of Trustees announced that the school's swim and dive program will not be reinstated in the near future. The board also heard calls for transparency from the school's business school community and received criticism over holding a ceremony in honor of controversial former President Lou Anna Simon.

Over the weekend, a group of Michigan State University student environmental activists were told to take down protest signs and escorted out of a basketball game. It’s the second time they’ve been removed from a campus athletic event this year.

Former Michigan State University Provost Teresa Woodruff is settling into her new role as the school’s interim president. She stepped into the position following the resignation earlier this fall of President Samuel Stanley Jr.

Michigan State University Trustee Pat O’Keefe is resigning. His resignation follows clashes with administrators and fellow board members over the school’s handling of Title IX issues.

Voters elected two Democratic candidates to the Michigan State University Board of Trustees. Their victory follows a period of tension on campus and the trustees will have challenges ahead of them, including picking MSU’s new permanent president.

Two Democrats, Dennis Denno and Renee Knake Jefferson, have won the race for the two seats available on the Michigan State University Board of Trustees.