As a finalist for the university president’s job, Roger Thompson described Missouri State as a rocket on the launchpad. “I’d like to come join your community and light the fuse on that and see where it can go,” he said Thursday. In his 14th year as vice president for student services and enrollment management at […]
EAST LANSING — The legal bills for an investigation into whether bullying is an issue among the eight people elected by the state’s voters to run Michigan State University have exceeded half a million dollars, and are rising. Three law firms are involved in the inquiry that began last fall into whether board Chairperson Rema […]
EAST LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – As a week of tributes and remembrances end on the campus of Michigan State University, a place of refuge will be opening its doors to those needing an extra head one year after the deadly campus shootings. “Even though we don’t have all of our furniture and staff, we want […]
EAST LANSING — Students, faculty, local leaders and community members gathered Tuesday on Michigan State University’s campus to pay respects and remember the lives lost a year before in a mass shooting. There were no classes but plenty of hugs, support and memorials. Bouquets were laid at the base of the Rock, a perpetually repainted […]
Alexandria Verner. Arielle Anderson. Brian Fraser. They all died in the same horrific tragedy ― the Feb. 13, 2023, mass shooting at Michigan State University. But they share much more than that. They were selfless. They were leaders. They were helpers. And, a year after their deaths, their communities continue to honor and admire their […]
EAST LANSING — Police Chief Chris Rozman walks through Michigan State’s Berkey Hall almost daily, making a point to talk to students he encounters. Firefighter Tom Roush doesn’t like to talk about what happened the night of Feb. 13, 2023, at Berkey, built in 1945 and home of the College of Social Science. Student Alexis […]
Montana State University will receive a $10 million grant to serve as an environmental justice resource center for six states and 28 Tribal nations, according to a news release from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). MSU was among 17 institutions to receive the funding, and EPA leaders say the grant is meant to bolster rural […]
A special meeting of Missouri State’s Board of Governors has been called for Wednesday to select finalists in the search for the university’s next president. The virtual meeting is set for 3 p.m. Wednesday but much of it will be closed to the public, which is permitted by the Sunshine Law because it deals with […]
Daytime and overnight construction will close lanes on U.S. Highways 46 and 9W; State Routes 20 and 10; and Interstate 80 this week. Montclair State University will hold its winter commencement at the Prudential Center on Monday. Then, Disney on Ice begins a five-day run at the venue on Thursday. Getting into and out of […]
LANSING — Even though it has struggled at times with violent crime, Greater Lansing found itself on another level in 2023, when a mass shooting and a child-kidnapping-turned-murder made headlines far and wide. Anthony McRae’s violent rampage at Michigan State University in February brought home the horrible reality of mass campus shootings. Three students died. […]
On one hand, Bethany Russell didn’t have to have a bachelor’s degree. A mother of two, she has a fulfilling life and great job experience in two fields. But Bethany, 26, wanted this degree. And she wasn’t going to wait any longer. The wait was over Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, when Russell, a marketing major, […]