Andrea Louie and her cousins grew up knowing that their grandmother was named U.S. Mother of the Year in 1952. But she never thought about what that term meant, except for a national award.
The Michigan State Board of Trustees is moving to censure trustees Mike Balow and Rema Vassar following their refusal to comply with the board’s revised code of ethics and conduct.
The Michigan State Board of Trustees is moving to censure trustees Mike Balow, R-Plymouth, and Rema Vassar, D-Detroit, following their refusal to comply with the board’s revised code of ethics and conduct.
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In December 2025, Louie, a Michigan State University professor and chair of the university’s department of anthropology, published "Chinese American Mothering: Toy Len Goon’s Legacy and the Myth of Model Minority" – a story chronicling her own grandmother's life.
The Michigan State University Board moved to censure trustees Rema Vassar and Mike Balow after not complying with the revised code of ethics and conduct.
At its June 12 meeting held in Benton Harbor, the Michigan State University Board of Trustees voted to raise tuition for the 2026-27 academic year by 3.99%. The board also finalized the fiscal budget for 2027.
Michigan State University athletic director J Batt has reportedly been named a frontrunner for the same position at the University of Kentucky, just over a year after assuming the position at MSU.
Board Chair Brianna Scott said during the MSU Board of Trustees’ June 12 meeting that the announcement of MSU’s next leader will be in the “coming future,” with the help of consulting firm Isaacson Miller.
Friday’s Michigan State University Board of Trustees meeting saw the appointment of a new dean for the College of Engineering and the establishment of a renewable natural gas facility.
Michigan State University’s athletics fundraising entity Spartan Ventures is still on track to launch July 1 despite the departure of President Kevin Guskiewicz.
Following a special meeting held on June 10, the East Lansing Human Rights Commission plans to request that a committee be formed to review the “sweeping structural changes” to the HRC ordinance proposed by the East Lansing City Council last month.
The Michigan State University Board moved to censure Trustees Rema Vassar and Mike Balow after not complying to the revised code of ethics and conduct.
The MSU Board of Trustees said an announcement of MSU's leadership should be arriving in "coming future".
Trustee Rema Vassar sent a 23 page pre-litigation demand to MSU officials hours after the board's special meeting on May 17, claiming discrimination by the university and fellow trustees who have repeatedly violated MSU board policy to attack her because she is a Black woman.
At its June 12 meeting held in Benton Harbor, the Michigan State University Board of Trustees voted to raise tuition for the 2026-27 academic year by 3.99%.
Friday’s Michigan State University Board of Trustees meeting saw the appointment of a new Engineering Dean and the establishment of a renewable natural gas facility.
In a special meeting held on June 10, the East Lansing Human Rights Commission plans to request that a committee be formed to review the “sweeping structural changes” to the HRC ordinance proposed by the East Lansing City Council last month.
Trustee Rema Vassar sent a 23 page pre-litigation demand to MSU officials hours after the board's special meeting on May 17, claiming discrimination by the university and fellow trustees who have repeatedly violated MSU board policy to attack her because she is a Black woman.
