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Empowering excellence

From MSU's beginnings to today

Members of the MSU community — representing leaders, students, faculty, staff and graduates — describe the vision animating the university from its beginnings to the current day.

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Latest news

Student unites community through song

Fourth-year media and information student Joseph Roy pens song inspired by #SpartanStrong.

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Spartans win design hack in Las Vegas

MSU team takes top spot in competition at the 2023 Siemens Realize Live conference.

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Automotive manufacturers and supply chain

Amy Broglin-Peterson, a faculty member in the Department of Supply Chain Management, explains challenges in the industry.

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MSU in the news

The New York Times

Tiny bundles of hope: Critically endangered turtles hatch in Myanmar: The discovery is “exquisitely thrilling,” said Fredric Janzen, a biology professor at MSU who specializes in softshell turtles but isn’t involved in this project.

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Lansing State Journal

Michigan State University Interim President: MSU believes in community: ... MSU and the Lansing region’s shared purpose, place and partnerships equal more than the sum of our parts and catalyze a vibrant community for all our citizens.

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Washington Post

Look out. AI ghosts are coming.: “I’m all about the technology in general but am skeptical about its uses in this deeply emotional and human domain,” says Rabindra Ratan, a professor at MSU.

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Campus initiatives

Strategic Plan: MSU 2030

MSU used an inclusive and comprehensive strategic planning process to create a shared vision for the future and a common set of principles and values to guide our work.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plan

To recognize the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion as a foundation for university, MSU is using a comprehensive DEI planning process focusing on those values and working in collaboration with the overall strategic planning process.

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Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct Plan

The RVSM Strategic Plan stems from work by leading researchers and experts in the field to develop a plan for survivor services, prevention efforts, and climate and culture change initiatives.

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