
Sarah Atwood
Education Reporter at Lansing State Journal
Education reporter at @LSJnews covering K-12 and Higher Ed. Michigan State University Alumna. Contact me at [email protected]
Articles
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3 weeks ago |
lansingstatejournal.com | Sarah Atwood
MSU's Office for International Students and Scholars Director Krista McCallum Beatty said the guidance followed the U.S. Department of State's decision to temporarily pause visa interviews. Scheduled visa appointments should still proceed as planned, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an internal cable obtained by Reuters. Michigan State has more than 4,000 international students, including more than 1,000 from China.
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3 weeks ago |
lansingstatejournal.com | Sarah Atwood
The lawsuit was filed June 3 in the U.S. District Court of Grand Rapids by Brenda Tracy's East Lansing-based attorney, Karen Truszkowski. The lawsuit accuses Michigan State University trustees of leaking Brenda Tracy's name while the university was still investigating her claims against Mel Tucker. A report from an investigation paid for by the university found no evidence any MSU official or employee leaked her name.
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3 weeks ago |
lansingstatejournal.com | Sarah Atwood
In a letter dated May 30, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's Deputy Legal Counsel Amy Lishinski wrote to MSU Board Chair Kelly Tebay that the request from March 2024 was denied. An investigation, conducted by the law firm Miller & Chevalier, found that Trustees Rema Vassar, D-Detroit, and Dennis Denno, D-East Lansing violated the university's code of conduct.
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1 month ago |
lansingstatejournal.com | Ken Palmer |Sarah Atwood
Two arrests were made following a weapons incident at Everett High School in Lansing. A 17-year-old boy was found with a handgun inside the school and taken into custody. LANSING — Two people were arrested on weapons-related charges, including a teenager who was found with a gun inside Everett High School, after officers responded to a fight call at the building on May 27, police said.
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1 month ago |
lansingstatejournal.com | Sarah Atwood
An unloaded, disassembled gun was found at Dwight Rich School of the Arts on May 22. Teachers expressed concern over the Lansing School District's handling of the incident, citing lack of communication. It remains unclear when the gun was discovered and what protocols were followed.
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