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The Black Student Union at Wayne State held a pack-in protest Tuesday in the Student Center, demanding a larger meeting space. The organization, which serves as a hub for Black students on campus, says its current room is too small to accommodate its growing membership.BSU President Jordan Vinette said the protest is a way to visually demonstrate the issue.“This is effectively a picture of the inability to provide for Black students on campus,” Vinette said. “We wanted to show the campus that th...

Eight individuals, including four current students, three alumni and one parent, filed a federal lawsuit against Wayne State University and several of its officials claiming the school violated their constitutional rights during a peaceful protest against the war in Gaza last May.

Former president Kimberly Andrews Espy, Ph.D., became the university’s first female president in August 2023, last Wednesday she announced she will resign for personal reasons. Her time in office featured record enrollment and expanded student aid, but also protests, lawsuits, and disputes with faculty and the Board of Governors.“Serving this institution has been an honor, and I am deeply proud of what we have accomplished together,” Espy said. “With the remarkable students who inspired me every...

Wayne State alum Mary Sheffield made history Tuesday night by becoming the first woman elected to be mayor of Detroit. Her victory marks a milestone for the city and a moment of inspiration for residents, and young women and girls across Detroit.

Wayne State University announced Taunya A. Phillips as the new assistant vice president for technology commercialization in the Division of Research & Innovation.

The Wayne State Board of Governors met virtually Wednesday to ratify tuition increases and the Fiscal Year 2025 budget, present the investment process, host an hour and a half of public comment and approve $21 million in campus maintenance and modernizations.BOG meetings typically feature public comments at the beginning, but Wednesday’s meeting was moved online for the first time since April 30, 2021, with a schedule change that put public comment after all BOG decisions were already made. “Mee...