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Ferris State planning residence hall attached to football stadium
Read full article: Ferris State planning residence hall attached to football stadiumFerris State University students will soon be able to watch football games from the comfort of their dorm rooms as the school plans an innovative living center attached to the Bulldog’s Top Taggart Field.
Ferris State University to test out a pet-friendly residence hall on campus
Read full article: Ferris State University to test out a pet-friendly residence hall on campusFerris State University is piloting a pet-friendly residence hall floor where students are allowed to bring their dogs, cats, and other pets to live with them.
Michigan professor who made vulgar video quits, settles for $95K
Read full article: Michigan professor who made vulgar video quits, settles for $95KA Michigan professor who was suspended in January for making a profanity-filled video to welcome students settled his legal dispute with a university by agreeing to accept $95,000.
Michigan university defends decision to suspend professor after rant to students
Read full article: Michigan university defends decision to suspend professor after rant to studentsA Michigan university has defended its decision to suspend a professor over a profanity-filled video, saying the unusual welcome message for his history students isn’t protected by the First Amendment.
Professor suspended over video sues Michigan university
Read full article: Professor suspended over video sues Michigan universityA Michigan professor asked a judge Wednesday to immediately reinstate him, two weeks after he was suspended for making a sarcastic video for students that included profanity and criticism of Ferris State University’s COVID-19 policies.
Suspended Ferris State professor threatens to sue if he’s not reinstated
Read full article: Suspended Ferris State professor threatens to sue if he’s not reinstatedA Michigan professor who was suspended after making a provocative video for his students is threatening to file a lawsuit if Ferris State University doesn’t lift the sanction.
How Michigan colleges, universities are preparing for students to return to campus amid COVID pandemic
Read full article: How Michigan colleges, universities are preparing for students to return to campus amid COVID pandemicColleges and universities across Michigan have different requirements for students as they head back to campus this fall.
Ferris State University professor placed on leave after racist remarks
Read full article: Ferris State University professor placed on leave after racist remarksBIG RAPIDS, Mich. – A science professor at a Michigan university has been placed on administrative leave and is being investigated after denying the severity of the coronavirus and using racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic slurs on Twitter. David Eisler, president of Ferris State University, said Monday in a statement that Thomas Brennan was placed on leave Thursday for his “offensive" remarks. According to the newspaper's screenshots, Brennan tweeted anti-Semitic language and racist and homophobic slurs. Following the newspaper's report, Brennan said in a statement that he is not racist, anti-Sematic or a science denier. John Smith, a university spokesman, declined to say whether Brennan was placed on administrative leave in response to the professor’s tweets, his comments about COVID-19, or both.
Ann Arbor’s Operation Face Shield surpasses 50K donations
Read full article: Ann Arbor’s Operation Face Shield surpasses 50K donationsANN ARBOR – At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in Michigan in March, local residents launched Operation Face Shield in response to the shortage of personal protective equipment. Operation Face Shield organizer Kevin Leeser said the group just surpassed 50,000 donations -- about enough to fill the stands in the old Tigers stadium. Operation Face Shield teamed up with medical relief Global Links to send the PPE to Nicaragua and Honduras. Ricardo mass-produced thousands of films, and combined with the invention of an injection mold at Ferris State University which could churn out six frames a minute, Operation Face Shield went from small at-home effort to large-scale operation. Leeser said that Operation Face Shield currently has 2,000 shields ready to donate.
Man arrested for making online threats toward Michigan university, hospitals
Read full article: Man arrested for making online threats toward Michigan university, hospitalsTomohiro Ohsumi/Getty ImagesREED CITY, Mich. - A 33-year-old Michigan man has been arrested after he allegedly posted videos in which he expressed "potential threatening feelings" toward Ferris State University, area hospitals and others. In a news release, the Michigan State Police announced that the Reed City man was arrested at his home Sunday night on felony counts of posting terroristic threats and other charges. The man whose name is not being released until he's arraigned is being he's being held in the Osceola County Jail on $1 million bond. The release says that because of the quick response by the state police, Ferris State University's Department of Public Safety and the Reed City Police Department, none of the organizations and individuals allegedly threatened were ever in danger. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.