MSU's student government (ASMSU) is working this fall to grapple with potential multimillion dollar cuts to the Michigan higher education budget and to revise MSU's Academic Freedom Report, which outlines students' rights.

ASMSU has been meeting with MSU administrators to urge them to both include students in decisions about how to implement the cuts and to avoid cutting what they see as critical academic programs.  The student government Director of University Budgets Nick Quigley will analyze proposed cuts to the university budget, and his findings will guide ASMSU's advocacy.  

ASMSU is also continuing work on updating and improving the Academic Freedom Report, which is the central document of MSU students' rights. The report has been unchanged since it was first created in the late 1960s.  “[The AFR] is probably one of the most important, fundamental documents for students here at Michigan State,” said ASMSU Chairperson Kristy Currier. “It’s really important to make it a document students can connect with and understand their rights.”

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