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Hugh Jackman picks a side. What he said about Wolverine Nation • Nov. 7, 2026, 8:13 PM ET (Lansing State Journal)
MSU rockets past Toledo in blowout win • Nov. 5, 2026, 11:59 PM ET (The Detroit News)
MSU fraternity suspended after video showing alleged drug use • Nov. 2, 2026, 4:40 PM ET (CBS)
Spartan Bus Tour stops at University of Michigan to discuss collaboration • Oct. 29, 2026, 1:49 AM ET (The Detroit News)
Meet the donors financing MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz's raise • Oct. 26, 2026, 7:14 PM ET (The Detroit News)

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Also Known As Agricultural College of the State of Michigan
Date 1855 - present
Areas Of Involvement Land-grant universities • public education
Notable Alumni Magic Johnson • Gretchen Whitmer • Nnedi Okorafor • Verghese Kurien • Jim Harrison • Charles Bachman • Debbie Stabenow • Jim Wallis • Carolyn Forché • Richard Ford • Gary Peters • Thomas McGuane • William Chandler Bagley • Milt Jackson • A.D. Hershey • Theda Skocpol
Related People Magic Johnson • Nick Saban

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