Russ White
I host and produce MSU Today for News/Talk 760 @wjrradio and @MichiganStateU's @NPR affiliate @WKAR News/Talk 102.3 FM and AM 870.
Appears in 376 Episodes
Racial Wage Gap larger in Great Lakes Region and largest in Michigan
In much of the United States, the earnings of African American workers have fallen relative to the earnings of white workers since the late 1970s and early 1980s, acco...
Meet the national security veteran who represents MSU in the US House
U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin serves the people of the 8th Congressional District of Michigan, a district that spans Ingham, Livingston, and North Oakland counties.
Spartans join governor’s task force to address racial disparities in healthcare
In April, Governor Whitmer signed an executive order creating the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities.
LBGTRC “celebrates, affirms, and empowers” MSU LGBTQA+ community
“The LBGTRC is a home away from home for a lot of queer and trans students across campus,” says Jesse Beal, director of MSU’s Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and Transgender R...
MSU and Ford collaborate to help veterans help honeybees - 05.20.2019
Episode originally aired on May 20, 2019. Heroes to Hives had no location to carry out the project in southeast Michigan, where the majority of the veterans are locate...
Michigan State University and Henry Ford Health System Announce Plans for Primary Affiliation
Enhanced Collaboration Aims to Eradicate Disparities in Health Care Access Through Shared Education, Research and Clinical Goals
President Stanley guiding MSU through uncharted territory with empathy
Michigan State University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D. joins MSU Today and begins by sharing his feelings on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the wake of t...
Spartan field hockey alumna on front lines battling Covid-19
Spartans Athletic Director Bill Beekman welcomes MSU Head Field Hockey Coach Helen Knull and alumna Abby Barker to MSU Today.
Wharton Center looks to a thriving post-pandemic future
Spartans Athletic Director Bill Beekman welcomes Mike Brand to MSU Today. Brand is Executive Director of Wharton Center for the Performing Arts.
Rhonda Walker shares her blessings to empower Detroit girls
In 2003, Rhonda Walker founded the Rhonda Walker Foundation
MSU CAPS Summer Care Kit supports well-being in uncertain times
Mark Patishnock is the director of MSU's Counseling and Psychiatric Services.
Show compassion, balance mental and physical health, advise MSU health professionals
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. And here to help us all be more aware, are three scholars from Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine.
Forgotten Harvest rescues food for Detroit’s hungry
Kirk Mayes is the CEO of Forgotten Harvest in Detroit. He's a 1999 graduate of the College of Communication Arts and Sciences. Forgotten Harvest is a nonprofit organiz...
Petoskey distillery making hand sanitizer for first responders
Michael Kazanowski is a 2012 MSU graduate and co-founder of High Five Spirits and Gypsy Vodka. Not only can he give you a recipe for a killer quarantini, but his compa...
Mónica Ramírez-Montagut appointed director of Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum
Michigan State University has announced the appointment of Mónica Ramírez-Montagut as director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum (MSU Broad). Ramírez-Montagut cur...
WKAR Announces Lansing Educator As PBS Digital Innovator All-Star for 2020
LaDonna Mask is the principal at Kendon Elementary in the Lansing School District and is one of 19 educators from across the country selected for the PBS Digital Innov...
Staying vigilant is key to fighting COVID-19 says optimistic MSU health sciences leader
Norman J. Beauchamp Jr. M.D. is Michigan State University's Executive Vice President for Health Sciences and he's supporting MSU's community response to the COVID-19 p...
Longtime WKAR journalist Scott Pohl retires. “I’ve always tried to be fair and right”
Legendary WKAR reporter, producer, host, anchor, and journalist Scott Pohl has retired after an award-winning 35-year career at MSU’s WKAR Public Media.
Leading researcher, advocate for women in science named MSU provost, Northwestern University dean named MSU provost
Michigan State University president, Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., has named Dr. Teresa K. Woodruff as the university's next Provost and Executive Vice President for Ac...
AD Beekman lauds “creativity, entrepreneurship, innovation, resilience” of Spartan Athletics team
Spartans Athletic Director Bill Beekman provides an update on all things MSU Athletics on MSU Today.
Strategic Planning Process Preparing for MSU’s Future
Building on the momentum of Michigan State University's successes to chart a course toward a brighter future requires collective thought and action. For that reason, M...
Campus, community, curriculum, and culture guide sustainability at MSU
MSU Today is marking Earth Day 2020 with a round table conversation among MSU environmental leaders, who have devoted much of their lives to the environmental, social,...
MSU makes available graduating health care students to aid in Covid-19 response
As Michigan works swiftly to expand its healthcare workforce to combat the exponentially rising number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in the state, Michigan Stat...
MSU scholars examine coronavirus impact on politics, economy, K-12 education, digital divide
State of the State is the monthly roundup of policy and research for the State of Michigan from the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research at Michigan State U...
AD Beekman works to keep all in Spartan Athletics healthy, eyes “relentless” return this fall
“It’s been strange, and we’re living in a virtual environment,” says Spartans athletic director Bill Beekman. “We’re trying to be responsible and staying holed up. We’...
IPPSR State of the State podcast focuses on Coronavirus impact on politics and the economy
The novel Coronavirus pandemic that’s scarred the country with death and disease has sparked economic recession, says Michigan State University Charles Ballard in the ...
MSU Community Unites to Fight Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19
MSU's executive vice president for health sciences Norman J. Beauchamp Jr. is leading MSU’s response to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Combining the best of in-person and online instruction is the likely future of education
Christine Greenhow is a professor of education and technology in MSU's world renowned College of Education. Her research focuses on teaching and learning in social med...
2020 Census to count every person living in the United States
The 2020 Census counts every person living in the United States and five U.S. territories. The count is mandated by the Constitution and conducted by the U.S. Census B...
The Michigan economy, roads, and improving schools
The Michigan State University State of the State podcasters crisscross the state's issues in this edition. Their travel through the issues leads from the state's upcom...
