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MSU Trustees Appoint Ex.-Gov. Engler As Interim President
John Engler will lead the university as it faces criticism and legal attacks over its handling of sexual abuse complaints.
LANSING, MI – Former Michigan Gov. John Engler has been appointed interim president at Michigan State University. The eight members of the board of trustees unanimously voted in favor of his appointment.
Engler, a Republican, served as governor from 1990 to 2002. He is also a Michigan State graduate.
Last week, Michigan State President Lou Anna Simon resigned in the wake of the sexual abuse scandal involving Larry Nassar, who served as a sports medicine doctor for the university as well as USA Gymnastics.
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More than 150 girls and women gave victim impact statements during a sentencing hearing for Nassar. He was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for molesting girls and young women during routine exams.
The university is facing criticism, as well as multiple lawsuits, from the victims of Nassar's abuse who say complaints against him were ignored and not taken seriously. The women contend that he could have been stopped sooner.
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