Michigan State’s econ dept likely voted against tenure

EXCLUSIVE: I obtained Lisa Cook’s 85-page Tenure Packet via FOIA. Download link below.

It’s heavily redacted, but here are the big takeaways:

1) Michigan State’s econ dept likely voted against tenure — but were overruled by the Dean. This means she was not even good enough… pic.twitter.com/m9vlRSvLIY

— Chris Brunet (@chrisbrunet) September 1, 2025