FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY

5 times colleges enacted overbearing COVID-19 policies this year

While business as usual returned for many Americans following the COVID-19 pandemic, many colleges across America m…

By Hannah Gagnon
Dec 29, 2022

Space helmet-wearing professor agrees to gag order after $95k termination suit

Suspended Ferris State University Michigan professor Barry Mehler received $95,000 dollars in a settlement with the…

By Kate Anderson
Aug 4, 2022

UPDATE: University put helmet-clad professor on leave. He is now suing the school.

Barry Mehler is suing Ferris State for, allegedly, violating his first amendment rights following a viral video in …

By Alexa Schwerha and Lydia Campbell
Jan 31, 2022

'Stay the f*** away from me', Ferris State professor calls in-person students 'vectors of disease'

The professor can be seen on camera referring to students as "vectors of disease" while raging against COVID-19 pol…

By Samantha Zielinski '22
Jan 14, 2022