EAST LANSING, Mich. — Two Michigan State University Board of Trustees members have had their credentials to Mackinac Island's annual policy conference revoked after refusing to sign the board's new Code of Ethics and Conduct.
Board members Mike Balow and Rema Vassar confirmed the credential revocations. Balow, Vassar and trustee Dennis Denno voted against the revised code of conduct when the board passed it earlier this month.
The code requires members to agree to follow rules that include a "duty of loyalty" and supporting the majority decision of the board even if they disagree.
Balow provided a statement on his decision not to sign.
"I cannot sign an agreement that was deliberately cobbled together to silence dissent, as indeed this does. This code did not pass through committee, did not get benchmarked against other institutions of higher learning, and did not pass appropriate legal scrutiny," Balow said.
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