Mencius, (Latin), Chinese (Pinyin) Mengzi or (Wade-Giles) Meng-tzu, original name (Wade-Giles) Meng Kâo (born c. 371, ancient state of Zou, Chinaâdied c. 289 bce, China), early Chinese philosopher whose development of orthodox Confucianism earned him the title âsecond sage.â Chief among his basic tenets was an emphasis on the obligation of rulers to ...
Simon had spent her entire career â from the mid-1970s on â at the University. Board chairman Brian Breslin praised her. President Simon has served with distinction as MSU's President for 13 years and has been a constant presence at the university for more than 40 years. She literally has devoted her entire professional life to this institution, and more than anyone else has helped make MSU a national and international leader in higher education.
In the end, the public pressure was too much, as victims, students, alumni, politicians, the state House of Representative and nearly every media organization in the state called for her to no longer be MSU's leader. Simon was named president in January 2005, the final stop in her long journey at MSU, which began in the 1970s. After getting her master's in student personnel and counseling from Indiana State University, she came to MSU, where she got her doctorate in higher education.