News – College of Arts & Letters

English Professor Honored for Equity, Social Justice, and Community Engagement Work

August 30, 2024

Assistant Professor Leonora Souza Paula is being recognized for her gender equity and social justice work as the 2024 recipient of the Inspiration Award for Community Engagement. This award, which is sponsored by the Center for Gender in Global Context (GenCen), recognizes individuals who have made exceptional global contributions to gender equity and have demonstrated inclusive action and leadership in advancing social justice.

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MSU Researcher Awarded $650K NSF Grant to Expand Educational Opportunities through Linguistics Project

August 29, 2024

Michigan State University Researcher and Assistant Professor of Linguistics Betsy Sneller was awarded $646,385 from the U.S. National Science Foundation, or NSF, to expand educational opportunities for students as part of the MI Diaries linguistics research project. Sneller and Associate Professor of Linguistics Suzanne Evans Wagner launched MI COVID Diaries in April 2020 to answer questions about how language changes…

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MSU Department of Theatre Looks Forward to 2024-2025 Season

August 28, 2024

The 2024-2025 season for Michigan State University’s Department of Theatre will offer stories that confront uncomfortable truths and that challenge the status quo with this year's theme “Insiders & Outsiders.” The season will highlight the department's commitment to presenting diverse stories, from thought-provoking dramas to an absurd comedy.

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Internship Offers Experience in Diplomacy in Nation’s Capital and at United Nations

August 23, 2024

As an international student from the United Arab Emirates, Kaltham Altaher spent her last semester as a Michigan State University undergraduate not in East Lansing but rather at the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Embassy in Washington, D.C., where she did research for the embassy as a Political Affairs Intern. She even served as emcee for a conference that drew members…

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Ph.D. Student Recognized at International Colloquium for Her Research

August 15, 2024

As a recipient of the $25,000 Jeanne Marandon Fellowship, Hannah Olsen, a Ph.D. student in French and Francophone Studies in the Department of Romance and Classical Studies at Michigan State University, conducted research in France that she presented at the 2024 20th and 21st Century French & Francophone Studies International Colloquium and received second place in the Prix de Recherche. A…

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Garth Sabo Appointed Director of the Center for Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities

July 26, 2024

Garth Sabo, Assistant Professor of Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities (IAH), was appointed Director of the Center for Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities (CISAH), effective July 1, 2024. The mission of CISAH is to empower students to more deeply reflecton, understand,inquireabout, andtransformthe world around them, and to invite all students into lifelong engagement with the arts and humanities.

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From Government to Google to Microsoft: MSU Alum Shares Her Spartan Success Story

July 23, 2024

Since graduating from Michigan State University in 2006 with a B.A. in Spanish, Lauyren Haight has earned a Juris Doctor degree and has led federal and global corporate investigations at the U.S. Department of Justice, the FBI, and Google. Much of her work has focused on civil rights and sexual harassment investigations. Currently, she works for Microsoft in Washington, D.C., as a Corporate Counsel and Employee Relations Investigator.

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MSU Graduate Creates Gardens to Preserve and Protect Indigenous Culture

July 22, 2024

Recent Michigan State University College of Arts & Letters graduate Mikayla Thompson, who is a descendant of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, is educating others about Indigenous farming practices and culture through the gardens she helped create and now leads at MSU’s W.J. Beal Botanical Garden and the Nokomis Cultural Heritage Center in Okemos, Michigan.

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Professor Follows in Father’s Footsteps by Receiving William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award

July 15, 2024

In recognition of his scholarly excellence, instruction, and extensive outreach, Mohammad Hassan Khalil, Professor of Religious Studies, Adjunct Professor of Law, and Director of the Muslim Studies Program at Michigan State University, recently was awarded the William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award. And remarkably, he is the second person in his family to receive this prestigious honor. “My father was…

Kelly Salchow MacArthur, a two-time Olympic rower and graphic design professor at Michigan State University, rowing in her boat on a body of water with green trees in the background.

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Ask the Expert: How Do the Olympics Connect People, Athletics, and Art?

July 11, 2024

The modern Olympics continue to highlight athletic excellence and a spirit of teamwork even after more than 125 years since their inception in Athens, Greece. Now, every two years, the Olympics — with either the Summer Games or Winter Games — connect people and cultures in peaceful competition. Roughly 10,500 athletes from around the world will compete at the 2024…