Thomas Stubblefield has been recommended to serve as the next Dean of the College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State University, effective July 1, 2025. Pending approval by the MSU Board of Trustees, he will succeed Yen-Hwei Lin, who assumed the role of Interim Dean in June 2024 following the departure of former Dean Christopher P. Long.
Four College of Arts & Letters Ph.D. candidates have been awarded 2025-26 Graduate Dissertation Fellowships by the Center for Gender in Global Context at Michigan State University for their research projects that will include a significant focus on women, gender, or sexuality.These Women’s & Gender Studies Dissertation Fellowships are made possible through the generous funding provided by MSU’s Graduate School.Two…
Michigan State University’s Department of Theatre is preparing for the 2025 Summer Circle Theatre (SCT) season, which runs June 5-22 and will feature three productions along with pre- and post-show performances, including lively cabarets and improv. This is the 63rd year Summer Circle Theatre is offering free outdoor performances for the public to enjoy. The 2024 Summer Circle Theatre performance…
A group of Experience Architecture (XA) students who organized the first-ever MSU Designathon received the Emerging Student Organization Award at the 24th Annual Student Leadership Excellence Awards Reception, sponsored by the MSU Office of Spartan Experiences in the Division of Student Affairs. The Emerging Student Organization Award is presented yearly to a newly formed student organization for outstanding efforts and…
In a collaboration between arts and sciences at Michigan State University, the Department of Theatre presented six immersive outdoor theatrical performances of “The Grown-Ups,” set around a campfire at the Corey Marsh Ecological Research Center, a 350-acre property located in Laingsburg, Michigan, that is managed by MSU’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
The first cohort of M.A. in Nonprofit Leadership, Global Cultures, and Social Enterprise students graduated this month from Michigan State University. Launched in Fall 2023, the M.A. in Nonprofit Leadership, Global Cultures, and Social Enterprise is a result of several years of discussions among faculty in the Department of Religious Studies who recognized the growing need to provide graduate students with…
When Chad Munger graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. in English, he had no idea what he wanted to do with his degree or career. But his willingness to take risks and to seek out and seize opportunities has propelled him to success as an entrepreneur and to becoming a transformative philanthropist. It also has led him to…
With an undergraduate education filled with four languages, two study abroad programs, community work through the Citizen Scholars program, and so many more impactful experiences, including founding the Portuguese Club, it's fair to say Tyler Lindquist has made the most of his time at Michigan State University.
Lexi Lake, who is graduating with a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Humanities, will deliver the 2025 College of Arts & Letters' undergraduate commencement speech. (Photo by Trystan Guerrero) Long before she applied to be the College of Arts & Letters' 2025 commencement speaker, Lexi Lake had begun writing her speech. "I want to shout from the rooftops how glad I am…
Nine MSU students whose primary majors are in the College of Art & Letters received first-place awards for their research and creative scholarship presented at Michigan State University’s 27th Annual University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF). The 2025 UURAF, held both in person at the Breslin Student Events Center and online on April 11, consisted of more than 900…