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Graduating Senior on Career Path that Combines Both Food Science and French Degrees

April 15, 2025

Jaden Loy, who is graduating from Michigan State University in Spring 2025 with a B.S. in Food Science and a B.A. in French, will begin the next chapter of his educational journey in Europe, following a path that fuses both his undergraduate degrees. Loy was selected as one of only five students nationwide for the Lactalis Master's Program in Food Engineering at the L’École Supérieure des Agricultures (ESA) in Angers, France.

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Spring 2025 College Graduates Receive Board of Trustees Awards for Perfect 4.0 GPAs

April 11, 2025

Twelve College of Arts & Letters students who are graduating in Spring 2025 have earned Board of Trustees Awards for having maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average during their undergraduate education. These students are among the 271 graduating from MSU in Spring 2025 with a 4.0 GPA, the highest scholastic average one can attain at the end of their…

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MFA Theatre Design Student Wins Inaugural National Sound Design Contest

April 8, 2025

Brandon McDuff sat absorbing the sting of rejection from being turned down for a job he had high hopes for when his phone rang with the news that he had won a national competition for theatre sound design. In an instant, his disappointment turned to elation.

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MSU Undergraduate Art Exhibit at (SCENE) Metrospace Through April 24

April 7, 2025

The 2025 Undergraduate Exhibition presented by the Department of Art, Art History, and Design (AAHD) at Michigan State University features the work on 41 students created in AAHD courses during the past year. This juried exhibition runs through Thursday, April 24, at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles Street, East Lansing, Michigan. Gallery hours are noon-5 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. An exhibition reception is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 11.

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MSU Theatre Presents ‘Inching Towards Yeolha,’ the Final Production of 2024-25 Season

April 4, 2025

“Inching Towards Yeolha,” the final production of the 2024-25 season of the Michigan State University Department of Theatre, offers a thought-provoking look at how one individual’s seemingly small rebellion can unveil the complexities of an entire community's way of life. It is a symbolic exploration of freedom, identity, and the cost of challenging deeply rooted customs. This dark, absurd comedy will be presented April 11-19 at the Pasant Theatre in the Wharton Center for Performing Arts.

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Laura Cloud to Deliver 2025 Legacy Lecture on April 18

April 2, 2025

Laura Cloud, Emerita Associate Professor of Sculpture, will deliver the College of Arts & Letters’ 2025 Legacy Lecture on Friday, April 18, at 6 p.m. in the Lincoln Room of the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. The Legacy Lecture is free and open to the public, but you must RSVP by Friday, April 11, to attend by submitting an online form.

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University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF) Set for April 11

April 1, 2025

Michigan State University’s 27th annual University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF) will take place Friday, April 11, both in person at MSU’s Breslin Student Events Center and online hosted on Symposium by ForagerOne. This hybrid event will feature research projects and creativity from hundreds of undergraduate students at MSU, including many students from the College of Arts & Letters.

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Alum Receives National Award for Her Language Education Advocacy and Leadership

March 27, 2025

Since becoming the first graduate of Michigan State University’s Second Language Studies (SLS) Ph.D. program in 2009, Amy S. Thompson has built an extraordinary career as a researcher, educator, and leader in applied linguistics. Most recently, she was honored with the Association of Language Departments Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession presented by the Modern Language Association (MLA). The…

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Internship Gives Student Experience in Sports Photography

March 24, 2025

Last summer, Sloane Barlow, an English major, worked as a Photography Intern at Jimmy John’s Field in Utica, Michigan. She shared her experience with this internship in a Q&A that originally was published by the Excel Network.

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Professor Receives National Award for Second Language Teaching and Learning Textbook

March 21, 2025

Shawn Loewen, Professor in the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University, received a 2025 PROSE Award from the Association of American Publishers (AAP) for his co-authored textbook, A Practical Guide to Second Language Teaching and Learning. The 2025 PROSE Awards recognize the very best professional and scholarly works published in 2024 in the United States in five areas of excellence.