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Emma Steury stands smiling with both thumbs up on a gravel path leading to a grand yellow and gray Baroque-style building in Germany. She is wearing light pants and a white top, with a patterned tote bag on her shoulder. The path is flanked by manicured gardens, and the sky is partly cloudy.

Study Abroad Offers Authentic Immersion in German Culture

August 14, 2025

Emma Steury, from Grand Haven, Michigan, is an MSU junior with a double major in English and German. She traveled to Germany this summer to participate in the German Language and Culture in Mayen study abroad program led by Liz Mittman and Patti Spinner, both Associate Professors in the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University. This…

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Mandela Washington Fellows Make Their Mark at MSU and Beyond

August 8, 2025

For the fourth year, Michigan State University was among 25 educational institutions across the country to provide a leadership institute for the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. This year, the university welcomed 23 Fellows from 19 African countries for a six-week program in civic engagement that ran from June 19-July 17, 2025.

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Gift Becomes a Source of Strength and Tribute to a Great Friend

August 5, 2025

A moment of generosity on Give Green Day became an anchor for Addyson Richard, a transfer student and Film Studies major in the College of Arts & Letters. It was the middle of the Spring 2025 Semester, and Addyson was busy with classes and paying for her education, but she felt that giving a little would help make a big…

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MSU Film Studies Faculty Member Appears on ‘Jeopardy!’

July 16, 2025

Peter Johnston, Interim Director and faculty member in the Film Studies program at Michigan State University, relied on his high school quiz bowl experience and arts and humanities background to secure a spot on the iconic game show “Jeopardy!” Johnston’s appearance as a contestant aired July 15. He played a strong game solidly taking second place. “It was so surreal…

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Kathleen Fitzpatrick Named a University Distinguished Professor

June 25, 2025

Kathleen Fitzpatrick, a nationally recognized scholar of digital humanities, Professor in the Department of English, and recently appointed Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies for the College of Arts & Letters, is now a University Distinguished Professor, which is among the highest honors bestowed upon faculty by Michigan State University. Fitzpatrick is among the 10 MSU faculty members named…

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Graduate Candidates Receive 2025-26 Dissertation Fellowship Awards

May 20, 2025

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…

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Ask the Expert: How Detroit and Its People Are Integral to the Rise of Techno Music

May 19, 2025

The story of techno music often focuses on a global narrative without acknowledging that it began in Detroit, Michigan — a place where Black people for decades have harnessed sound and music to reflect their experiences. During the 1970s and 1980s, techno was explored and celebrated by Black and queer communities across radio waves and in warehouse spaces around the…

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English Alum Distills Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy, and Spartan Spirit and Now the Spring 2025 Commencement Address

May 1, 2025

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…

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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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U.S. Premier of Italian Play Addressing Themes of Sexual Violence Coming to MSU, Other Universities

February 24, 2025

In the U.S. debut, acclaimed Italian playwright, actor, and director Giuliana Musso will explore the traumatic effects of silence when sexual abuse occurs at home through her play “Dentro (Inside): A True Story, If You Think So.” The play is a dramatized account of real-life conversations, Musso’s research on the topic, and her own attempt to bring awareness to the…