MSU Film Studies Faculty Member Appears on ‘Jeopardy!’

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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Theatre Alum Comes Full Circle with ‘We Foxes’ Performance in New York City

For Isa Rodriguez, stepping onto the stage at the Baruch Performing Arts Center in New York City to perform in “We Foxes” was more than just another role. It was the realization of a dream sparked years earlier by watching a rehearsal of that same play at Michigan State University where it was presented as part of the imáGen collaboration,…

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College of Arts & Letters Faculty and Recent Graduates Awarded Fulbright Awards

Three faculty members and two recent graduates of the College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State University were offered Fulbright awards for the 2025-26 academic year and will reside and work in different countries because of the opportunities made available to them through these awards. Another recent College of Arts & Letters graduate was selected as an alternate and…

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MSU Faculty Member Publishes Book on Creating Theatre With Neurodiverse Audiences in Mind

For nearly a decade, Dionne O'Dell has led the Sense-Ability Ensemble at Michigan State University, which develops multisensory theatrical works for audiences often excluded from traditional performance spaces. Dionne O'Dell O’Dell is an Academic Specialist in MSU’s Department of Theatre who specializes in teaching children’s theatre and writing and directing plays for youth and community, and Routledge has now published…

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MSU Student Receives Boren Scholarship to Study in Kazakhstan 

Michigan State University undergraduate student Eleanor Pugh has earned a Boren Scholarship to study abroad in Kazakhstan. The Boren Awards program funds the intensive study of language and culture abroad for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students. Scholars have the option to either apply for a Regional Flagship Language Initiative or select/design their own study program.

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Kathleen Fitzpatrick Named a University Distinguished Professor

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 Voice: How MSU Shaped Sandra Seaton’s Path to the Stage and National Recognition

Sandra Seaton is an award-winning playwright and librettist whose acclaimed works have premiered at major venues including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and LA Opera. She is best known for “From the Diary of Sally Hemings,” set to music by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer William Bolcom and her recent Pulitzer-nominated “Dreamland: Tulsa 1921,” a “ploratorio” created with composer Marques L.A. Garrett.…

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Workshop Offers a Deeper Understanding of Community-Engaged Scholarship

Jonathan Choti, Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures (LiLaC) at Michigan State University, successfully completed a five-day summer intensive workshop on community-engaged scholarship hosted by MSU’s Office of University Outreach and Engagement. This training, which took place June 2-6, 2025, at MSU’s Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, attracted 41 participants, including faculty, academic staff, graduate students,…

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Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College and College of Arts & Letters at MSU Launch Community Microgrant Program

A new community-centered initiative, the Diasporic Collage Community Microgrant Program, has been launched through a partnership between the Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO) at Hunter College, New York, New York, and the College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State University. This microgrant program was open to all community organizations, inviting them to propose the creation of locally rooted programs that…

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