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Professor Receives César E. Chávez and Dolores Huerta Community Leadership Award

March 18, 2025

Alejandra Márquez Guajardo, Assistant Professor of Spanish in the Department of Romance and Classical Studies at Michigan State University, has been selected to receive the 2025 Plantando Semillas Award, also known as the MSU Faculty of the Year Award, recognizing her dedication and commitment to Latinx students and the Latinx community. Presented each year by MSU’s Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion,…

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MSU Theatre Presents Historical Drama About Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII

March 17, 2025

Michigan State University’s Department of Theatre presents “Decision Height,” a historical drama written by Meredith Dayna Levy about a woman who leaves home to serve her country during World War II as a Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP). This period piece, with performances scheduled for April 1-5, 2025, at the Studio 60 Theatre in the MSU Auditorium Building, follows a…

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Applied Linguistics Scholars Among Top 2-Percent of Scientists Worldwide

March 14, 2025

Four professors from the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University are among the top 2% of scientists in the world, according to Stanford University’s latest World’s Top 2% Scientists list, which identifies scholars who are top-cited in their respective fields.

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Ryan Claytor’s 20-Year Legacy as a Comics Education Trailblazer

March 11, 2025

Ryan Claytor is a trailblazer in comics education whose passion for teaching and talent as an award-winning comics artist and creator is fueled by his love of the expressive medium. Since joining Michigan State University’s Department of Art, Art History, and Design in 2008, Claytor has built a thriving academic and creative comics community at the university, having launched the first comics studio course in MSU’s history and later establishing the interdisciplinary Comic Art and Graphic Novels minor.

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Studio Art Major Gains Experience as a Ceramics Intern

March 10, 2025

Ashley Romps is a senior Studio Art major at Michigan State University who worked as a Ceramics Intern for Cherry Hill Potter’s Guild in Canton, Michigan, where she developed her own pottery skills while helping to maintain the studio. Romps shared about this experience in a Q&A that originally was published by the Excel Network.

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Ph.D. Student Receives Prestigious Future Leaders Scholarship

March 7, 2025

Nicole Koyuki Golden, Ph.D. student in Writing and Rhetoric and Graduate Assistant Director of The Writing Center at Michigan State University, was awarded the International Writing Centers Association (IWCA) Future Leaders Scholarship in recognition of her significant contributions to the writing center community and her potential as a leader in the field of writing studies.

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Internships Offer Experience in TV, Film, and Video Production Fields

March 5, 2025

Lauren Marquette, a senior who is majoring in English with minors in Business and Screenwriting at Michigan State University, balanced two internships – one in-person and one remote – over a period of seven months last year. She worked in person as a Video Production and Project Management Intern for Michigan Creative in Lansing, Michigan, and remotely as a TV and Film Writer for Trill Mag, which is based in New York City.

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Philanthropy Helps Support Student’s Financial and Academic Needs

March 3, 2025

MJ Monteiro’s passion for art became an extraordinary pursuit at Michigan State University where, with Spartan support, they have received funding as an Art History and Visual Culture major and have worked multiple student jobs supported by alumni.

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College of Arts & Letters Students and Staff Recognized with ADDY Awards for Outstanding Work

February 28, 2025

Ten students in Michigan State University’s Graphic Design program took home a total of five Gold, four Silver, and four Bronze American Advertising (ADDY) Awards at this year's American Advertising Federation (AAF) Lansing Chapter ceremony. In the professional competition, MSU's College of Arts & Letters Marketing and Communications Office received two Silver and two Bronze ADDY Awards. "Being recognized in…

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Students Receive VIP Behind-the-Scenes Access to New York Fashion Week

February 27, 2025

Two Michigan State University seniors who are majoring in Apparel and Textile Design (ATD) received a behind-the-scenes look at the fashion industry during the February 2025 New York Fashion Week (NYFW). This experience included entry into select runway shows as well as panel discussions and networking opportunities with industry leaders.