2022-2023 Romance and Classical Studies Departmental Awards Presented

The Department of Romance and Classical Studies (RCS) honored its 2022-2023 Departmental Awards recipients during its annual awards ceremony on April 21 in Wells Hall. Several awards and scholarships were presented recognizing students for their outstanding academic achievements this past year. The RCS Department would like to congratulate this year’s award winners for their many accomplishments as students within the…

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Class Project Raises Awareness of Women Who Fought to Return Art Stolen by the Nazis

A Digital Humanities Seminar class at Michigan State University has partnered with the Monuments Men and Women Foundation (MMWF) to raise awareness of the women who bravely fought to rescue and return art and other cultural treasures stolen by the Nazis during World War II. This semester-long collaboration resulted in the class, taught by Kristen Mapes, Assistant Director of Digital…

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Creativity in the Time of COVID-19 Exhibit Displays Work from All Seven Continents

An equity-based art exhibition featuring more than 200 pieces of work from all around the world, exploring the use of creativity to cope with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, is opening this week at various Lansing, Michigan, locations and was three years in the making by a team led by Nancy DeJoy, Associate Professor in Michigan State University’s Department of Writing,…

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Student Designers Showcase Creations Before Sold-Out Fashion Show Crowd

The creative designs of 26 Michigan State University students, including 20 Apparel and Textile Design students from the College of Arts & Letters, were featured before a sold-out theatre of more than 500 attendees at the 2023 VIM Magazine Fashion Show. “For students who want to pursue this full-time, this show is a valuable resource to gain professional experience, photos…

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MSU Albertine Cinémathèque French Film Festival Set for Select Dates April 3-13

The MSU Albertine Cinémathèque French Film Festival, which will bring six contemporary and classic French films to Michigan State University’s campus, will be held on select dates from April 3 to 13. All films are open to the public and will be shown free of charge in Wells Hall B-117. This year’s theme is AMOUR/LOVE with each film exploring a…

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Italian Program Hosts International Conference and Translation Workshop

The Italian Program in the Department of Romance and Classical Studies at Michigan State University is hosting an international conference on the “History and Geography of the Jewish Population in Italy and the Establishment of the Casa Editrice Giuntina in Florence” as well as a translation workshop from Italian to English. Both events will be in English, are free and…

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MSU Theatre Presents Pulitzer-Winning Play About Race, Economy, and Humanity

Michigan State University’s Department of Theatre presents Lynn Nottage’s 2017 Pulitzer-Prize winning play “Sweat” March 22-26 in Studio 60 of the Auditorium Building.   Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, “Sweat” tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor. But when layoffs and picket lines begin…

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Apparel and Textile Design Student Wins Trip to New York Fashion Week

Inspired by the cherry blossoms on Michigan State University’s campus in spring, MSU senior Kate Blaszkiewicz created an elaborate one-of-a-kind gown made out of paper, which earned her a trip to New York Fashion Week. The trip was made possible through University of New York Fashion Week (UofNYFW), a unique academic enrichment program offered by Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), MSU’s…

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MSU Albertine Cinémathèque French Film Festival to be Rescheduled for April

In the wake of last week’s tragic shooting at Michigan State University and due to this week’s inclement weather, the MSU Albertine Cinémathèque French Film Festival is being rescheduled for April. The new dates and times have yet to be determined. The College of Arts & Letters will announce the updated schedule once it is decided.

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Registration Now Open for 8th Annual Global Digital Humanities Symposium

For the first time ever, the Global Digital Humanities Symposium at Michigan State University will be held as a combination of virtual and in-person events. The 2023 symposium will take place as a synchronous virtual event March 13-15 and as an in-person event on March 17 at the MSU Main Library. "We are thrilled to have the symposium continue the…

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