College Welcomes 41 New Faculty and Staff Members

This year the College of Arts & Letters welcomes 41 new faculty and staff members. These faculty and staff members were recognized during the College of Arts & Letters’ 2024 Faculty and Staff Welcome Reception on Sept. 30 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center.

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Work by Students and Staff Recognized with ADDY Awards

At this year’s American Advertising (ADDY) Awards celebration for the American Advertising Federation (AAF) Lansing chapter, students in MSU’s Graphic Design program took home two Gold, three Silver, and two Bronze ADDY Awards. In the professional competition, MSU’s College of Arts & Letters Marketing Office received a Mosaic Award as well as one Gold, two Silver, and two Bronze ADDY Awards. 

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College Honors 2023 Support Staff Award Winners

The College of Arts & Letters celebrated its 2023 Support Staff Award winners at the Faculty and Staff Welcome Reception on Sept. 18 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center.The six support staff members who received awards were individually recognized for their exceptional dedication, service, and leadership.The 2023 Support Staff Award winners are: Melissa Staub, Jo-Ann Vanden Bergh Award Penny…

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Staff Voice: Supporting LGBTQIA2S+ Belonging

Pat Arnold is an Academic Specialist in the Center for Gender in Global Context (GenCen) and the Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) program at Michigan State University. In this role, they serve as the academic advisor for all undergraduate and graduate students in GenCen programs and also coordinate student internships, assist in curriculum development, and teach WGS courses. Arnold wrote…

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Graphic Design Students and College Marketing Staff Earn Multiple ADDY Awards

Some of the top American Advertising (ADDY) Awards presented this year by the American Advertising Federation (AAF) Lansing went to Michigan State University students majoring in Graphic Design in the Department of Art, Art History, and Design. In total, MSU’s Graphic Design students took home 24 ADDY Awards including two Judge’s Choice, one Mosaic, seven Gold, six Silver, and eight…

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Staff Awarded For Excellence and Leadership

This past Fall 2022, the College of Arts & Letters recognized 13 outstanding staff members for their service and exceptional work. Recognition took place at a college appreciation event and awards ceremony on Sept. 9, 2022. Staff awarded for excellence and leadership in Fall 2022. The highlight of this event was the presentation group and individual awards. These included: Years of Service…

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Faculty Voice: Envisioning Wellness and Justice for All

Dr. LeConté Dill is a scholar, educator, creative writer, and artist guided by Black Feminist ways of being and knowing. With a commitment toward transdisciplinary, community-accountable scholarship, her work focuses on the safety, resilience, and wellness strategies of urban Black girls and other youth of color. Dill’s scholarship is critically informed by years of working in partnership with youth and community…

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New Faculty and Staff Welcomed to the College

This year, the College of Arts & Letters welcomes 24 new full-time faculty and staff members. These faculty and staff members were recognized during the 2022 Faculty Welcome Reception, which was held Sept. 29. Please join us in welcoming these full-time faculty and staff to the College: Hanan Aly Hanan Aly, Assistant Professor in the Department of Rhetoric, Writing, and…

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Writing Professor Wins Prestigious Academic Award

Marohang Yakthung Limbu, Associate Professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures at Michigan State University, won the prestigious Bishnudatta-Saraswati Academic Award in Nepal for his book Delinking, Relinking, and Linking Writing and Rhetorics: Inventions and Interventions of the Sirijanga Syllabary.  This award, established in 2017, encourages and honors individuals, groups, or organizations who play an important role in publishing works…

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