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Driven to Succeed: Graphic Design Student Graduates Early with Perfect 4.0 GPA

December 11, 2025

Lexi Sesock, a Graphic Design major, will graduate this semester with a 4.0 GPA, completing her degree a semester early while balancing a rigorous academic schedule, creative exploration, and professional experiences across the College of Arts & Letters and Michigan State University. Graduating with a 4.0 was a goal Sesock set for herself when she started at MSU, and one she worked towards with intention.

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English / Film Studies / News / Programs / Student / Student / Study Abroad

Film Studies Student Attends Toronto International Film Festival Program for Third Time

December 9, 2025

Jonathan Urbin is a Film Studies major at Michigan State University who plans to graduate in Spring 2026. He attended the 50th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September 2025 as part of the education abroad program offered by the Film Studies Program at Michigan State University. He wrote about his experience with this program in the following article originally published…

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French / News / Student / Student / Study Abroad

MSU Student Spends a Semester Abroad in France Studying Politics and Philosophy

December 4, 2025

Isabelle Radakovich, a fourth-year undergraduate student at Michigan State University who is triple majoring in International Relations, Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy, and French, is spending the first half of her senior year at Sciences Po Lille (formally L’Institut d’Études Politiques de Lille) in Lille, France, through a semester exchange program.

Three side-by-side portrait photographs. The left portrait shows a young woman with shoulder-length dark hair, round glasses, drop earrings, and a red top, standing outdoors. The center portrait shows an adult man with short light brown hair, rectangular glasses, and a light pink collared shirt, indoors with a blurred background. The right portrait shows a young man with curly hair wearing a suit jacket, white shirt, and red tie, smiling against a neutral studio backdrop

News / Scholarship / Student / WRAC / XA

Hart-Davidson Memorial Scholarship Supports First-Generation Students in the Arts and Humanities

December 1, 2025

The College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State University invites donors, alums, and community members to support the Hart-Davidson Memorial Endowed Scholarship, created to expand opportunities for first-generation students in the arts and humanities and to honor the life and legacy of Bill Hart-Davidson, former Professor in MSU’s Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures (WRAC) and Associate Dean of Research and…

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News / Student / Student / Theatre

MSU Theatre Launches Food Pantry to Support Student Wellness

November 21, 2025

The Michigan State University Department of Theatre celebrated the opening of its new food pantry on Nov. 20 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The Friends of Theatre Food Pantry will support Theatre students whose demanding schedules often limit their access to consistent meals, providing them with a private and reliable source of food during busy academic and production periods.

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Student / Student / Study Abroad

Disability Doesn’t Stop Interdisciplinary Humanities Major from Navigating a Foreign Country

November 14, 2025

Elizabeth Sell is a senior Interdisciplinary Humanities major in the College of Arts & Letters who studied abroad in France over the summer with the French Language, Literature, and Culture in Tours program that has been offered by the Department of Romance and Classical Studies at Michigan State University, in partnership with the Institut de Touraine, for 38 years.

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Alumni / Event / Faculty / Faculty / International Impact / Lansing-East Lansing Impact / Michigan Impact / News / Programs / Research / Scholarship / Student / Student / U.S. Impact

Celebrating 20 Years: Second Language Studies Program Honors Its Past and Looks to the Future

November 11, 2025

While Michigan State University’s Second Language Studies (SLS) Ph.D. program may have started by being in the right place at the right time, the efforts made by its administrators, faculty, alumni, and students have propelled the program into an international powerhouse. During the 20th anniversary celebration held Oct. 17-19, 2025, students, faculty, and alums of the program shared their experiences,…

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion / Event / News / Student / Student / WRAC / XA

Words that Ignite and Unite: Student Research Explores How Language Builds Community and Advocates for Change

November 6, 2025

Alex Guo, a third-year undergraduate student in the College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State University, is researching the power of language to build community and advocate for change. With dual majors in Humanities-Prelaw and Experience Architecture and minors in Business and Leadership in Integrated Learning, Guo represented the College of Arts & Letters at this semester’s Ignite Talks…

AAHD / Arts MSU / Exhibition / International Impact / News / Student / Student

Cross-Border Art Project Between MSU and Canadian Students on Display at (SCENE) Metrospace

November 4, 2025

Michigan State University’s Department of Art, Art History, and Design presents “Faces and Traces: A Cross-Border Portrait Project” exhibition, showcasing the collaboration between students from MSU and Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD U). The exhibition runs Nov. 7-Dec. 7 at (SCENE) Metrospace, with an opening reception planned for Nov. 7 from 6 to 8 p.m.

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Arts MSU / Event / Faculty / Faculty / Lansing-East Lansing Impact / News / Performance / Student / Student / Theatre

Beaumont Tower Comes Alive with Animated Projections Created by MSU Students

November 3, 2025

Michigan State University’s Beaumont Tower came alive with light, sound, and animation during this year’s Halloween carillon concert, “The Ringing 2: Shadows Rise.” The event showcased artwork and animations created by students in the Department of Theatre’s Compositing and Special Effects for Stage and Screen (THR 337) class, taught by Alison Dobbins, Professor of Integrated Performance Media Design.