Arts & Letters and RCAH Students Earn Awards at Diversity Research Showcase

Students from the College of Arts & Letters and the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH) earned top honors at the 9th Annual Diversity Research Showcase hosted by MSU’s Honors College. Thirteen students from the two colleges presented their research, with two RCAH students receiving first place in the poster presentation category and a College of Arts &…

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MSU Students Bring Religious Traditions to Life Through Immersive Digital Projects

Students in a Religious Studies 101 class at Michigan State University are seeing their coursework reach a public audience. Projects created in the class taught by Nareman Amin, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, are currently available for display in the 360 Room of the MSU Libraries Digital Scholarship Lab. The immersive presentations draw on materials from the MSU Libraries' Special…

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No Cookie-Cutter Performers: How MSU Shaped the Creative Careers of Two Theatre Alums

When MSU Department of Theatre alums Sarah Goeke and Travis Staton-Marrero revisited campus, they brought more than memories, returning with hard-earned experience shaped by their time at Michigan State University and a desire to share it with the next generation of theatre professionals. Now both living in New York City, that experience is reflected in the careers they have built.…

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Beyond the Classroom: Students Explore the World’s Oldest Design System During XA Day of Professionalization

Michigan State University’s Experience Architecture (XA) program took learning beyond the classroom during its 2025 XA Day of Professionalization, which brought students together with industry professionals for hands-on, experiential learning. “These days are not about telling students what a career looks like. They’re about giving students the space to explore how their values, curiosity, and creativity can shape the kind…

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Toronto International Film Festival: Highlight of Academic Career for Film Studies Major

Rachel Helzerman is a Film Studies major from Ypsilanti, Michigan, who 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. She shares her experience with this program and why it is the highlight of her academic career.

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Student View: Learning, Growing, and Leading at the MSU Museum

Rachel Lewis is a CoLaborator at the MSU Museum and a fourth-year student majoring in Art History and Visual Culture in the College of Arts & Letters and Journalism with a concentration in Photo Journalism in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences. The CoLaborator program empowers graduate and undergraduate students to shape the MSU Museum’s exhibitions and facilitate visitor engagement.

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

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. She also was one of 86 graduating seniors who received the Board of Trustees Award, recognizing their exceptional academic performance.

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

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

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.

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