Category: XA - College of Arts & Letters

Artist Stacey Robinson and Professor Julian Chambliss sit onstage in conversation at the MSU Museum's Speculative Futures event. Behind them, a projected slide displays Robinson's "Black Kirby" artwork featuring a comic-style illustration. A packed audience watches from tables in the foreground.

Student View: An Evening of Afrofuturism at the MSU Museum

March 4, 2026

Aditi Gonuguntala is a fourth-year undergraduate student at Michigan State University majoring in Experience Architecture with a minor in Graphic Design. She also is a Communications Intern in the Office for Inclusive Excellence and Impact and University Communications and Marketing. In this Student View, she writes about the Speculative Futures: Afrofuturism and the Art of Stacey Robinson event hosted by the MSU Museum.

A young woman stands outdoors at a busy plaza, smiling slightly at the camera, with colorful red-and-blue Expo 2025 signage and a large cartoon-style mascot sculpture behind her as visitors walk through the space.

Internship / News / Student / Student / Study Abroad / Study Abroad / WRAC / XA

Scholarship Opens the Door to Global Internship for MSU Student

March 2, 2026

For Jasmine Chow, a junior at Michigan State University double majoring in Psychology and Experience Architecture, a scholarship didn’t just help cover expenses — it made an international, career-shaping experience possible. A recipient of the Jacob C. Tiedt Scholarship for Internships Abroad, Chow used the award to help fund a Summer 2025 internship in Osaka, Japan, where she worked for a small company specializing in skin care and natural wellness products made from yuzu.

The bronze Spartan statue on Michigan State University’s campus is shown in the foreground, backlit by the sun, with trees, blue sky, and campus buildings visible in the background.

AAHD / Art, Art History, and Design / Digital Humanities / Event / Faculty / Faculty / Lansing-East Lansing Impact / Michigan Impact / News / Philosophy / Research / Student / Student / XA

From AI to Urban Trees: College of Arts & Letters Faculty and Students Lead Ethics Week Events Inviting MSU Community into Critical Dialogue

February 16, 2026

This week, Feb. 16-20, 2026, Michigan State University celebrates Ethics Week, a week-long series of events designed to engage students, faculty, staff, and the community in meaningful discussions about ethics and to encourage campus-wide engagement with contemporary moral challenges. Organized by the Ethics Institute, Ethics Week is dedicated to exploring the key roles ethics plays in our professional and personal…

Alex Guo presents on stage at Ignite Talks MSU. Behind her, a large projected word cloud highlights terms related to gender, identity, and community.

Student / WRAC / XA

College of Arts & Letters Student Named to Statewide Collegiate Student Advisory Task Force

January 28, 2026

Alex Guo, a third-year undergraduate student in the College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State University, is among 23 students chosen from nearly 100 applicants from across the state to serve on the Collegiate Student Advisory Task Force, which will develop and implement recommendations to improve voter education and engagement among young people on college and university campuses in Michigan.…

A group of students stands in a wide circle on a grassy area outdoors, listening to an instructor beneath a large tree in a Beal Gardens.

Student / Student / WRAC / XA

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

January 20, 2026

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…

Man, dressed all in black with short black curly hair and glasses, holding and speaking into a microphone on a stage with a dark background.

Internship / News / Student / Student / WRAC / XA

Experience Architecture Major Gains Experience as a User Experience Design Intern

December 15, 2025

Andrew Nguyen, a senior Experience Architecture major from Clawson, Michigan, worked as a User Experience (UX) Design Intern for United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) this past summer. He shared his experience with this internship in a Q&A.

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Faculty / Faculty / Faculty Stories / Grant / News / Research / Scholarship / WRAC / XA

Experience Architecture Professor’s Research Supported by Yale University Fellowship

December 8, 2025

As a Beinecke Library Fellow, Sara Doan, Assistant Professor of Experience Architecture at Michigan State University, spent two weeks immersed in the archives of Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, uncovering materials to inform her forthcoming book, Visualizing Pandemics: A History of Data in Action, that focuses on public health communication and the history of persuasion during disease…

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…

An Asian woman with black short hair and an all-black sleeveless dress with a v-neck, holding a silver microphone and wearing a black watch. She is on a stage with a banner display behind her that says "Ignite Talks" in white letters on a red background.

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…

Excel Network / Excel Network Communities / News / Student / Student / WRAC / XA

Experience Architecture Major Interns for Safety Science Organization with a Global Reach

October 28, 2025

TreShai Hubbard, a senior Experience Architecture (XA) major at Michigan State University who is from Battle Creek, Michigan, gained experience the past two summers interning remotely for UL Research Institutes, OREE (Office of Research Experience and Education), based in Evanston, Illinois.