Ashley Romo came to Michigan State University with dreams of becoming an actor. But shortly after arriving on campus, the Detroit native discovered that her passion for theatre extended far beyond performing on stage. Now a senior in MSU's College of Arts & Letters, Romo is a first-generation college student and the daughter of Mexican immigrants who is pursuing a…
An exhibition at Michigan State University’s Union Art Gallery featuring the work of MSU alum Kristen Duckworth invites visitors to explore the intersection of nature, the human body, and imagination through artwork that transforms familiar landscapes and biological forms into otherworldly environments. The exhibition, “Tracing the Earth,” on display through Saturday, Dec. 12, brings together Duckworth’s interdisciplinary artistic practice, integrating…
Michigan State University's Beaumont Tower became a canvas for light, animation, and music as the annual Halloween carillon concert returned with a collection of haunting melodies and large-scale animated projections. The performance drew more than 700 attendees and brought together the creative talents of students, alumni, faculty, and staff from across the university, including contributors from MSU's College of Arts and Letters.
Dan Trego Daniel Trego is an Educational Media Design Specialist in the College of Arts and Letters at Michigan State University, where he works with faculty to design effective media for teaching and learning. His areas of expertise include video and audio production and web design, while his background in Applied Linguistics, curriculum design, and Spanish instruction continues to shape…
The MSU Foglio Speaker Series on Spirituality is hosting three virtual talks this November exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping spirituality, religious practices, and questions of ethics, authority, and social justice. Across three consecutive Mondays, leading scholars of religion, technology, ethics, and culture will consider some of the most pressing questions emerging alongside AI.
Samira Fathi, Assistant Professor in Michigan State University’s Department of Art, Art History, and Design, is co-leading a multisite research collaboration examining how the architecture of the home shaped the everyday lives of women and men in the early modern world.The project, “Home and the World: The Lives of Early Modern Women,” is a comparative study of early modern domestic…
Michigan State University’s Beaumont Tower will transform into a canvas of light, animation, and music as the Halloween carillon concert returns for the second consecutive year with a new collection of haunting melodies and large-scale animated projections. The event, “The Ringing 3: Music for All Hallows Eve,” will take place Thursday, Oct. 29, at 8 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
The trailer for National Geographic’s upcoming series, “Monsters: The Truth Behind the Myths,” teases some of the most enduring archetypes of horror: the beast, the bloodsucker, the animated corpse. While these bogeymen are undoubtedly nightmare fuel, they are also enduringly fascinating. The question the trailer seems to suggest is, “why?” MSU’s Kinitra Brooks, a scholar of Black horror, unpacks this and other contradictions as one of the featured experts in the new series.
Two brothers are dead. One is honored as a hero while the other is condemned as a traitor and denied a proper burial. Their sister Antigone defies the king’s orders, setting in motion a tragic confrontation over loyalty, justice, and moral responsibility. The Michigan State University Department of Theatre brings Sophocles’ “Antigone,” written more than 2,400 years ago and adapted…
Two Michigan State University students gained firsthand insight into the fashion industry while building their personal brands, exploring career opportunities, and connecting with industry professionals during CLASS: The NYC Experience, a three-day program held in New York City. Casey Klau and Nadia Bednar, both Apparel and Textile Design majors in MSU's Department of Art, Art History, and Design within the…