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Alumnus Helps Drive Change Through the Performing Arts

October 18, 2018

Theatre alumnus Vincent Paul is a driving force for the city of Detroit and within the performing arts community. As President and Artistic Director of Detroit’s acclaimed Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Paul’s vision, leadership, and entrepreneurial spirit inspired the community to fund the Hall’s complete restoration. This included establishing the famous Jazz Café, recently renamed Aretha’s Jazz Café…

Toolbox Dialogue Initiative Awarded Prize for Excellence and NSF Grant

October 16, 2018

Michigan State University’s Toolbox Dialogue Initiative (TDI), led by Michael O’Rourke, Interim Director of the MSU Center for Interdisciplinarity (C4I), and Stephanie Vasko, Managing Director of C4I, has been named the winner of the 2018 APA/PDC Prize for Excellence and Innovation in Philosophy Programs. It also recently learned it will receive a $71,900 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to hold…

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Student Group Honored with National Award

October 16, 2018

For the second year in a row, Michigan State University will receive the NCTE Student Affiliate Excellence Award in recognition of meeting high standards of performance. MSU’s student group for the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) is one of three student affiliates from across the nation to be honored with this award. "I think the group was successful because they…

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Citizen Scholars Program Enhances Student’s College Experience

October 11, 2018

Meet Triniti Watson, a junior Interdisciplinary Humanities major with a focus on Philosophy, Professional Writing, and Cultural Anthropology. Watson is also an active participant in the Citizen Scholars program, the North Neighborhood Black Caucus, the University’s Academic Orientation Program, and the LGBT Resource Center.

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Teaching and Research Guided by Student Interests

October 11, 2018

John Grey, Academic Specialist in the Department of Philosophy, is using his research and teaching experience to develop dynamic and engaging courses in logic, metaphysics and the history of philosophy. Grey first discovered his passion for teaching as a doctoral student at Boston University. “I knew that I really wanted to keep studying philosophy,” he said. “What I found in graduate school…

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Alumna Reflects on Successful Acting Career

October 4, 2018

Michigan State University alumna Betsy Baker has had a successful acting career that has spanned four decades. She graduated from MSU in 1977 with a major in Theatre Education and a minor in Classical Voice and Music. Baker is known for her role as Linda in Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead and has appeared in many other films, shorts, TV series and…

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Forgotten Culture Focus of WOCI Artist-In-Residence

October 3, 2018

Using her art to shine a spotlight on Indigenous voices, traditions, and ecology, Nanibah Chacón is bringing her message and talent to Michigan State University as the Fall 2018 Womxn of Color Initiative (WOCI) Artist-in-Residence. A painter, muralist, and art educator from New Mexico, Chacón creates public murals and artworks that engage community and the local landscape. Her work, which captures Indigenous…

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Citizen Scholar Researching Inefficiencies of Public Defenders

October 1, 2018

Citizen Scholar Devin Heard, a sophomore Humanities Pre-Law and Human Resources and Labor Relations double major, is researching the inefficiencies of public defenders. In his research, which he presented at the 2018 Citizen Scholars Showcase, Heard points out that public defenders, especially those working in predominately minority urban areas, have an overload of cases that leave them with insufficient time…

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C4I’s Transdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship Program Launches

October 1, 2018

Today marks the launch of the Center for Interdisciplinarity’s Transdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship Program. This program will provide teams of graduate students the opportunity to work with community partners on significant problems while receiving training in transdisciplinary team research practice.

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Mitch Albom to Speak and Sign Latest Book at MSU

September 28, 2018

Bestselling author, screenwriter, playwright, and nationally syndicated columnist, Mitch Albom, will speak and sign his latest book at MSU’s Wharton Center for Performing Arts on Tuesday, December 11, at 7 p.m. with all proceeds supporting student scholarships for MSU’s College of Arts & Letters and the Department of Theatre. Albom’s newest book, The Next Person You Meet in Heaven, which will be released…