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Furthering Research and Working on a New Musical in Prague

January 2, 2019

One goal of Michigan State University’s Department of Theatre is to “encourage and promote the exchange of ideas, research, and creative production in all aspects of theatre and related fields.” That is exactly what Brad Willcuts, Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre and Choreography, achieved this past summer while working on the new musical, Legende Holmes (Sherlock Holmes the Legend), at the prestigious Karlin Music…

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Student Group Grants Available

January 1, 2019

A number of grants for student organizations are available for MSU groups on behalf of the CAL Alumni Board. Deadline is October 5.

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Students Gain Valuable Experience with ‘ing’ Magazine

December 26, 2018

ing Magazine is a greater Lansing area, MSU student-run arts and culture publication that highlights MSU students, Lansing locals, and the things they love. The magazine is created by students enrolled in WRA 480, which was designed for Professional Writing students who have a focus on Editing and Publishing, but is open to all majors. The course goes beyond writing and editing…

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iOS Design Lab Is One-of-a-Kind with Support from Apple Inc.

December 18, 2018

A one-of-a-kind collaboration with Apple Inc. is providing valuable experience to some Michigan State University students who are designing and developing apps as part of MSU’s iOS Design Lab. Using Apple’s challenge-based learning framework as a guide, the iOS Design Lab, which launched in September, offers students a year-long experiential learning opportunity right here on campus where they learn about…

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English Undergrad Leads Research in Linguistics

December 18, 2018

Abby Jaroszewicz, a sophomore English major, Citizen Scholar, and Honors College student, is doing linguistics research on children’s books at the MSU Language Acquisition Lab under the advisement of Associate Professors Cristina Schmitt and Alan Munn. When she first started working at the lab in the fall of 2017, Jaroszewicz assisted other students and faculty who needed an extra hand with their…

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Alumna’s Career Takes a Turn After Graduation

December 17, 2018

Autumn Hauer graduated from Michigan State University in 2015 with an Apparel, Textile, and Design degree. She recently was promoted to Project Manager at Sugarpill Cosmetics in Los Angeles, California. Previously, she had worked as the company’s Brand and Social Media Manager. We recently caught up with Hauer and asked her about her new position and the career path that…

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion / Faculty Stories / News / Publication

Book Explores Jewish Name Changing and Its Connection to Anti-Semitism

December 11, 2018

For the past 10 years, Kirsten Fermaglich, Associate Professor of History and Jewish Studies, has researched the practice of Jewish name changing in the United States and has written a book on the subject, titled A Rosenberg by Any Other Name: A History of Jewish Name Changing in America. The book, published by New York University Press and released in October,…

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion / News / Student

No Hands, No Limits, No Problem for Graduating Studio Art Senior

December 11, 2018

Born with no hands and missing her big toes and supporting bones on each foot, Kathryn Bailey hasn’t allowed her quadrilateral limb deficiency to keep her from living a “normal” life and now is about to graduate from Michigan State University with a degree in Studio Art and a concentration in Painting and Graphic Design from the Department of Art, Art…

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English Professor Earns Edwin M. Hopkins Award

December 10, 2018

Lamar Johnson, Assistant Professor in the Department of English, received the 2018 English Journal Edwin M. Hopkins Award for his scholarly article, Loving Blackness to Death: (Re)Imagining ELA Classrooms in a Time of Racial Chaos. The award, presented to Johnson on November 17 at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Convention in Houston, Texas, recognizes outstanding articles published in English Journal during the previous year.…

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Living Values

December 3, 2018

In the open letter we wrote to the College of Arts & Letters community in January 2018, we promised to look critically at ourselves, recognize our failures, and rebuild the trust that is requied of us. This commitment has led to an intense period of critical self-reflection in the Dean’s Office and across the College in which we have considered the core values we aspire to embody in our work and interactions with one another.