The College of Arts & Letters is pleased to honor Kristie Dotson, Christopher Frilingos, Mohammad Khalil, and Kyle Whyte who each have been promoted to full professor. They were recognized November 19 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center during a special ceremony honoring all faculty across the university promoted to full professor this year. Kristie Dotson Dr. Kristie Dotson…
Michigan State University was awarded close to $1 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a five-year study of renewable energy options using a cross-disciplinary research approach in eight Michigan communities, including two Native American communities. The project, “Socio-Technological System Transitions: Michigan Community and Anishinaabe Renewable Energy Sovereignty,” will use community-engaged research to collect and analyze local renewable energy risks, barriers,…
The College of Arts & Letters is saddened by the loss of Chunhong Teng, Assistant Professor of Chinese, who passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2019. She was 64 years old. Teng worked at Michigan State University in the Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asain, and African Languages for 18 years and taught many Chinese classes. She also was the faculty…
For the third year in a row, Michigan State University will receive the NCTE Student Affiliate Excellence Award in recognition of its high standards of performance. MSU’s student organization 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. “Receiving this award for the third year in…
In October 2019, I attended a three-day workshop on Driving Institutional Change for Research Assessment Reform jointly convened by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) on the beautiful HHMI campus in Chevy Chase, Maryland. My time with the 60 or so participants in the workshop, which included researchers, librarians, administrators, funders, members of learned societies, and a wide range of colleagues…
Barb Miller, Research Administrator for the College of Arts & Letters, has received the Fall 2019 Unit Research Administrator Spotlight Award in recognition of her professional contributions and quality of service. Recipients of the award play an integral role in advancing MSU’s research mission and lead by example. Miller has worked for MSU for 10 years, of which the past…
Alumna Nancy McGaw, who graduated from the Honors College at Michigan State University in 1969 with a Bachelor’s Degree in English, is now Deputy Director of the Aspen Institute Business and Society Program (Aspen BSP) where she leads corporate programs designed to cultivate leaders and align businesses with the long-term health of society. “The people I work with are…
An art installation by three MSU faculty members is helping bring awareness to the issues surrounding environmentally harmful plastics and our societal dependence on them. The exhibition, Care. Not Convenience, which bridges art, design, science, and community engagement to foster dialogue on the role of plastic in our lives, will open at SCENE (Metrospace) November 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. and will…
Michigan State University is set to host the 5th Annual Accessible Learning Conference (ALC) November 21-22 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. This year’s conference theme, “Storytelling,” is inspired by an increased awareness of accessibility here at MSU and in workplaces across the country. As interest in accessibility in both higher education and other industries increases, the ALC Planning Committee hopes to…
Alumna Angela Magbag, who graduated from Michigan State University in May 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts in English, is now an advisor for MSU’s College Advising Corps (MSUCAC), which places recent MSU graduates in high schools throughout the state of Michigan to serve alongside counselors and other college-access organizations. Magbag joined the program knowing firsthand how it affects students…