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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
Selena Huapilla-Perez, an Interdisciplinary Humanities senior, was one of four students from across the nation selected for an internship with the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics (WHIEEH). Part of the U.S. Department of Education, the WHIEEH was established in 1990 to address the educational disparities faced by the Hispanic community and offers undergraduate students a unique look into…
Paula Winke, Associate Professor in the Second Language Studies Program, has been named Co-Editor of the journal Language Testing, effective January 1, 2019. This marks the fourth major editorship position to which faculty in MSU’s Second Language Studies Program recently have been named. “This is a true honor and a great responsibility for me within the field of foreign and second language assessment,”…