Episode three of the Liberal Arts Endeavor Podcast is out! Our host, Dean Christopher P. Long, sat down with Divya Victor, Assistant Professor of Poetry and Writing, to discuss her work and new poetry book, CURB. Victor, who is a faculty member in the Department of English, focuses her writing and research on 20th- and 21st-century poetry and poetics, with an emphasis on innovative and experimental forms as…
India Johnson, Apparel and Textile Design major, recently got to experience two New York Fashion Week (NYFW) runway shows and was given backstage tours as part of a program designed to support innovation and the development of future leaders in the fashion industry.This one-of-a-kind NYFW experience was made possible thanks to a collaboration between Michigan State University; CLC, the university’s…
(PLEASE NOTE: The performance dates for Bonnets: How Ladies of Good Breeding are Induced to Murder have been postponed. Please call 1.800.WHARTON to receive a refund or hold on to your tickets for rescheduled dates when they are announced. If you have any questions, please call 1.800.WHARTON.) Michigan State University’s Department of Theatre is staging the latest production to be commissioned by the Big Ten Theatre Consortium,…
Three Department of Art, Art History, and Design alumni recently returned to campus to speak to the Graphic Design Senior Seminar, a class consisting of all seniors who are ready to graduate this spring. The three alumni – Sam Landers, B.F.A. Studio Art 1982; Christi Wise, B.F.A. Fine Art and B.A. Psychology 1982; and Susan Bennett, B.F.A. Graphic Design 1984 – talked…
The College of Arts & Letters Staff Advisory Council hosted a painting activity for the college support staff. The activity was guided by Ketura Bradford, Department of Theatre Senior. The Staff Advisory Council covered the cost of supplies and instruction that supported the students' chapter of the United State Institute for Theatre Technology. The inspirations for the paintings were the Spartan…
The annual MSU Outreach and Engagement Awards honor faculty, students, and partners working together to produce diverse benefits for others in their communities. Among this year’s recipients are Kyle Powys Whyte, Timnick Chair in the Humanities in the Department of Philosophy, who received the Distinguished Partnership Award for Community-Engaged Research, and Dionne O’Dell, Academic Specialist in the Department of Theatre, who received the…
“When you’ve done all you can do, and you’re feeling down and maybe blue…” Have no fear, because there is Reba to the Rescue! Reba to the Rescue! is an online-based video series that airs on WKAR television during PBS Kids programming on weekdays and weekends. Cicely C. Mitchel, who graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. in English and concentrations in Education and…
Jeff Wray and Julian Chambliss, two distinguished professors from Michigan State University's Department of English, joined Russ White on WKAR's MSU Today to talk about their work and how it impacts their students and our evolving society. The conversation began with their thoughts on a challenging time for racial tension on campus. “It has been a challenging year, but in some ways, it's been a typical…
The College of Arts & Letters is mourning the loss of Professor Emeritus Douglas Noverr, who passed away on February 14, 2020. He was 77 years old. Noverr was at Michigan State University in the Department of Romance and Classical Studies (RCS) and the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures for 48 years, serving as Chairperson for the Department of American Thought and…
In the theatre world, reviews tend to focus on the performers more than costumes, sets, or lighting. But for a recent production of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner by the A.D. Players at the George Theatre in Houston, Texas, theatre critics were raving about the set designed by Kirk Domer, Chairperson and Professor of Scenic Design for the MSU Department of Theatre. “I was completely dumbstruck…