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Exhibit to Feature Work of Critical Race Studies Artist-in-Residence

January 29, 2019

An exhibition featuring the work of Helina Metaferia, Visiting Assistant Professor and Artist-in-Residence: Critical Race Studies, will appear at MSU’s (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St., East Lansing, February 8-March 29. This solo, interdisciplinary exhibit, titled By Way of Revolution, engages collage, assemblage, performance, video, and participation/social practice to resurrect the spirit of social justice movements of the past in order…

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Award / Faculty

Faculty Members to Receive All-University Awards

January 28, 2019

Four College of Arts & Letters faculty members will receive All-University Awards on Tuesday, February 5, during a special ceremony held at the Heritage Room of the University Club from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. The awards and the winners are: William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award – Jeff Wray, Professor, Department of EnglishTeacher-Scholar Award – Deric McNish, Assistant Professor, Department…

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion / Faculty / News / Podcast

Podcast: Storytelling in Our Communities

January 28, 2019

On the latest episode of The Liberal Arts Endeavor, a podcast by Michigan State University's College of Arts & Letters, host Dean Christopher P. Long discusses the importance of being an engaged scholar within communities with Tamara Butler, Assistant Professor of English and African American and African Studies, and student China Gross, Social Relations and Policy '20. Butler focuses on 20th- and…

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Faculty / Faculty Stories / News / Publication

New Book Explores Overcoming Obstacles to Teacher Licensure Exams

January 24, 2019

Aimed at preservice teachers, the latest book by Associate Professor Emery Petchauer, titled Navigating Teacher Licensure Exams, explores the different obstacles presented with teacher licensure exams and how to overcome them. These high-stakes exams are what aspiring educators must pass in order to become licensed teachers. The book tackles the issues embedded in the teacher licensure exam in a way that students…

Faculty / Research

Enhancing Patient Care Through Technology

January 24, 2019

Dawn Opel, Assistant Professor of Digital Media and User Experience in MSU’s Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures, is working to find new ways for clinical and community organizations to work together to better coordinate care for patients.

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Long View Blog: Failures to Listen

January 24, 2019

One year ago today, Rachael Denhollander addressed the Ingham County court in Michigan, her abuser, and the institutions that failed to protect her and her #SisterSurvivors. Listen again to part of what she said on January 24, 2018: This is what it looks like when institutions create a culture where a predator can flourish unafraid and unabated and this is what…

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Alumni / Featured Alumni / News / Publication

Alumna Releases Book About Her Climb Up the Corporate Ladder

January 22, 2019

Nancy Bullock, who received her B.A. in English from MSU in 1981, has spent most of her career in Vice President of Marketing and Director of Marketing positions for companies like 1-800-FLOWERS, Pampered Chef, Home Depot, Spilsbury, and Random House. She is now President and Owner of Digital Market Solutions, Inc., and does consulting for startups in the Chicago area. Bullock also recently…

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Alumni / News / Student / Study Abroad

Study Abroad Experience Plants a Seed for Future Career

January 21, 2019

Alumnus Scott Osdras’ study abroad to China as an MSU student double majoring in Chinese and Comparative Cultures and Politics ignited in him what would become his future career as a Program Officer for study and research abroad programs at American Councils for International Education, where he is involved in the study abroad process for undergraduate and graduate students. “My very…

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Open Letter Regarding MSU Interim President Transition

January 17, 2019

One year ago this week, the courageous testimonies of the Sister Survivors began to sow the seeds of change at Michigan State University. Taking courage from their leadership, we in the College of Arts & Letters (and in collaboration with colleges and deans across MSU) embarked upon an intentional and difficult process of critical self-reflection, ethical candor, and intentional culture change.

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MSU Deans Council’s Letter to Board of Trustees

January 16, 2019

The pattern of comments by Interim President Engler, including his most recent statement suggesting that some of the survivors of sexual abuse are “enjoying” the spotlight, further harms the very people it is our responsibility to support.