News – Page 139 – College of Arts & Letters

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Students Research How Reading Affects the Brain

March 6, 2017

Within the Digital Humanities & Literary Cognition Lab (DHLC), based in the Department of English at Michigan State University, students with diverse skills conduct interdisciplinary research, seeking answers to important literary questions.More than 30 graduate and undergraduate students with a variety of majors from across the University, including literature, education, neuroscience and computer science, currently work together in the lab, exploring…

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Faculty / News / Programs

Interim Chair of LingLang Appointed

March 6, 2017

Professor Jason Merrill has been appointed Interim Chair of the Department of Linguistics & Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages. The 12-month appointment is effective August 16, 2017, through August 15, 2018.

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Students Receive Statewide MAB Awards

March 3, 2017

Two College of Arts & Letters students were part of award-winning teams recently recognized with statewide honors from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB).The 2017 MAB Michigan Student Broadcast Awards were presented during the Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference and Expo on March 8 at the Lansing Center in downtown Lansing.

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Award / News / Student

Graphic Design Students Bring Home 17 ADDY Awards

March 3, 2017

Nine Department of Art, Art History, and Design students came away with 17 Mid-Michigan American Advertising Awards (ADDYs), including one Judge’s Choice Award, four Gold ADDYs, six Silver ADDYs, and six Bronze ADDYs. All Graphic Design majors, the students were presented with their awards at the Mid-Michigan American Advertising Awards presentation and dinner March 2 at MSU’s Kellogg Hotel and…

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Event / News / Performance

Ending Racism in an Hour with W. Kamau Bell

March 2, 2017

Before the performance of his one-man show at MSU’s Wharton Center for the Performing Arts, sociopolitical comedian W. Kamau Bell took the time to meet with students and to answer questions about his career, his role as an activist, and even his favorite ice cream flavor.Bell was on campus Feb. 27 as part of the College of Arts & Letters’…

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Event / News

MSU ‘Pitchapalooza’ to Give Access to Publishing Agent

March 2, 2017

Michigan State University and the College of Arts & Letters are giving students and recent graduates an opportunity to break into the publising industry with a chance to "pitch a book idea" to a panel of accomplished judges at the first Pitchapalooza on Thursday, March 30, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Erickson Hall Kiva on MSU’s campus. The judges will choose…

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Event / News / Performance

Summer Circle Theatre Announces Its 57th Season

March 2, 2017

Summer Circle Theatre returns this June for its 57th season and will take you on a journey across the United States (with a detour to Neverland). So, pack your bags and explore the entire country without leaving East Lansing. This year's Summer Circle Theatre schedule includes: See Rock City & Other DestinationsJune 7-10 at 8 p.m.(Ages 11 and up) Book by…

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Two Faculty Members Awarded Prestigious Fellowship

March 1, 2017

Two faculty members from MSU’s College of Arts & Letters have been awarded a Career Enhancement Fellowship for Junior Faculty from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Yomaira Figueroa and Tamara Butler, both Assistant Professors in the Department of English and African American and African Studies program, were named 2017 Woodrow Wilson Fellows. Figueroa received a year-long fellowship that runs…

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Event / News

Second Annual Global Digital Humanities Symposium Set for March 16-17

February 24, 2017

MSU’s Digital Humanities Program is once again hosting a symposium on global digital humanities to continue the conversation that began last year. The second annual Global Digital Humanities Symposium, scheduled for March 16-17 at the MSU Union, will feature a mix of local, national and international speakers. “One of the important things about this symposium is that we are really…

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Exhibition / News / Performance / Student

Critically Acclaimed Film Challenges Women Stereotypes

February 23, 2017

As part of her dissertation, Anne von Petersdorff, a fourth year doctoral student studying German Studies and Digital Humanities, spent two and a half months traveling with a friend from Egypt to Germany only allowing themselves to walk, sail, or take modes of transportation with wheels – no flights. From this experience, she produced a documentary that has already been…