News – Page 143 – College of Arts & Letters

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Indigistory Receives Distinguished Partnership Award

March 7, 2018

Gordon Henry, Professor in MSU’s Department of English, is among a group that recently received the Distinguished Partnership Award for Community-Engaged Creative Activity presented at the Michigan State University Outreach and Engagement Awards Ceremony on February 21. The award recognizes highly engaged and scholarly community-based creative activity that positively impacts both the community and scholarship. It was bestowed to the…

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MFA Acting Student Finds Her Passion in Arts Education

March 7, 2018

For Karen Vance, there was no question Michigan State University was the graduate school for her. From the time she first stepped foot on campus and from the beginning of the audition process, Vance found a home within MSU’s Department of Theatre. Before she was even admitted, Vance said the Department of Theatre faculty, previous graduate students, and staff made her feel…

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Faculty / News / Podcast / Student

Podcast: HuMetricsHSS

March 6, 2018

On the latest episode of The Liberal Arts Endeavor, a podcast by Michigan State University's College of Arts & Letters, host Christopher P. Long, Dean of the College of Arts & Letters, discusses the HuMetricsHSS initiative. HumetricsHSS is a collaborative initiative aimed to create a values-based framework that will enable humanities and social science scholars to tell more textured stories about the…

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion / Event / News

Critical Diversity a Focus of Global Digital Humanities Symposium

March 5, 2018

MSU's Digital Humanities Program is hosting its third annual Global Digital Humanities Symposium on March 22 and 23 at the MSU Main Library. This year’s symposium will focus on the growth of the digital humanities in under-resourced and underrepresented areas. For the past 20 years, Michigan State University has developed a strong research area in culturally engaged, global digital humanities. Today, many scholars…

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Event / Internship / News / Student

2018 Traverse City Film Festival Internship Program

February 28, 2018

The 2018 Traverse City Film Festival is looking for MSU students interested in hands-on experience for the summer of 2018. There are two types of internships to apply to. The full internships lasts the entire summer and the festival-only internships last through the festival.

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News / Student

New Digital Scholarship Lab Now Open

February 28, 2018

Michigan State University’s Digital Scholarship Lab (DSL) has officially opened, giving visitors a first-hand look at this innovative space, located on the second floor of MSU’s Main Library.

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News / Programs / Student

Professional Writing Major Blazing His Own Career Trail

February 26, 2018

Senior Professional Writing major Kalib Watson is bringing his liberal arts degree to the 21st century. After switching his major to Professional Writing in the hopes of becoming an editor someday, Watson realized he didn’t enjoy editing. At the same time he discovered this, he was introduced to a whole new area of professional writing. During his junior year, Watson took…

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Internship / News / Student

Student Interns with ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’

February 22, 2018

Since high school, Lindsey Mutz has had a goal of interning for NBC’s The Tonight Show. The Michigan State University sophomore turned that goal into a reality this past fall when she spent the semester in New York City as an intern at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The internship gave Mutz, who is a Citizen Scholar with a double major…

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Alumna Receives Prestigious North American Award for Sustainable Design

February 22, 2018

In the pursuit to balance growth and development while restoring the earth’s ecosystem, sustainability has become a core principle of the architectural discipline and the holistic design of the built environment. One College of Arts & Letters alumna and the design firm she leads has been recognized for their work in this area by earning the top North American prize…

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Podcast: MSU Digital Scholarship Lab

February 22, 2018

On the latest episode of The Liberal Arts Endeavor, a podcast by the Michigan State University's College of Arts & Letters, co-hosts Hannah Bullion and Dean Chris Long discussed the new state-of-the-art Digital Scholarship Lab (DSL) at the MSU Library.The DSL is a collaboration between the College of Arts & Letters the MSU Libraries. The 10,000-square-foot space in the Main Library features…