News – Page 149 – College of Arts & Letters

Chicago Folklore Prize Awarded to Book Co-Authored by AAHD Professor

November 17, 2017

Four colleagues at the MSU Museum, including a Professor in the Department of Art, Art History and Design, recently received the prestigious Chicago Folklore Prize from the University of Chicago for their 2016 book, Quilts and Human Rights.Each year, the Chicago Folklore Prize is presented to authors of a book-length work that explores the intersection between folklore and scholarship. This year, the…

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion / Event / Exhibition / News

Making Art Accessible to the Visually Impaired

November 17, 2017

MSU’s Digital Humanities & Literary Cognition Lab, the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities (RCPD), and Exceptions journal continue to carry on an MSU tradition of excellence and inclusion by organizing a one-day, hands on, accessible art exhibit for those with visual impairments. Displaying 16 works of art designed to be accessible to individuals with visual impairments, the exhibit, titled Sense of Self: Accessible Art…

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Faculty / News

Five Faculty Promoted to Full Professor

November 17, 2017

This year, the College of Arts & Letters promoted five faculty members to Full Professor with tenure, including Kirk Domer, Bill Hart-Davidson, Alisa Henriquez, Shawn Loewen, and Rob Roznowski. These faculty members were recognized during the University Promotion and Tenure Ceremony that was held November 14 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. Kirk DomerDepartment of TheatreAs a profound theatrical…

Long View Blog

Practices of Weaving: Arts & Letters at MSU

November 14, 2017

Late last month, the faculty on the College Advisory Council (CAC) gave me a writing assignment. In preparation for our Fall 2017 faculty meeting on November 17, they asked me...

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Internship / News / Research / Student / Study Abroad

Interning and Researching Abroad in Two Areas of Study

November 14, 2017

After spending more than a year in Germany in both research and internship positions, senior double-major Jake Blythe gained invaluable knowledge in both his areas of study: German and Urban Planning. Blythe is interested in exploring how “mega-events,” such as the Olympics and the World Cup, affect the urban development of cities. For each impending mega-event, various cities bid on…

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News / Student / Study Abroad

Strengthening Chinese Language Skills Through Study Abroad

November 10, 2017

From Castle Rock, Colorado, senior Jack Bock came to Michigan State University because of its study abroad program and to study Chinese. The Chinese and Economic major first started studying Chinese in the sixth grade. “I literally took it because I thought Kung Fu was cool and thought my teacher could teach me some moves, but I found out he…

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion / Event / Exhibition / News / Student

Students Create Accessible Art for Broad Exhibit

November 8, 2017

A one-day interactive exhibit at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, focusing on art accessibility across the visual ability spectrum, will feature creative work by MSU students in literature and art combined with renowned speakers in disability studies. The public is invited to attend and engage with these dynamic works of art. Titled Sense of Self: Accessible Art and Disability Studies, the…

Alumni / News

MSU Alumna Empowering Voices Through Literature

November 7, 2017

Teaching in a juvenile detention facility was not the career path English alumna Elizabeth Niemerowicz originally planned for herself, but her MSU education opened her eyes to a whole new world of opportunities. Growing up in a small town in west Michigan, Niemerowicz admits she probably would not have been comfortable working within the criminal justice system prior to her…

Faculty / News

Loewen Named Associate Editor of ‘The Modern Language Journal’

November 7, 2017

Shawn Loewen, Interim Director of the Second Language Studies program, has been named Associate Editor of The Modern Language Journal, effective January 1, 2018. This marks the third major editorship position that faculty in MSU’s Second Language Studies program recently have been named to. “I'm excited for the opportunity to impact the quality of research investigating how second languages are best…

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Award / Faculty / News

Professor Receives State History Award

November 6, 2017

Susan J. Bandes, Professor of Art History and Director of the Museum Studies Program, recently was honored by the Historical Society of Michigan with a State History Award for her book, Mid-Michigan Modern: From Frank Lloyd Wright to Googie. The book, published in October 2016 by Michigan State University Press, explores the rich variety of modernist architecture that sprang up in…