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…
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…
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…
The MSU Department of Theatre is proud to present Molière’s The Misanthrope in a lively verse adaptation by Constance Congdon, based on a translation by Virginia Scott. Directed by Dan Smith, this biting comedy of manners brings rococo elegance and philosophical flair to the Arena Theatre November 10-19.
MSU Professor Adam Brown is an internationally recognized, conceptually driven artist whose work incorporates art and science hybrids that include robotics, molecular chemistry, and emerging technologies that take the form of installation, interactive objects, video, performance, and photography.
A Department of Art, Art History, and Design class project is now on permanent display in downtown East Lansing. The Public Art: Understanding and Practice class, taught by Ben Duke, Associate Professor of Studio Art in the Department of Art, Art History, and Design, created an 8.6 x 15 mural over the summer as part of the city of East Lansing’s beautification…
These days, videogames do more than entertain. Game designers and developers are finding new ways to incorporate education and awareness into their work, and some are winning awards for it. Assistant Professor Elizabeth LaPensée recently won Best Digital Media Work for her latest game, Thunderbird Strike, at the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, the world’s largest Indigenous film and media arts festival. "Receiving…
The public is invited to "Blurring Boundaries: Arabic Identities Across the Mediterranean and Beyond," a global perspectives symposium at Michigan State University scheduled for November 1-3. This is the first time the conference is being held. This free event will delve into the forces of globalization, securitization, and minoritization through the lens of the Arabic language, a language which has…
With help of a generous scholarship from the Citizen Scholars program, sophomore Tiffanie Quinn spent four weeks this past summer studying abroad with the Visual Art in Italy program. Citizen Scholars offers students monetary rewards to be used towards high-impact learning experiences, such as study abroad, study away, internships, and undergraduate research. After completing her first year in the program,…
Last weekend was homecoming on the Michigan State University campus, and I found myself reflecting on the meaning and significance of gratitude. So many alumni returned to campus to give thanks for all the ways MSU set them on a meaningful path.