Shenika Hankerson, PhD student in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures, has won a 2015 CCCC Scholars for the Dream Travel Award.The Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) is a constituent organization within the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). Hankerson is one of 10 recipients of this award. CCCC sponsors the Scholars for the Dream Awards…
Three project teams that include MSU College of Arts & Letters faculty and students were among the 10 teams receiving funding in the 2016 Humanities Without Walls (HWW) Global Midwest Grants. In total, the teams received over $160,000 in grants. The grants are supported by the Humanities Without Walls consortium, based at the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities…
The College of Arts & Letters (CAL) at Michigan State University has announced the creation of its Faculty Summer Fellowship Program with a commitment of $300,000 over summer 2016 to pilot the research incentive program. Individual tenure-system faculty can apply for up to $10,000. As stated by Dean Christopher P. Long in the College’s 2015 Fall Planning Letter, the new…
Producer Kathleen Glynn This year’s MSU Theatre 2 Film project will benefit from the advice and expertise of Kathleen Glynn, producer of the Academy Award-winning film, “Bowling for Columbine.” Theatre 2 Film is a large-scale, collaborative project between the College of Communication Arts and Sciences, College of Arts & Letters and College of Music where students take an original student…
The MSU Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages in the College of Arts & Letters will host its 2016 Alumni Reunion, Saturday April 9. MSU Linguistics and Languages alumni are invited come back and remember your time as a student, reconnect with classmates, and renew your connection with Spartan friends and family! Grab a front-row seat…
Philosophy PhD student Sophia Pavlos MSU College of Arts & Letters (CAL) graduate students Jennifer Gohlke, German Studies, and Sophia Pavlos, Philosophy, have been named Humanities Without Walls (HWW) 2016 Pre-Doctoral Workshop Fellows, and will join a cohort of 30 graduate students from varied disciplines. The HWW consortium links the humanities centers at 15 research universities, including Michigan State University,…
College of Arts & Letters Dean Christopher P. Long has named Dr. Amy DeRogatis, professor of Religion and American Culture in the Department of Religious Studies, as Faculty Excellence Advocate (FEA) for the College. The Faculty Excellence Advocates (FEAs) are faculty members who are key “drivers” of faculty quality and diversity in each college. They build close working relationships with…
A heartily congratulation is in order for the five-member College of Arts & Letters team that won the MSU Physical Activity Challenge. From left to right: Brad Willcuts, Sheila Contreras, Carly Ensign, Deb Mansel, Jeff Grabill Sponsored by Provost June Pierce Youatt, the MSU Physical Activity Challenge program kicked off the 2015-2016 academic year. It is just one part of the university’s Healthy…
The MSU Department of Art, Art History, and Design (AAHD) has rolled out a new Graphic Design undergraduate major this Spring 2016. To date, 42 students have enrolled in the new BFA program since December 2015. “The department’s goal with the new major is to provide an opportunity for more intensive upper-level development in the graphic design discipline, as well…
The College of Arts & Letters is proud of its faculty members, their dedication and commitment to excellence. This is an opportunity for our students, in conjunction with department chairs, to recognize and reward the faculty members who have provided inspiration and innovation. Those submitting nominations may nominate more than one professor by following the online process multiple times if…