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RCPD Spirit of Ability Awards Presented to CAL Faculty Members

April 21, 2017

Two CAL faculty members recently were awarded Spirit of Ability Awards by MSU’s Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities (RCPD). The awards recognize contemporary leaders who continue the MSU tradition of creating vibrant environments that welcome, fortify, and compassionately challenge each person to reach their fullest ability. Paul Kotula, Associate Professor of Ceramics in the Department of Art, Art History,…

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Award / News / Student

Two Arts & Letters Students to Graduate with Perfect 4.0

April 20, 2017

To receive a 4.0 in any undergraduate class at Michigan State University is a notable accomplishment, but to earn a perfect 4.0 throughout your entire undergraduate career, is all the more impressive, one that only a few students achieve each year. Two College of Arts & Letters students who are graduating in May have earned this distinction. They are Samantha…

Alumni / Award / News

Alumna Receives Regional Teacher of the Year Award

April 19, 2017

Melissa Dalton, Spanish teacher at Scripps Middle School in Lake Orion and Michigan State University Spanish alumna, was selected as the Central States’ Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages’ (CSCTFL) Teacher of the Year, which recognizes best practices and excellence in the teaching and learning of languages.

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News / Research / Student

Finding Success in Linguistics Research

April 19, 2017

Attending Michigan State University was an easy choice for Linguistics major Scott Nelson, whose parents both graduated from MSU, but determining a major wasn’t as easy until he found a home in the College of Arts & Letters and Linguistics. “I randomly discovered Linguistics, found out more, and fell in love with it sort of superficially, but when I came…

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ATD Presents Annual Fashion Show

April 17, 2017

The MSU Department of Art, Art History, and Design will present its 2017 annual Apparel and Textile Design Fashion Show on Friday, April 28, at 7 p.m. The juried fashion show is a culmination of creative explorations ranging from classical to avant-garde designs. The show is an opportunity for students to both be recognized for their work and to receive…

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Long View Blog

To Teach and to Delight

April 14, 2017

The last two weeks of March this year brought sadness twice over to the College of Arts & Letters. On March 18, 2017, we lost Anna Norris, a beloved professor of French Literature who taught at Michigan State University for 18 years. On March 30, 2017, we lost Jim Seaton...

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Award / Internship / News / Scholarship / Student

Award Helps Make New York City Internship Possible

April 12, 2017

An Arts & Letters scholarship received through MSU’s College of Arts & Letters helped make a New York City internship possible for junior Professional Writing major Emily Claus. The award significantly aided Claus’ ability to participate in the New York City Study Away Internship Program last summer.

Event / News / Student

Arts & Letters Student Speakers Wow Crowd at TEDxMSU

April 12, 2017

A collaboration between Michigan State University students, alumni, faculty, and friends, as well as the greater East Lansing community, this year’s TEDxMSU was held April 7 at MSU’s Wharton Center for Performing Arts. Supported by the College of Arts & Letters through a Student Group Grant, the 2017 TEDxMSU featured interdisciplinary presenters who expressed their past experiences, current projects, and…

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion / Faculty / News

Rhodes Appointed Inaugural Director of CEDAR

April 11, 2017

Jacqueline Rhodes, Professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures, has been named Director of the Consortium for Critical Diversity in a Digital Age Research (CEDAR).

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Event / News

MSU Friends of Theatre Offer Gala Evening on May 10

April 10, 2017

The Friends of Theatre at Michigan State University is hosting a fundraising gala, "A Bite of Broadway," on Wednesday, May 10, to support the newly created "Friends of Theatre Endowment" for MSU’s Department of Theatre. The Cobb Great Hall stage at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts will be transformed for the evening into the streets of New York where…