Sam Vincent, a former Theatre major at Michigan State University and professional basketball player who played seven years in the NBA, is MSU’s 2024 Homecoming Grand Marshal. He will represent the university and serve as an honorary leader throughout Homecoming Week, which is Oct. 14-19. As MSU’s Homecoming Grand Marshal, Vincent will participate in the Homecoming parade scheduled for Friday,…
Teresa Dunn, a Mexican American artist and Professor in the Department of Art, Art History, and Design at Michigan State University, is using her artistic talent to shine a spotlight on women of color who are often overlooked or diminished. Dunn is now being honored with statewide and international awards for this work.
Assistant Professors Elizabeth Tuttle and Jena Whitaker in the Department of Romance and Classical Studies at Michigan State University are excited to announce the return of the MSU Albertine Cinémathèque French Film Festival. The 2024 festival is slated to bring one classic and five contemporary French films to MSU’s campus during the month of October.
This year the College of Arts & Letters welcomes 41 new faculty and staff members. These faculty and staff members were recognized during the College of Arts & Letters’ 2024 Faculty and Staff Welcome Reception on Sept. 30 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center.
When the world went into lockdown in the face of COVID-19 and while adapting to social distancing, zoom, and masks required, many, in their isolation, turned to art and creative expression as a way to cope with the stress, grief, loneliness, and loss brought on by the pandemic. This artistic exploration, born from confinement and fueled by emotions of uncertainty…
Michigan State University’s Department of Theatre presents "Inherit the Wind," a compelling courtroom drama by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee and directed by Rob Roznowski, Professor of Acting at MSU. This engaging play, with performances scheduled for Oct. 4-13 at the Arena Theatre in the MSU Auditorium Building, is a fictionalized account of the historic 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial,…
Animation Career Review ranked Michigan State University’s Graphic Design Program No. 1 in Michigan two years in a row, and No. 9 in the Midwest in 2024, up from No. 11 in 2023. “Being recognized as the top Graphic Design program in Michigan allows us to keep pushing ourselves and our students, as we remain committed to ethical self-expression in…
The Michigan State University Department of Theatre presents “P\A,” a powerful protest production that draws inspiration from the theme of women’s suffrage and serves as a second-line tribute to a woman’s right to her own body. Performances are scheduled for Sept. 24-29 at Studio 60 Theatre in the MSU Auditorium Building.
As the 2024 recipient of the Betty Jean Jones Award, Ann Folino White, Associate Professor of Theatre Studies at Michigan State University, joins the ranks of a select group of scholars honored by this prestigious national award for excellence in teaching and mentorship in theatre. Presented by the American Theatre and Drama Society (ATDS), an international body of scholars dedicated…
The Department of English at Michigan State University is thrilled to present, Literary Studies Now, its signature lecture series for the 2024-2025 academic year, which is funded through the generosity of the Russel B. Nye endowment.