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Faculty voice: Envisioning the Positivity of Butterfly Art

March 27, 2023

Butterfly-making inspires solidarity, resilience, and community This story refers to recent acts of violence at Michigan State University that may be difficult to read. Resources and assistance are available through multiple campus programs. Mariko Kawaguchi is an Instructor of Japanese language in MSU’s Department of Linguistics, Languages and Cultures. Inspired by a 2022 art installation featuring thousands of origami butterflies…

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Student’s Resume Includes National Award, Prestigious Internship, and State News Editor-in-Chief

March 23, 2023

This story refers to recent acts of violence at Michigan State University that may be difficult to read. Resources and assistance are available through multiple campus programs. From more than 5,000 applicants, Michigan State University senior SaMya Overall was chosen for an internship with the American publishing company Simon & Schuster — a significant accomplishment in an already impressive resume that…

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MSU Education Helping Drive Work on All-Electric Lincoln Star Concept Car

March 22, 2023

As an Experience Designer for Ford Motor Co., Michigan State University graduate Calandra Berry is helping create the next generation of vehicles and is part of a core team of experience designers and engineers who are charged with making the fully electric Lincoln Star Concept Car a reality.“We try to figure out how we’ll implement the features into the vehicle, as well…

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Apparel and Textile Design Major Combines Academic and Athletic Passions for Internship

March 21, 2023

With childhood memories of crafting garments for her dolls and watching her mother use sewing patterns, Lauren Freeland rediscovered her love of fashion as an Apparel and Textile Design major at Michigan State University. "I didn’t realize I wanted to pursue fashion design as a career until college but, looking back now, I can see I've always had a love…

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Supporting Staged Intimacy

March 20, 2023

MSU Theatre professors Alexis Black and Tina M. Newhauser are advocates for safety, boundaries, and better storytelling through the intimacy direction classes and workshops they teach. They also have published a book, titled "Supporting Staged Intimacy: A Practical Guide for Theatre Creatives, Managers and Crew,” in late 2022 that supports their work in this relatively new field.

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Faculty Voice: Celebrating Nowruz

March 20, 2023

Nowruz is the Iranian New Year celebrated by many ethnicities around the world, with origins in ancient Persian culture. It marks the beginning of spring and includes rich traditions that symbolize renewal and hope for the new year. Parisa Ghaderi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Art, Art History, and Design in the College of Arts & Letters at Michigan…

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MSU Womxn of Color Initiatives Hosts 2023 Artist-in-Residence March 27-31

March 17, 2023

The MSU Womxn of Color Initiatives (WOCI) is bringing Colah B. Tawkin to Michigan State University’s campus March 27-31 as its 2023 Artist-in-Residence. Tawkin is the creator, producer, and voice behind the renowned Black in the Garden podcast. Using her extensive horticultural knowledge, endless love for Black people, and keen ability to teach in a spirit of joy and kinship, Tawkin has built a…

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New MSU Arts Living-Learning Program Launches for First-Year and Incoming Students

March 16, 2023

Michigan State University has launched a new living-learning undergraduate community on campus available to current first-year and incoming students in arts-related majors in the College of Arts & Letters (CAL) or Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH). Participating students will live together in Snyder-Phillips Halls starting in the Fall Semester 2023 and will have unique access to more than 20 art and…

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MSU Graduate Works Oversees to Achieve Dream of Becoming a Spanish Teacher

March 16, 2023

Putting aside her work in the United States, Michigan State University 2021 graduate Emily Keller set her sights on Spain where she is now working as a Teaching Assistant helping students learn English as a recipient of a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Secondary Education, with a minor in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), Keller was selected among a 9,300-applicant pool to travel abroad through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. She is one of the six College of Arts…

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Professor Works to Alleviate Food Insecurity in Northern Tanzania Community

March 15, 2023

To help alleviate the food insecurity crisis in a northern Tanzania community, Jonathan Choti, Assistant Professor of African Languages and Cultures in the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University, co-created a project to do just that. The Improving Food Security in Naitolia Village of Northern Tanzania project led by Choti received a $9,950 Network for Global Civic Engagement (NGCE) grant to support…