Deric McNish Selected by U.S. Department of State for Prestigious English Language Specialist Project

The U.S. Department of State has selected Deric McNish, Associate Professor in Michigan State University's Department of Theatre, for a four-month English Language Specialist project in Russia, Estonia, Belarus, Latvia, and Lithuania. This multimodal project will support English language teachers and learners through the development of a podcast series that aims to build commonality and better understanding by supporting cultural…

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Ph.D. Linguistics Student Awarded Fellowship by International Organization

Brittany Finch, a doctoral student in Second Language Studies at Michigan State University, recently was named the 2022 recipient of the Jeanne S. Chall Research Fellowship by the International Literacy Association. She received this honor for her research proposal on “The Effect of Literacy on Predictive Processing in the Brain: An Eye Tracking and EEG Study.” “I have been working…

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Social Media & Digital Strategist Internship – PAID POSITION FALL & SPRING 2022/23

The MSU Content Studio is looking for individuals with attention to detail to develop social media, marketing/PR, and varied digital communications. This internship would help promote and advance the mission and priorities of the College of Arts & Letters though developing and sharing content and positive messages about the College and liberal arts across communications channels.  The Social Media &…

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MSU: A Leader in Comics and Pop Culture Scholarship, Now Host to Comics Studies Society

This week, Michigan State University will host the fifth annual conference for the Comic Studies Society, one of the premier academic communities dedicated to comic studies. What makes MSU the perfect place for this conference, besides the fact that it is home to the largest publicly accessible comic book collection in the world, is the research being done here that…

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English Student Completes Internship with Michigan Student Power Network/Alliance

Samirah Pulos-Copeland, a junior English major with a concentration in Literary Studies, recently completed a year-long internship with the Michigan Student Power Network/Alliance (MSP) where she worked as an organizing fellow building a base of student activists across MSU’s campus to unite students on shared issues. “We did this through a variety of tactics,” Pulos-Copeland said, “including, but not limited…

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Humanities-Prelaw Student Gains Experience Through Unique Internship

Kennedy Parker, a junior majoring in Humanities-Prelaw, began interning with Judge Rosemarie Aquilina in the 30th Circuit Court over a year ago after meeting Aquilina when she spoke to her college law group, Empowering Women in Law MSU. After that meeting, Parker emailed Aquilina and expressed an interest in an internship. “I jumped at the idea of obtaining an internship…

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Studio Art Senior Reflects on Internship with MSU Museum

Madison Imperio, a senior majoring in Studio Art, currently interns with the MSU Museum as an Exhibitions Student Assistant. In this role, she supports the Director of Exhibitions with developing and creating exhibit components. She also helps maintain the museum’s exhibits.  Thus far, one of the proudest moments of the internship has been helping build “The Observation Experiment” exhibit, which…

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2022 AAHD Award and Scholarship Winners Announced

Michigan State University's Department of Art, Art History, and Design (AAHD) recently announced its student award and scholarship recipients for 2022. Comprised of a range of honors, the awards recognize a number of AAHD students for their outstanding course work and creative skills. Kresge Hall, home for the Department of Art, Art History, and Design at Michigan State University 2022 Department Awards…

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MSU Professor Creates Body of Work to be Exhibited Throughout South Africa

For seven months in 2019, Peter Glendinning, Professor in Michigan State University’s Department of Art, Art History, and Design, traveled throughout South Africa to each of its nine provinces where he created a body of work inspired by the words of Nelson Mandela in collaboration with 48 South African university students and portrait subjects. That body of work, titled Attached to the Soil,…

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MFA Candidate Receives National Kennedy Center Award for Theatre Design

After winning first place in Scenic Theatrical Design in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) Region III Competition, Kasee Arnett, an MFA Design Candidate from Michigan State University, earned a spot to compete in the national competition in which she received the Distinguished Achievement Award along with a $500 cash prize. Arnett attended the KCACTF virtual ceremony on May…

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