News – Page 47 – College of Arts & Letters

LiLaC Faculty Promote Open Pedagogy Beyond MSU

April 1, 2022

The world of language teaching has faced enormous challenges in delivering quality education due to the abrupt transition to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the major challenges is the difficulty of using traditional textbooks in the new reality, and Arabic language programs are no exception. Two Assistant Professors of Arabic at Michigan State University, Sadam Issa and…

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New BA Degree in African American and African Studies Now Offered at MSU

March 29, 2022

For the first time in Michigan State University history, undergraduate students can major in African American and African Studies. This semester, MSU’s College of Arts & Letters launched the Bachelor of Arts degree in African American and African Studies through the Department of African American and African Studies (AAAS) that was founded in February 2019. Ruth Nicole Brown, AAAS Professor…

A picture of the entrance to the MFA Showcase.

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MFA Exhibition Showcases Artwork of 2022 Graduating Class

March 28, 2022

The 2022 Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, which runs through May 15 at Michigan State University's Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, is the culmination of a three-year program in which artists explore their creative practice under the supervision of a faculty guidance committee. The exhibition serves as evidence of their achievements and continuing artistic and scholarly promise with each…

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MSU Writing Center Expands Upon Partnerships with African Nations

March 24, 2022

While marking its 30th anniversary in 2021, the Writing Center at Michigan State University continued to meet the changing needs of a diverse constituency by expanding ongoing collaborations worldwide. In Fall 2021, Director Trixie Smith and Associate Director Grace Pregent traveled to Botswana with the purpose of developing a multi-faceted program featuring study abroad opportunities, student exchanges, workshops, and a…

Two photos: on the left, a woman with long hair wearing a light blue shirt smiles at the camera. On the right, a man with short hair and a beard wearing a salmon-colored shirt and lime-green tie smiles at the camera.

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First-Place Win Earns MFA Candidate a Spot at National Theatre Competition

March 23, 2022

Two MFA Design Candidates from Michigan State University, Kasee Arnett and Zech Saenz, recently won awards at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) Region III competition for their work on A Contemporary American's Guide to a Successful Marriage. Arnett took first place in Scenic Theatrical Design and will move on to the national competition, and Saenz finished as…

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Communication Strategist Internship – PAID POSITION FALL & SPRING 2022/23

March 22, 2022

The MSU Content Studio is looking for individuals with attention to detail to develop marketing, communications, and social media content that promotes and advances the College and its units (e.g. departments, centers, programs).

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Second Language Studies Professor Recognized for Social Justice Work and Leadership

March 22, 2022

As an applied linguist with interests in language education, Peter De Costa is interested in how policy decisions impact language learning and teaching and is drawn to the identity, ideological, and emotional consequences of these decisions.

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Critical Race Studies Artist-in-Residence Work on Display at (SCENE) Metrospace

March 22, 2022

The work of Dan Paz, 2021-2022 Artist-in-Residence: Critical Race Studies at Michigan State University, is now on display in a solo exhibition, titled hammer without a nail, which runs through Friday, April 1, at (SCENE) Metrospace in downtown East Lansing. A closing reception for the exhibit is scheduled for April 1 from 6-8 p.m. Dan Paz, 2021-2022 Artist-in-Residence: Critical Race…

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2022 Study Abroad Photo & Video Contest

March 21, 2022

The College of Arts & Letters is looking for students to document their Study Abroad experience this summer. Bring back photos and videos of your trip to share your story with us and receive a gift card and Spartan flag!

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WRAC Professor Wins CCCC Technical and Scientific Communication Award

March 21, 2022

Steven Fraiberg, Associate Professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures at Michigan State University, received a 2022 Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Technical and Scientific Communication Award for the Best Article Reporting Qualitative or Quantitative Research in Technical or Scientific Communication. Fraiberg’s article, “Unsettling Start-Up Ecosystems: Geographies, Mobilities, and Transnational Literacies in the Palestinian Start-Up…