ĭmáGen Production Kicks Off Department of Theatre’s 2022-2023 Season

Broadway talent will share the same stage with students from the Michigan State University Department of Theatre and local high schools for the ninth annual ĭmáGen production, a collaboration between Wharton Center Institute for Arts & Creativity, supported by MSU Federal Credit Union, and the MSU Department of Theatre. This year’s ĭmáGen production, In Emily’s Words, is a new musical written by New York City-based composer, lyricist, and…

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Student View: Taking Advantage of Opportunities that Come Along

Tessa Golden Kresch, a junior from Farmington Hills, Michigan, who lived in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is majoring with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting with a minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Tessa Golden Kresch Ever since I was a little girl, I have always been interested in all things performance. From the day I was cast as a…

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Student View: ‘What You Make of It’

Ellie Baden is a senior with three majors and six minors. In James Madison College, Baden is a dual major in Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy, and Social Relations and Policy; in the College of Arts & Letters, she is majoring in Interdisciplinary Humanities. Baden’s minors include Art History and Visual Culture; Classical and Ancient Mediterranean Studies; Environmental and Sustainability…

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To the Class of 2026 – What Will Your Story Be?

Christopher P. Long, Dean of the MSU College of Arts & Letters and the Honors College To the Class of 2026,  Welcome to Michigan State University!   As you embark on this new journey, we encourage you to pause, here at the beginning, to consider how you will bring your whole selves to the story you will create at MSU. We…

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MSU’s Canadian Studies Center Receives Grant from Québec Government

The MSU Canadian Studies Center received a $40,000 grant from the Québec government and university-matched funds to strengthen interuniversity relationships. Faculty from Michigan State University’s College of Arts & Letters, College of Engineering, and Eli Broad College of Business will partner to explore and expand collaboration with faculty at the Université Laval in Québec City.  Through the Materials Sciences to…

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Student View: Increasing Fluency and Perspective

Natalie Harmon (she/her) is a junior majoring in Comparative Cultures and Politics in James Madison College and Spanish with a minor in Portuguese in the College of Arts & Letters. She is a student clerical assistant at MSU’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research. In her free time, she enjoys learning languages and doing calligraphy. Natalie Harmon stands at the Argentinian side of Iguazú…

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Humanities Commons Network to Expand to New STEM-Focused Commons

Humanities Commons, an online open-source platform hosted and sustained by Michigan State University and used by thousands of humanities scholars and practitioners around the world, was awarded a three-year, $1,249,282 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a Commons that focuses on STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics).Led by Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Director of Digital Humanities and Professor of English…

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Growing an Innovative Curriculum: New and Updated AAAS Courses for Fall

Michigan State University’s Department of African American and African Studies (AAAS) continues its upward trajectory with the addition of five new or revised courses for the Fall 2022 semester. The courses offer contemporary perspectives and innovative curriculum within the evolving discipline of Black Studies. Each course highlights the department’s focus on Black Feminisms, Black Gender Studies, and Black Sexualities Studies…

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Student View: Insights from a Russian Scholar Living in the United States

In this Student View, Dmitrii Pastushenkov shares his experiences as a Russian applied linguist in the United States. Born in Russia, Pastushenkov has lived in the U.S. since 2012, attending Kent State University where he earned three master’s degrees and Michigan State University for his doctoral studies. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has changed the way he sees himself and his…

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