Faculty Voice: How Writing and Art Can Connect Us Through Our Stories

This personal account talks about the Feb. 13 violence the Michigan State University community experienced and other forms of trauma. It may be disturbing and upsetting for some people to read. If you are grieving or in distress, there are different ways to seek support, including talking with friends, family, and colleagues. MSU’s Office for Resource and Support Coordination offers many…

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MSU Theatre Premieres Original Work Showcasing Diverse Cohort of MFA Candidates  

When Michigan State University’s Department of Theatre announced a call for emerging playwrights of the global majority to write a new play for its diverse cohort of Master of Fine Arts Acting and Design candidates, they received more than 300 submissions. That call, which went out in summer 2022, has led to the creation of Stevie and the Real World,…

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University Mourns Passing of Longtime Professor and Wife of Former MSU President 

The Michigan State University community is mourning the passing of Pauline Adams, who dedicated much of her life to education and taught at MSU for nearly 60 years. She also was a longtime supporter of the university and the wife of former MSU President Walter Adams. Pauline Adams died on Jan. 16 at the age of 101.   Pauline Adams…

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Journal, Co-Created by English Professor, Receives Prestigious Award

An academic journal co-created by Kristin Mahoney, Associate Professor in the Department of English at Michigan State University, has received the Council of Editors of Learned Journals (CELJ) Best New Journal Award. This prestigious award was presented on Jan. 5 at the 2024 Modern Language Association Annual Convention in Philadelphia.The journal, Cusp: Late 19th-/Early 20th-Century Cultures, focuses on field-defining scholarship…

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College Mourns Loss of Professor and Creator of MSU’s Korean Program

The College of Arts & Letters is mourning the loss of Ok-Sook Park, Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures (LiLaC), who died on Jan. 18, 2024. She was 62 years old. Park dedicated much of her life to education and was nationally known in the area of Korean language teaching. She developed and directed the Korean…

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MSU Research Team and MI Diaries Project Foster Community During Challenging Times

This article includes content and personal accounts about the Feb. 13 violence the Michigan State University community experienced and the aftermath. It may be disturbing and upsetting for some people to read. If you are grieving or in distress, there are many ways to seek support, including talking with friends, family, and colleagues. MSU’s Office for Resource and Support Coordination offers…

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CREATE! Micro-Grant Project Examines Religion and Nationalism

As a recipient of a 2023 CREATE! Micro-Grant, Doug Mains, an English major with a focus in Creative Writing and a minor in Linguistics, spent this past semester creating a body of prose exploring the intersection between Christian Nationalism, gun violence, fundamentalism, and displays of traditional masculinity. Doug Mains, one of the recipients of a 2023 CREATE! Micro-Grant. This year,…

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Religious Studies Professor to Deliver Keynote Address at MLK Community Unity Dinner

Blaire Morseau, Assistant Professor in MSU’s Department of Religious Studies and an inaugural 1855 Professor, is the keynote speaker for the 44th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Unity Dinner. This MLK Commemorative Celebration event, organized by MSU’s Residence Education and Housing Services, is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 16, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Kellogg Hotel and…

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Delia Fernández-Jones Named Associate Dean for Equity, Justice, and Faculty Affairs

Delia Fernández-Jones has been appointed Associate Dean for Equity, Justice, and Faculty Affairs for the College of Arts & Letters, effective on Jan. 1, 2024. This is a new position in the College and is part of the Dean’s leadership team working closely in an advising capacity with the Dean, as well as the other Assistant and Associate Deans. The…

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