Maya Schuhknecht, a Spring 2023 Michigan State University graduate with a BFA in Graphic Design and the reigning Miss Michigan, is competing this week for the title of Miss America 2024. The 2024 Miss America Competition is taking place Jan. 6-14 in Orlando, Florida, where 51 contestants are vying for the title of Miss America 2024 along with more than…
Ellen Moll has been appointed Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies for the College of Arts & Letters, effective on January 1, 2024. This position is part of the Dean’s leadership team and works collaboratively to advance excellence in undergraduate education and to further undergraduate student success within the College of Arts & Letters and Michigan State University. Ellen Moll, Assistant…
Sydney Tomlinson, a December 2023 Michigan State University graduate with a BFA in Graphic Design from the College of Arts & Letters and a B.A. in Creative Advertising from the College of Communication Arts and Sciences and an Honors College graduate, completed her undergraduate education with a perfect 4.0 GPA, earning her the Board of Trustees’ Award. Tomlinson is among…
Leonora Souza Paula, Assistant Professor in MSU’s Department of English and affiliated faculty in the Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities Program, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and Center for Gender in Global Context was invited to participate in the most recent meeting of the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent held at the…
As a recipient of a 2023 CREATE! Micro-Grant, Lauren Rake, a senior Film Studies major with a minor in Theatre, spent this past semester writing a screenplay that deals with the sense of isolation and loss of human connection that comes with an increased online presence. This year, 13 CREATE! Micro-Grants were awarded with each winning proposal receiving $500 to…
The inaugural roster of 1855 Professorship recipients, along with MSU administrators, Board of Trustees members, faculty, and guests, recently gathered for dinner in the Michigan State University Club Fireplace Room in celebration of this first cohort of Spartan professors who are dedicated to advancing Michigan State University’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) objectives. Included in this first cohort of 1855…
Hadara Willis, a Studio Art major at Michigan State University, is one of 13 MSU students to receive a 2023 CREATE! Micro-Grant. She used this funding and her painting skills to produce a piece of art that highlights the Black female body and represents the overlaps between race and feminine beauty. Offered by MSU’s College of Arts & Letters and…
Kayla Wikaryasz is graduating from Michigan State University this month with a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Humanities, a minor in Creative Writing, and a perfect 4.0 GPA. She also is graduating from the College of Arts & Letters' Citizen Scholars program. As Wikaryasz wrapped up the final days of her undergraduate education, she reflected on her nontraditional educational journey and time…
Michigan State University Professor and Olympian Kelly Salchow MacArthur is once again part of the Olympics, this time leading a community art project. Through the Olympian Artists program, an initiative by the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, Salchow MacArthur led a workshop series creating mixed media collages with children from two community centers in Paris, France. Her workshop project, from…
Twelve College of Arts & Letters faculty members currently are working on projects supported by 2023 Humanities and Arts Research Program (HARP) Grants. The projects range from mixed media artwork and theatrical productions to the publication of books on a variety of topics including South African quilts and textiles, German migration history, and color cinema. Six of the faculty members…