Adjusting Expectations

During this difficult time, we need to adjust our work expectations. That means, first and foremost, protecting our health, safety, and well-being, and that of our families and communities by working remotely and practicing social distancing. Secondly, we need to focus on providing the best possible student experience that we can under the circumstances through remote teaching.

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MSU Union Art Gallery Exhibit Shows ‘Survivors As Themselves’

A poem by Kimberly Ann Priest, Assistant Professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures, giving voice to the contradictory emotions and experiences arising from personal loss, is featured in the We Are Worth Everything: Survivors As Themselves exhibit now on display at the MSU Union Art Gallery. “It portrays grief as a fraught, but beautiful, journey of evolving relationships, psychical spaces, and…

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Support for Remote Teaching

Dear Colleagues: Thank you for all the work you are doing to ensure the safety of our community and the ongoing success of MSU students during this challenging time. The decision to move face-to-face instruction in lectures, seminars, and classroom settings to remote instruction was made in the interest of public safety regarding the novel coronavirus. The safety of our…

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MSU Summer Circle Turns 60!

Michigan State University is celebrating its 60th year of presenting free, accessible theatre during the month of June. Since 1960, the Michigan State University Department of Theatre has heralded the unofficial start of summer with its Summer Circle Theatre (SCT) program, using the talents of MSU students, professional artists, and community members to offer free theatre to mid-Michigan audiences.  Each year, the…

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College of Arts & Letters Students Take All Judge’s Choice ADDY Awards

Three of the top awards presented at this year’s Mid-Michigan American Advertising (ADDY) Awards went to College of Arts & Letters students. Altogether, 13 students from the College of Arts & Letters brought home 22 individual ADDY Awards, including seven gold, six silver, four bronze, three Judge’s Choice Awards, and two Best of Category. The Judge’s Choice Awards are the highest prize…

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Student Artwork Awarded, Displayed at Lansing Art Gallery

Six College of Arts & Letters students have work that is now featured at the Lansing Art Gallery & Education Center as part of the third annual Michigan Collegiate Art Exhibition. The artwork of two of those students, Kitty Johnson and Azya Moore, was selected as 2019 Award Winners, placing them among the top five entries.  This year’s Michigan Collegiate Art Exhibition, which…

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Living with a Severe Latex Allergy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic caused the Michigan State University community to adjust to a new ‘normal' following a transition to remote learning classes, the cancellation of sports and other big events.  But for Religious Studies junior Liv Swanton, COVID-19 has made another part of her life more difficult to manage — her severe latex allergy. Swanton learned about her allergy on her 14th birthday. She was blowing up latex…

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