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College Welcomes New Faculty and Staff Members

August 22, 2019

This year, the College of Arts & Letters welcomes 28 new faculty and staff members. They include the following: Sara Allison Sara Allison, Administrative Business Professional/Supervisor, Department of English, comes to the College from MSU's College of Social Science Dean’s Office, where she was an Administrative Business Professional. Allison has experience reviewing and approving grant proposals and budgets; serving as a liaison…

Alumni / News / Programs

A Family Commitment to Spartans

August 21, 2019

MSU alumni Phillip and Tonya Collier believe in giving back and one way they are doing that is by supporting the College of Arts & Letters Citizen Scholars program, which is designed to prepare the next generation of diverse, high-achieving, and engaged citizen leaders. “The Citizen Scholars program is so energetic and exciting,” Tonya Collier said. “I attended the showcase…

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Alumnus’ Novel ‘Bird Box’ Is a Blockbuster Hit

August 20, 2019

During the first seven days of its release, 45 million Netflix accounts worldwide watched the film Bird Box, making it the most successful first week for a Netflix film to date. The man behind the idea and The New York Times bestselling book: novelist, songwriter, and MSU College of Arts & Letters English alumnus Josh Malerman, who says MSU is where his creative career began. …

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion / News / Programs

Critical Race Studies Residency Program Begins Third Year

August 20, 2019

MSU’s College of Arts & Letters' Critical Race Studies Residency program is bringing two dynamic artists to campus for the 2019-2020 academic year to enrich the life of the greater Lansing community by creating opportunities for shared experiences that cultivate diversity and facilitate practices of inclusion through art and design. This year's Artists-in-Residence are: Luis Sahagun, a multidisciplinary artist with…

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Nicola Imbracsio Named Assistant Director of Assessment

August 15, 2019

Nicola Imbracsio has been named Assistant Director of Assessment in the College of Arts & Letters on a three-year appointment, effective August 16, 2019. The position is co-sponsored by the Office of the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education. Imbracsio currently works in the Center for Integrative Studies in Arts and Humanities as the Assessment Coordinator and Instructor. In her new role, she will…

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Mellon Grant Supports Values-Based Metrics Initiative to Transform Higher Education

August 15, 2019

Michigan State University has received a $695,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to fund the Humane Metrics for the Humanities and Social Sciences (HuMetricsHSS) initiative, an international partnership that supports the development and implementation of new methods for assessing the nature and quality of scholarship in the humanities and social sciences over the next 18 months. The HuMetricsHSS initiative aims…

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Hassan Named Interim Director of Global Studies in the Arts & Humanities

August 15, 2019

Salah D. Hassan will serve as Interim Director of Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities (GSAH) for the 2019-2020 academic year. Hassan is an Associate Professor in the Department of English and a core faculty member in the Muslim Studies program and the Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities program. “Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities is a unique academic program that…

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Podcast: Design and the Parameters of Possibility

August 10, 2019

The latest episode of the Liberal Arts Endeavor Podcast, titled Design and the Parameters of Possibility, is out. Our host, Dean Christopher P. Long, spoke with Zachary Kaiser, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design and Experience Architecture, about how design has the potential to shape the world that we live, work, teach, and even eat in. Kaiser’s research interests include exploring how faculty…

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MSU Alumna Fostering Equity Through Art Education

August 9, 2019

Asmaa Walton hasn’t run short of opportunity after earning a bachelor’s degree in Art Education from Michigan State University in 2017. Following the completion of an M.A. in Art Politics from New York University (NYU) and a Toledo Museum of Art KeyBank Diversity Leadership Fellowship, Walton will join the St. Louis Art Museum this September as the 26th Romare Bearden Fellow. The Romare…

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Alumna Designs Activewear for Under Armour

July 31, 2019

Alumna Jess Burkhardt is using the skills she learned at Michigan State University in her current position as an Associate Designer at Under Armour, a global manufacturer of sports and casual apparel and footwear. A 2016 graduate with a B.A. in Apparel and Textile Design (ATD) from the Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Burkhardt tailored her undergraduate courseworkto fit…