Three Faculty Members to Receive All-University Awards

Three College of Arts & Letters faculty members are being recognized for their outstanding work and will receive distinguished awards at this year's Michigan State University Awards Convocation. Rob Roznowski, Professor in the Department of Theatre, will receive two university-wide awards, the William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award and the President's Distinguished Teaching Award. The William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award, supported by the Office…

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MSU/OSU Project Breaks New Ground in Religious Studies

A one-of-a-kind resource, developed by researchers at Michigan State University and The Ohio State University, is breaking new ground in the area of religious studies by offering scholars and the public alike a new way to think about and explore the diversity of American religious life. The American Religious Sounds Project (ARSP) website, which launched last month, challenges scholars, educators, students,…

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American Religious Sounds Project Awarded $750,000 Grant

A joint, multidisciplinary project between Michigan State University and The Ohio State University that examines sounds of religion throughout the United States, and which first began in 2015, recently received a three-year, $750,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to support expansion of the project. The grant was approved in conjunction with a request for proposals issued by the Luce Foundation’s Theology Program.The American Religious…

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Mapping the Sounds of Religion

What does religion in the Global Midwest sound like? Where should one go to hear it? How might we understand religious diversity in the global Midwest if we begin by listening? The Religious Soundmap Project invites broad public audiences to experience the religious diversity of the Midwest through sound. The hope is to invite new ways of thinking about religion in the global Midwest.

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American Religious Sounds Project Awarded Grant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCHEY3GrdDU&feature=emb_title The Henry Luce Foundation has awarded a two-year $200,000 grant to support a joint religious studies project of Michigan State University and The Ohio State University.  The American Religious Sounds Project (ASRP) is housed within the Center for the Study of Religion at OSU. The project’s co-directors are Amy DeRogatis, Professor in the MSU Department of Religious Studies, and…

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Global Digital Humanities Symposium

MSU Hosting First Global Digital Humanities Symposium MSU’s Digital Humanities Program is hosting its first symposium on global digital humanities with a focus on the Global South on April 8 and 9 at Michigan State University. The two-day symposium will address how interdisciplinary practices of digital humanities can and should speak to the global cultural record and the contemporary situation of…

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Dr. Amy DeRogatis Named Faculty Excellence Advocate

College of Arts & Letters Dean Christopher P. Long has named Dr. Amy DeRogatis, professor of Religion and American Culture in the Department of Religious Studies, as Faculty Excellence Advocate (FEA) for the College. The Faculty Excellence Advocates (FEAs) are faculty members who are key “drivers” of faculty quality and diversity in each college. They build close working relationships with…

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College of Arts & Letters Student Awarded the Beinecke Scholarship

Joshua Schnell has been nominated by Michigan State University for the nationally competitive Beinecke Scholarship, which pays for graduate studies in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Schnell is an Honors College junior majoring in anthropology in the College of Social Science and religious studies in the College of Arts and Letters. If awarded the scholarship, he will receive $4,000 immediately…

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Amy DeRogatis Awarded Grant for Studying “Soundscapes” of Religion

The Midwest is becoming more religiously diverse, and with that comes new sounds that can shape communities, says a Michigan State University researcher who will use a grant to create a digital sound map of religion in Midwestern cities. Amy DeRogatis, associate professor of religious studies at MSU, and Isaac Weiner, assistant professor of comparative studies at The Ohio State University, have…

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