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College of Arts & Letters Students Receive UURAF First-Place Awards for Research

May 8, 2023

Several College of Arts & Letters students earned first-place awards for their presentations at the 2023 University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF). The 25th UURAF at Michigan State University, which was held April 14 at the Breslin Student Events Center and online at Symposium, featured the research and creative endeavors of nearly 900 undergraduate students from 14 different colleges.…

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Faculty Members Recognized With Outstanding Achievement Awards

March 7, 2022

The College of Arts & Letters is pleased to honor the 2021 Faculty Award winners for their outstanding leadership, teaching, innovation, and community engagement. The six awards presented by the College recognize these impactful leaders for the work that they do to enhance curriculum and student experiences. 2021 Faculty Award Winners: Faculty Leadership Award – Dànielle Nicole DeVoss, Department of Writing,…

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CAL in the Classroom

November 16, 2020

Alumni and retired faculty and staff had the opportunity to attend a virtual event on November 7 where attendees got an insider’s look at the research and education of MSU’s College Arts & Letters while networking with fellow alumni, faculty, and students.

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MFA Prize-Winning Exhibit Explores the Meaning of Value

May 1, 2018

Jazzmyn Barbosa is this year’s winner of the Master of Fine Arts Prize, which was presented during the closing reception for the Department of Art, Art History, and Design’s 2018 Master of Fine Arts Exhibition. Barbosa earned the MFA Prize for her MFA thesis exhibit, The Things You Choose. Presenting her the award was guest juror Nabila Abdel Nabi, Art Historian and Assistant Curator…

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion / News / Podcast

Podcast: Digitizing African Photography

February 13, 2018

On the latest episode of The Liberal Arts Endeavor, a podcast by the Michigan State University's College of Arts & Letters, co-hosts Hannah Bullion and Dean Chris Long discussed The Archive of Malian Photography project. By digitizing rare African photos and creating global access, this initiative is helping solve issues of unethical practices, while preserving cultural heritage in Mali. Candace Keller (far…

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Preserving Heritage in Mali

February 7, 2018

While interest in African photography has swelled over the past 20 years, extreme temperatures and improper storage have threatened the physical integrity of important African photo collections, and due to their high commercial value, these photos are vulnerable to theft and mistreatment, putting them at risk of being lost forever.

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Global Digital Humanities Symposium

March 9, 2016

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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Professor Candace Keller Receives NEH Grant

April 29, 2015

Hoping to preserve cultural heritage and change Western thought on Africa, a Michigan State University researcher will use a $300,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant to digitize 100,000 original black-and-white negatives of Mali’s most important photographers, dating from the 1940s. Candace Keller, assistant professor of African art history and visual culture, is collaborating with MSU’s MATRIX: The Center for Digital…