MSU College of Arts & Letters
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MSU College of Arts & Letters
@MSUCAL
#MSUCAL at @michiganstateu educates actors, artists, designers, filmmakers, linguists, philosophers, poets, teachers, translators, and writers. #SpartansWill
Michigan State University Katılım Eylül 2010
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Four College of Arts & Letters faculty members are part of the third cohort of the Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Faculty Fellows Program-Africa, pairing them with faculty from African countries to engage students in collaborative intercultural experiences.
Jonathan Choti, Philip Effiong, Stephen Esquith, and Peter Glendinning were selected from more than 100 applications. Their students will participate in COIL projects during 2026, working together across cultures on topics like language and dating culture, democracy, traditional narratives, and creative apparel design.
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Mexican author Cristina Rivera Garza visited @michiganstateu to read and discuss her Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Liliana's Invincible Summer.” Blending journalism, memoir, and poetic prose, the book explores themes of gender violence as it reconstructs the life of Rivera Garza's sister, Liliana, before she was murdered in 1990.
Rivera Garza's visit to MSU brought together students, faculty, and community members for conversations about writing, justice, and storytelling as a space for remembrance, imagination, and collective care.
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Funded by a $3.5 million Mellon Foundation grant, @michiganstateu and @CeLTAmsu completed a landmark initiative expanding access to less commonly taught and Indigenous language education at dozens of universities across North America.
Over the course of nearly a decade, the Less Commonly Taught and Indigenous Languages Partnership provided professional development to hundreds of instructors in 36+ languages, produced new open-access resources, and funded 19 Indigenous community language revitalization projects across five states and Canada, all in collaboration with Anishinaabe communities and the @BigTenAcademic.
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Temilade Adegoke, a doctoral student in German Studies and a Graduate Teaching Assistant at @michiganstateu, was named the Educator of the Month for January 2026 by MSU's Graduate School. She shares her experience and the lessons she’s learned as a doctoral student and instructor.
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MSU's relationship with @Pewabic dates back to the 1920s, when Pewabic tile began to appear throughout campus.
Years later, MSU absorbed Pewabic for a short period of time as they transitioned from a production pottery to an educational facility to help ensure their future.
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Heather Douglas, Professor of Philosophy at @michiganstateu, has been appointed to two prestigious scientific committees — one at the @theNASciences, helping revise “On Being a Scientist” the foundational guide to research ethics used nationwide, and another at the International Science Council, where she is the only American member monitoring global threats to scientific freedom.
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Mohammad Hassan Khalil, Director of Muslim Studies at @michiganstateu, answers questions about the significance of Ramadan via @yahoolife. yahoo.com/lifestyle/arti…
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Philip Effiong’s perspective is shaped by his experiences as a child and his family history. His father, General Philip Effiong, was a senior Nigerian military officer whose career is closely linked to some of the most defining moments in Nigeria’s history. cal.msu.edu/news/msu-theat…
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Philip Effiong, Professor of Theatre Studies and Integrative Humanities at @michiganstateu, has written two memoirs exploring the Nigeria–Biafra War, a conflict that remains largely absent from global historical discourse.
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Did you know the aluminum sculpture in @michiganstateu’s Brody Complex Courtyard is inspired by sound waves? “Echo” by artist Barbara Grygutis illustrates sound repetition in concentric shapes that reverberate outward.
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College of Arts & Letters faculty members — including Dànielle DeVoss, Chairperson of the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures, and Megan Dean, Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy — are part of this campuswide institute and initiatives like Ethics Week Feb. 16-20. cal.msu.edu/news/college-o…
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The College of Arts & Letters is playing a critical role in shaping @michiganstateu's Ethics Institute, which is focused on helping students, researchers, and the public navigate ethical challenges with clarity and purpose.
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Pete Johnston, filmmaker and @michiganstateu Film Studies faculty member, uses his recent @Jeopardy winnings to help fund the "Magic Town" documentary about the city and people of Colon, Michigan.
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Today we honor the memory of students Arielle Anderson, Brian Fraser and Alexandria Verner as well as all affected by the tragedy that occurred on our campus three years ago.
As we join in remembrance, it is important to accept what you are feeling. Take care, Spartans. 💚
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For the 11th time in the last 12 years, MSU has been named a top producer of Fulbright Scholars, ranking among the colleges and universities with the highest number of faculty and administrators selected for the program. go.msu.edu/2fk5
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