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MSU Alum Uses Religious Studies Education as an Advocate for the Developmentally Disabled

October 7, 2025

Michigan State University alum Renee Hall has been an active member in the disability community for more than 20 years, serving in various roles including advocate, direct support professional, service coordinator, counselor, and research specialist. She currently works as the Advisor to the Self-Advocates of Michigan through the Developmental Disabilities Council of Michigan.

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Religious Studies Alum Awarded Prestigious International Fellowship

January 21, 2025

Mustafa Syed, a Michigan State University alum who graduated in Summer 2024 with a B.A. in Religious Studies, has been named a Schwarzman Scholar and will join an elite group of future global leaders selected from around the world for this prestigious graduate fellowship program. He is MSU’s second Schwarzman Scholar in the 10-year history of the award.

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Alumni Highlight: Julia Johnson

June 19, 2016

Name, Major, Graduation Date: Julia Johnson, B.A. Religious Studies, 2015, Concentration in Nonprofit Leadership, College of Arts & Letters, with a Specialization in Science, Technology Environment and Public Policy (STEPP), Lyman Briggs College…

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Sparking a Spirit in Detroit

September 3, 2015

For some outsiders, Detroit neighborhoods appear burdened, disheartened, and broken. But Michigan State alumnus Anthony Hatinger knows otherwise, and has joined the movement to empower opportunity within Detroit communities using…

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Alumni Highlight: Dakota Riehl

June 19, 2014

Degree/Year: Religious Studies & Arts and Humanities, 2014Employer name: Grand Rapids Center for Community Transportation Position/Title: Social Enterprice Developer, AmeriCorps VISTA Member City/State: Grand Rapids, Michigan My current role at the center is to build capacity…