Ramadan at MSU: A Brief Guide for 2024
March 4, 2024
This March, many MSU students and employees will begin the month-long fast of Ramadan. As we work toward promoting a more inclusive Spartan community, here are some facts to consider:…
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Religious Studies Professor to Deliver Keynote Address at MLK Community Unity Dinner
January 11, 2024
Blaire Morseau, Assistant Professor in MSU’s Department of Religious Studies and an inaugural 1855 Professor, is the keynote speaker for the 44th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Unity…
MSU Honors Inaugural 1855 Professorship Recipients
December 18, 2023
The inaugural roster of 1855 Professorship recipients, along with MSU administrators, Board of Trustees members, faculty, and guests, recently gathered for dinner in the Michigan State University Club Fireplace Room…
Several College of Arts & Letters Projects Supported by HARP Grants
December 13, 2023
Twelve College of Arts & Letters faculty members currently are working on projects supported by 2023 Humanities and Arts Research Program (HARP) Grants. The projects range from mixed media artwork…
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1855 Professor: Researching and Teaching Native American Environmental Ethics
November 17, 2023
Elan Pochedley, Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Michigan State University, focuses much of his research and teaching on understanding the sustainable stewardship that Native Americans have…
New Black Religion Courses Enhance Religious Studies Curriculum
November 13, 2023
From the days of slavery to the Black Lives Matter movement, religion has played an essential role in the lives of Black Americans. However, that role is often misunderstood or…
Religious Studies Professor Returns to Her Native Community for 1855 Professorship
November 10, 2023
Blaire Morseau grew up in New Jersey and spent most of her life there, including her undergraduate years at Rutgers University, yet she considers Michigan her home. As a citizen…
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Research Shines New Light on Role of Women in Founding Jewish American Education
November 6, 2023
Laura Yares has spent “years sitting in archives” researching a period of Jewish American education that historians have largely overlooked as insignificant, a period in which very little had been…
New Graduate Program Welcomes First Cohort
September 26, 2023
With the start of the 2023-2024 academic year at Michigan State University, the new Nonprofit Leadership, Global Cultures, and Social Enterprise M.A. and Graduate Certificate Programs are welcoming their first…
Faculty Award Winners Recognized for Outstanding Achievement
September 19, 2023
The College of Arts & Letters honored its 2023 Faculty Award winners at the College’s Faculty and Staff Welcome Reception on Sept. 18 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center.The…