Faculty

Conversations with CAL on the Timnick Chair, Humanities, Filmmaking, and Black Art

November 19, 2021

As a filmmaker, screenwriter, and educator, Wray has served as a core faculty member in MSU’s Film Studies program since 2002, developing and teaching courses in film directing, screenwriting, and narrative film fiction, as well as in African American cinema and cinema of the African Diaspora. In addition, he is an accomplished filmmaker whose features and short films have been screened in the United States and abroad, including Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Dakar, Zurich, Berlin, and Athens. 

Kaveh Askari Begins Tenure as Director of Film Studies

November 2, 2021

Part of Michigan State University’s Film Studies Program core faculty for five years, Kaveh Askari is now the director of the program. He began his tenure as Film Studies Director in August 2021.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion / Faculty / News

Gordon Henry Appointed to New Endowed Chair Position

October 5, 2021

An enrolled citizen/member of the White Earth Anishinaabe Nation, Gordon Henry has dedicated his writing, scholarship, and life to Indigenous tribal communities. In recognition of this work, he has been…

Faculty / Faculty / Grant / News / Programs

Humanities Commons Receives $971,000 Mellon Grant to Support Its Expansion

October 5, 2021

Humanities Commons, which is hosted and sustained by Michigan State University and led by Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Director of Digital Humanities for MSU’s College of Arts & Letters, was awarded a…

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MSU to Collaborate with Comic Studies Society on Conferences and Scholarship 

September 14, 2021

Michigan State University and the Comics Studies Society (CSS) are pleased to announce the formation of an ongoing, multiyear collaboration that will begin with the 2022 CSS conference taking place on MSU’s campus.…

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Faculty Voice: Forging a New Legacy

September 9, 2021

Julian Chambliss is a Professor in the Department of English, core faculty for the Consortium for Critical Diversity in Digital Age Research, and Val Berryman Curator of History for the MSU Museum. He wrote this "Faculty Voice" article about Marvel Studios' newly released movie, "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" for MSU Today.

Faculty / News / Staff

College Welcomes 27 New Faculty and Staff Members

September 7, 2021

This semester, the College of Arts & Letters is pleased to welcome 27 new faculty and staff members. Please join us in welcoming these newest faculty and staff members to the College.

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Conversations with CAL Offers a Preview to Arts Launch

September 3, 2021

The College of Arts & Letters is excited to share what we hope will become a new and long-standing tradition here at Michigan State University. This fall, we are presenting a week-long celebration of the vibrant arts scene here on campus. This week-long celebration, named Arts Launch, will be held September 12-18 .

Faculty / News / Student

Top Things New Spartans Should Know

August 31, 2021

Welcome Class of 2025! We are answering the top questions that the Class of 2025 wants to know about being a Spartan and life at MSU. Here are the answers offered by current students and faculty to get you started on your incredible Spartan journey.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion / Faculty / Grant / News

Working to Dismantle Systemic Racism in Healthcare Delivery

June 7, 2021

A leading Michigan State University language and literacy scholar will extend her groundbreaking work in antiracist and anti-Blackness teacher education to pediatric medicine and public health with support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. April Baker-Bell, Associate Professor in the Department of English and Department of African American and African Studies, recently received a $218,000 Mellon New Directions Fellowship to support two new studies underway with the University of Washington.