Faculty Spotlight: Hillery Glasby
August 17, 2020
Our faculty spotlight this week is Hillery Glasby, an assistant professor in the WRAC department! One of her peers wanted to give a shout-out to Hillery for her work in…
Learning While Meeting Community Needs for Mental Health Resource
July 22, 2020
Lorelei Blackburn wants her students to do more than simply read, complete assignments, and take tests. Each semester, the Assistant Professor of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures personalizes the learning experience for her…
Professor Publishes Poetry Compilation Addressing Trump Administration
July 16, 2020
Cheryl Caesar, Associate Professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures, recently published a book, Flatman: Poems of Protest in the Trump Era, which is a compilation of 40 poems that explore the…
LAE Podcast Hosts Assistant Professor Christina Boyles
April 7, 2020
Episode five of the Liberal Arts Endeavor Podcast is now live! Our host, Christopher P. Long, Dean of the College of Arts & Letters, met with Christina Boyles, Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities,…
MSU Union Art Gallery Exhibit Shows ‘Survivors As Themselves’
February 13, 2020
A poem by Kimberly Ann Priest, Assistant Professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures, giving voice to the contradictory emotions and experiences arising from personal loss, is featured in…
Researching and Teaching How Language Shapes Our World
December 5, 2019
Using language purposefully is the framework of rhetoric, a notion that Jacqueline Rhodes, Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures (WRAC), wants to instill in…
MSU Awarded Grant to Study Renewable Energy Adoption in Michigan
November 19, 2019
Michigan State University was awarded close to $1 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a five-year study of renewable energy options using a cross-disciplinary research approach in eight Michigan communities,…
Meet Casey McArdle
June 14, 2019
Dr. Casey McArdle is an Assistant Professor and Academic Specialist in the WRAC department. In addition, he serves an administrative role as program liaison for the new Experience Architecture (XA)…
Meet Liza Potts
June 14, 2019
Liza Potts joined MSU’s WRAC program in 2011 and has been busy ever since. She is the co-founder of the Experience Architecture (XA) program, director of WIDE Research, caretaker of…
Meet Christina Boyles: Assistant Professor
June 4, 2019
New Assistant Professor and Graduate Faculty member Christina Boyles joined WRAC in August 2018 and has loved every second of it. She earned her Ph.D. in English Literature from Baylor…