Category: News - Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures

Perfect Achievement: 16 College of Arts & Letters Graduates Receive Board of Trustees Awards

April 13, 2026

Sixteen College of Arts & Letters students who are graduating in Spring 2026 have earned the Board of Trustees Award for having maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average during their undergraduate education. These students are among the 315 graduating from MSU in Spring 2026 with a 4.0 GPA, the highest scholastic average one can attain at the end of their undergraduate career at Michigan State University.

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Surfing the Wave: How Professional and Public Writing Student Went from Writer’s Block to Creative Rebound

April 13, 2026

For Conner Larsen, the Professional and Public Writing program at Michigan State University is more than just a major – it’s a space where his academic work and creative passions intersect. A singer and songwriter, Larson found the major offers a unique opportunity to blend his passion for music with his scholarly work.

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From Hardship to Revival: MSU’s P2W Club Rebuilds Under Student Leadership

April 13, 2026

Founded in 2021 by students in the Professional and Public Writing (P2W) major at Michigan State University, the P2W Club offers its members a space to connect, grow as scholars,…

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Where Design Meets Community: Inside Student’s Public Arts Internship

April 10, 2026

Hayley Asai, a junior with a double major in Graphic Design and Experience Architecture (XA) at Michigan State University who is from North Potomac, Maryland, gained experience working as a Graphic Design and Communications Intern for the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County in Silver Spring, Maryland.

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Suban Nur Cooley Named Lansing’s Next Poet Laureate

April 2, 2026

Suban Nur Cooley, Assistant Professor in the Department of African American and African Studies (AAAS) at Michigan State University, has been named Lansing’s next Poet Laureate and will serve the greater Lansing region for the 2026-2028 term. She also is an MSU alum having earned her Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Writing from MSU’s Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures.

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Alex Guo Named MSU’s Sole Student Recipient of 2026 Inclusive Excellence Award

March 27, 2026

Alex Guo, a fourth-year student at Michigan State University with a dual major in Humanities-Prelaw and Experience Architecture and double minors in Business and Leadership in Integrated Learning, is the…

Read more about the article Marohang Limbu Awarded HARP Large-Scale Funding to Advance Global Understanding of Himalayan Indigenous Rhetorics

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Marohang Limbu Awarded HARP Large-Scale Funding to Advance Global Understanding of Himalayan Indigenous Rhetorics

March 26, 2026

Marohang Yakthung Limbu, Professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures at Michigan State University, has been awarded Humanities and Arts Research Program (HARP) large-scale development funding for his project "Documenting Matrilineal Civilizations and Ancient Himalayan Yakthung Histories: A Study Through Mundhums and Film." HARP is one of MSU’s largest internal grants, providing funding to support faculty conducting important research projects or activities in the arts and humanities.

Read more about the article MSU-Led Initiative Strengthens and Expands Access to Less Commonly Taught and Indigenous Language Education Across North America

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MSU-Led Initiative Strengthens and Expands Access to Less Commonly Taught and Indigenous Language Education Across North America

March 11, 2026

After nearly a decade of transformative language revitalization work, Michigan State University’s Center for Language Teaching Advancement (CeLTA) in the College of Arts & Letters has completed a landmark initiative…

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Student View: An Evening of Afrofuturism at the MSU Museum

March 4, 2026

Aditi Gonuguntala is a fourth-year undergraduate student at Michigan State University majoring in Experience Architecture with a minor in Graphic Design. She also is a Communications Intern in the Office for Inclusive Excellence and Impact and University Communications and Marketing. In this Student View, she writes about the Speculative Futures: Afrofuturism and the Art of Stacey Robinson event hosted by the MSU Museum.

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Scholarship Opens the Door to Global Internship for MSU Student

March 2, 2026

For Jasmine Chow, a junior at Michigan State University double majoring in Psychology and Experience Architecture, a scholarship didn’t just help cover expenses — it made an international, career-shaping experience possible. A recipient of the Jacob C. Tiedt Scholarship for Internships Abroad, Chow used the award to help fund a Summer 2025 internship in Osaka, Japan, where she worked for a small company specializing in skin care and natural wellness products made from yuzu.