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From AI to Urban Trees: College of Arts & Letters Faculty and Students Lead Ethics Week Events Inviting MSU Community into Critical Dialogue

February 16, 2026

This week, Feb. 16-20, 2026, Michigan State University celebrates Ethics Week, a week-long series of events designed to engage students, faculty, staff, and the community in meaningful discussions about ethics…

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Experience Architecture Professor’s Research Supported by Yale University Fellowship

December 8, 2025

As a Beinecke Library Fellow, Sara Doan, Assistant Professor of Experience Architecture at Michigan State University, spent two weeks immersed in the archives of Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and…

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Kathleen Fitzpatrick Named New Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies

May 27, 2025

Kathleen Fitzpatrick has been appointed Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies for Michigan State University's College of Arts & Letters, effective July 1, 2025, following a year serving in…

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WRAC Department Hosts Rhetoric & Writing “Ignite” Talks

April 10, 2024

On Friday, March 22nd, students and faculty across the department gathered for the Spring 2024 Rhetoric & Writing (RW) “Ignite” Talks in the Digital Scholarship 360 Room. The event was…

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Registration Still Open for 9th Annual Global Digital Humanities Symposium

March 6, 2024

This year’s Global Digital Humanities Symposium at Michigan State University will, in large part, focus on ethical Artificial Intelligence with each of the three keynote speakers planning to address the…

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WRAC Recognizes Three New Tenure-Track Faculty

November 21, 2023

This fall semester, WRAC welcomes three new tenure-track faculty to the department: Dr. Sara Doan, Assistant Professor of Experience Architecture Dr. Casey McArdle, Assistant Professor of Experience Architecture, Director of…

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Reflections from the Roundtable

October 30, 2023

Panelists Explore the Role of Generative AI in Higher Education In the fall of 2023, educators and students are figuring out how to make room in the classroom for a…

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WRAC Research Colloquium 2023

September 22, 2023

Celebrating the Work of Graduate Students and Faculty On Friday, September 8th, the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures (WRAC) ushered in a new school year and the latest lineup…

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Ask the Expert: How Can AI Support Writing and Student Learning?

September 14, 2023

With the start of the school year approaching, educators are wondering how artificial intelligence, or AI, may be used in learning environments, including by students for writing papers. Bill Hart-Davidson has been researching AI since he first came to Michigan State University in 2004 and launched a research center about writing in digital environments.

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College of Arts & Letters Students Receive UURAF First-Place Awards for Research

May 8, 2023

Several College of Arts & Letters students earned first-place awards for their presentations at the 2023 University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF). The 25th UURAF at Michigan State University,…