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Read more about the article Student Turns Public Art Into Successful ArtPrize Entry
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Student Turns Public Art Into Successful ArtPrize Entry

January 18, 2018

"Immeasurable Numbness" is immediately impactful. The background is a series of scenes, one blurring into another: slavery, violence, police brutality, homelessness. These scenes drip down, bleeding into the foreground, where…

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LaPensée Named a ‘Human of the Year’ by Motherboard

December 7, 2017

Recognized for her foundational work as an Indigenous video game designer, MSU Assistant Professor ElizabethLaPensée was selected by the multimedia science and tech publication, Motherboard, as a “Human of the Year,” an honor…

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‘Ing’ Magazine Exposes Students to the Publishing World

November 22, 2017

Students enrolled in the Professional Writing class WRA 480, Publication Management, get to experience what it’s like to work in the world of publishing by producing ing Magazine, a monthly arts and…

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Read more about the article New WRAC Professor to Contribute to Critical Diversity in a Digital Age Initiative
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New WRAC Professor to Contribute to Critical Diversity in a Digital Age Initiative

August 4, 2017

Kristin Arola has been hired as Associate Professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures (WRAC), effective August 16, 2017, and will contribute to the development of the…

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Read more about the article Professional Writing Major Pursues Her Dream with New York City Internship
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Professional Writing Major Pursues Her Dream with New York City Internship

August 3, 2017

Professional Writing senior Hannah Bullion is spending the summer in New York City gaining valuable experience as a social media intern for Refinery29 (R29), a digital media publication and creative agency for…

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Read more about the article Professional Writing Seniors Receive Awards
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Professional Writing Seniors Receive Awards

April 25, 2017

The Professional Writing (PW) program announced the winners of this year’s Outstanding PW Senior Award, which recognizes three graduating PW students who demonstrate excellence in the classroom, success in experiential…

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Two Arts & Letters Students to Graduate with Perfect 4.0

April 20, 2017

To receive a 4.0 in any undergraduate class at Michigan State University is a notable accomplishment, but to earn a perfect 4.0 throughout your entire undergraduate career, is all the…

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Award Helps Make New York City Internship Possible

April 12, 2017

An Arts & Letters scholarship received through MSU’s College of Arts & Letters helped make a New York City internship possible for junior Professional Writing major Emily Claus. Emily Claus…

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Read more about the article WRAC Department Highlighted at National Conferences
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WRAC Department Highlighted at National Conferences

March 21, 2017

More than 3,500 writing instructors and researchers gather every spring to attend the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) and the Association for Teachers of Technical Writing Conference (ATTW),…

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A Leader in Serious Games and Indigenous Game Design

March 17, 2017

Elizabeth La Pensee, Assistant Professor in Department of Writing, Rhetoric, American Cultures and Department of Media and Information Elizabeth LaPensee, Assistant Professor with a dual appointment in the Department of…

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