Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

College Receives National Award for Innovative Policies and Programs Supporting Non-Tenure-Track Faculty

October 10, 2024

Michigan State University’s College of Arts & Letters has been selected as a winner of the 2024 Delphi Award for its dedicated work to include non-tenure-track faculty as full partners through its Charting Pathways of Intellectual Leadership (CPIL) initiative. As a winner of this award, the College of Arts & Letters will receive $15,000 to continue its work to support non-tenure-track faculty in promoting student success.

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Graduate Student Honored for Bringing Hispanic Golden-Age Drama to MSU

April 23, 2024

Growing up in Honduras, Oscar Rodriguez Quiroz didn’t have much access to the theatre and it wasn’t until he was 17 that his love for acting began when he saw a performance at the Escuela Nacional de Arte Dramático (National School of Drama) in Honduras. He is now a seasoned actor who has performed in many plays and an MFA in Acting Candidate at Michigan State University who is preparing to graduate this spring.

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CREATE! Micro-Grant Virtual Exhibit Displays Winning Projects

March 22, 2024

The completed projects of this year’s CREATE! Micro-Grant recipients can now be viewed online as part of the 2023 CREATE! Micro-Grant Showcase. This virtual exhibition includes photos and information on…

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Chasten Buttigieg to Discuss Theatre, LGBTQ+ Rights and Representation at March 16 Event

March 7, 2024

New York Times bestselling author, teacher, arts enthusiast, and LGBTQ+ rights advocate Chasten Buttigieg, who also has a theatre background that includes working with kids with autism, will share, in…

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MSU Theatre Presents ‘What if Wilhelmina,’ a Sensory-Friendly, Interactive Musical

February 20, 2024

The public is invited to come experience What If Wilhelmina, the latest production of the Michigan State University Department of Theatre’s Sense-Ability Ensemble, which creates multi-sensory, interactive theatrical performances specifically designed for audiences that are neurodiverse. Nine performances of this production are scheduled March 8-17 at the Arena Theatre in the MSU Auditorium Building.

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Supporting a Diverse and Inclusive Work Environment Through Theatre

January 20, 2023

Lynn Lammers’ work at Michigan State University has been nothing short of transformative. As Artistic Director of the Transforming Theatre Ensemble (TTE), she helps bring the art of theatre into…

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CREATE! Micro-Grant Program Announces 2022 Winners

August 8, 2022

The 2022 winning proposals of Michigan State University’s CREATE! Micro-Grant Program recently were announced and represent a variety of disciplines and mediums. Each of the 12 proposals, submitted by MSU…

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MSU Outreach Effort Celebrates Works of Black Playwrights

April 6, 2022

A group of Michigan State University faculty and students from the Department of Theatre in collaboration with the Wharton Center Institute for Arts & Creativity led an effort to bring…

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MSU Department of Theatre Revisits Stonewall Uprising of 1969

March 12, 2022

The Michigan State University Department of Theatre presents Ike Holter’s Hit the Wall, a story of the Stonewall Uprising and the generation that disrupted the marginalization and invisibility of the…

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MSU Department of Theatre Announces 2021-2022 Season

September 21, 2021

The Michigan State University Department of Theatre announces its 2021-2022 season, which focuses on the examination of the contemporary understanding of gender.