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Shannon Schmoll stands in a planetarium holding a tablet, looking up at a projected field.
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Faculty voice: Collaborating through astronomy
Director of Abrams Planetarium, Dr. Shannon Schmoll, develops and delivers astronomy education programming for all ages
The inside of the museum walls is lit with various triangles of light.
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MSU Broad Art Museum exhibition encourages us to embrace the dark
Jan Tichy: Darkness transforms the heart of the museum into a reimagined architectural and multi-sensory experience
Three women stand together on a stage. The woman on the left wears a maroon blazer and trousers with a gold blouse. The woman in the center wears a cream-colored 19th-century period dress. The woman on the right wears a black floral blouse and black trousers. They are positioned in front of a blue projected backdrop.
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MSU Alum Sandra Seaton Reclaims History and Voice in World Premiere of ‘Sally: A Solo Play’
Wharton Center for Performing Arts celebrates the world premiere of Sally: A Solo Play, as both a creative milestone and a homecoming
A performer sits cross-legged at center stage with palms raised upward, illuminated by cool blue lighting and circular projections. Two dancers stand behind holding flowing blue fabric.
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From Seed to Stage: MSU Department of Theatre Production Draws Inspiration from Historic Beal Experiment
"Echoes from the Banks of the Red Cedar" translates scientific inquiry into live performance
MSU Museum Director Devon Akmon sits in front of a microphone smiling.
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Renovated MSU Museum part of a “vital social infrastructure on campus”
MSU Museum Director Devon Akmon shares what's new ahead of the Museum's reopening
Young students raise their hands to answer a question at the MSU Broad Art Museum
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Faculty voice: Art is what we need right now
Meghan Collins, 2025 Museum Educator of the Year, reflects on the transformative power of art for children—and all of us
Eight people stand in line in front of the completed outdoor sculpture, which features interconnected pastel and translucent hexagon modules. They are dressed in winter coats, hats, and gloves, standing near shrubs and a building wall.
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First of Three Student-Designed Microgalleries Opens to Public, Showcasing Student-Made Public Art
Students in Introduction to Sculpture (STA 352) created their first public microgallery installation known as the Honeycomb Gallery
A metallic building with trees surrounding it and sidewalk leading up to the entrance. It is evening and yellow light is pouring out the windows of the front of the building.
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Meet Phillip Bahar, new director of MSU’s Broad Art Museum
Bahar shares his background and why he's excited for the future of The Broad and the arts industry
A person in a green shirt on the left helps a group of four people plant strawberry plants in terracotta pots.
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MSU and Georgia Tech Receive Mellon Funding for Research Project Combining Afrofuturism, Humanities, and Horticulture
Spartans are bringing the humanities and horticulture together through The Earthseed Project
A close-up view of Beaumont Tower glowing red with projected words
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Beaumont Tower Comes Alive with Animated Projections Created by MSU Students
This year's Halloween carillon concert showcased artwork and animations created by students in the Department of Theatre
Four women stand in front of a wall of art. Two women on the right look at two paintings stacked one above the other on the wall. The other two women look at another painting on the right, their heads are tilted in towards each other.
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The art of teaching the arts
MSU is making its mark in Michigan when it comes to investing in the arts as essential to K–12 education
Image of Laurent Valère’s Memorial CAP 110 sculpture in Diamant, Martinique.
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Documentary by French Professor Earning Recognition at Several Film Festivals Worldwide
Professor Safoi Babana-Hampton's documentary uncovers the silenced stories of the transatlantic slave trade and its lasting impact on the Francophone Afro-Caribbean world
Portrait of MSU Assistant Professor Tim Conrad smiling. He's wearing a button down shirt and in the background are tree branches.
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English Professor Receives Midwest Book Award for Short Story Collection
MSU Assistant Professor Tim Conrad received a 2025 Midwest Book Award for his debut short story collection, "The Machine We Trust"
A ceramic sculpture with rough, textured white and gold surfaces is displayed on a pedestal in the gallery. Behind it, framed photographs and a suspended wooden coracle boat hang on the wall.
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‘Nexus’ Exhibit Features Work by Artists Who Help Shape MSU’s Arts Community
Michigan State University’s Department of Art, Art History, and Design (AAHD) is shining a spotlight on the creative work of its academic staff
A woman wearing a black turtle neck and blue shirt plays a saxophone on a stage.
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Sam Gucwa: Enterprising Jazz For Everyone
Jazz Studies major Sam Gucwa is an entrepreneur, ethnomusicologist, and sonic storyteller
A full orchestra surrounds a conductors wearing a red sweater. Three women are seated in front of the stage looking ahead to the musicians.
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Ricardo Lorenz’s Humboldt’s Nature to Premiere with LA Philharmonic
A College of Music professor of composition, is excited to make his second premiere under the direction of famed conductor Gustavo Dudamel
A person holding up a colorful postcard outside. The postcard shows a scene of a lighthouse amidst waves. The text reads
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MSU professor leads postcard research project to connect members of the transgender community
158 participants have shared meaningful stories as transgender and nonbinary people
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Arts on the Inside: Incarcerated Voices Speak Through Creativity
RCAH student Lily Dixon and faculty member Guillermo Delgado are connecting communities of artists inside and outside of the carceral system
DJ Stacey
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Ask the Expert: How Detroit and Its People Are Integral to the Rise of Techno Music
The story of techno music often focuses on a global narrative, overlooking its true origins in Detroit, Michigan
A large circle of people sits in folding chairs around a fire pit on a grassy field at sunset. One person stands and speaks while others listen, with trees and open landscape stretching into the distance.
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Theatre Students Bring Immersive Storytelling to Corey Marsh in Support of Ecological Research
MSU's Department of Theatre staged an intimate, campfire-centered production of The Grown-Ups at Corey Marsh, blending performance with the natural landscape
A group photo of the faculty of the College of Music. The group stands outside in three rows, smiling at the camera.
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The Reimagination of a Curriculum
MSU’s Music Theory faculty are reshaping the curriculum to reflect the diverse voices, styles, and experiences of today’s students
A woman with long, wavy brown hair smiles at the camera. She is wearing a deep burgundy blouse and posed against a dark gray background.
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Faculty Voice: Using Documentary Film to Reclaim Buried Stories
MSU faculty member Geri Alumit Zeldes uses documentary film to reclaim stories long buried by time
Head and shoulder photo of a Black woman wearing a black turtleneck, a long gold chain necklace, gold nose ring, glasses, and short hair on just the top of her head.
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Boston’s Poet Laureate Selected as 2025 Womxn of Color Initiatives Artist-in-Residence
Michigan State University’s Womxn of Color Initiatives (WOCI) has selected Porsha Olayiwola, Poet Laureate for the city of Boston, Massachusetts, as its 2025 Artist-in-Residence
A man wearing glasses and a blue patterned shirt stands smiling in front of a wall of colorful comic books displayed on shelves.
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Ryan Claytor’s 20-Year Legacy as a Comics Education Trailblazer
Ryan Claytor is a trailblazer in comics education whose passion for teaching and talent as an award-winning comics artist and creator is fueled by his love of the expressive medium
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A New Musical Blooms at MSU: Workshopping Joey Contreras’ “In Pieces”
Get a peek behind the curtain as a new version of “In Pieces” is brought to life by Michigan State University students working together with Broadway professionals
Seven people singing and dancing on stage. They are dressed in 1980's office attire.
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From thread to stage: Making costumes for the Department of Theatre
MSU’s costume design students bring “9 to 5, The Musical” to life with creativity, collaboration, and mentorship
Three people, one woman and two men, stand on a beautiful beach with another man recording them. In the ocean there is a large rock in the center, with a green mountainside pictured to the right.
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Afro-Caribbean Artists Reclaim Hidden Stories of Transatlantic Slave Trade in New Documentary by French Professor
MSU Professor, Safoi Babana-Hampton, amplifies silenced histories of the Francophone Afro-Caribbean world through the voices of artists, historians, and policymakers
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Faculty voice: I’m a maker and a storyteller
Discover how Teresa Dunn’s identity as a Mexican American artist shapes her life, art, and role as a professor at MSU’s College of Arts and Letters
A group of performers are lined up in a V-shape on a black theatre stage.
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MSU Faculty, Students Support U.S. Embassy Climate Project with International Ballet Company
Faculty and students are using theatre and dance to illuminate the effects of climate change through a project in partnership with Bullfrogs Ballet
A group of 13 people posing for a photo indoors, smiling and playful. The group is diverse in age and style, with some seated and others standing. The background is a bright orange wall, a window, and framed artwork.
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MSU Students, Faculty and Alums Partner with Flint Repertory Theatre in Reading of New Musical
In a first of its kind partnership, a group of MSU Department of Theatre students and alums recently participated in a reading of a new musical with the Flint Repertory Theatre
A scene from a play featuring a woman in a metallic copper costume, dancing with several performers around her. A spiral staircase and metal framework are in the background and vibrant lights illuminate the stage.
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MSU Theatre Spartans Unite Behind the Scenes of Pre-Broadway Show
Four Spartans – two alums, a faculty member, and a current student – played key roles in a pre-Broadway tryout of the new dance musical, Esther
Portrait of Kelly Salchow MacArthur in MSU rowing fieldhouse.
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How Do the Olympics Connect People, Athletics, and Art?
Two-time Olympic rower Kelly Salchow MacArthur sees a connection between athletics and art in bringing people together
Rodney Whitaker
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MSU jazz professor, Detroit jazz icon elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Rodney Whitaker, University Distinguished Professor of Jazz Bass and director of Jazz Studies, joins the ranks of artists, scholars, scientists and leaders of one of the oldest learned societies in the United States.
Portrait of Oscar Rodriguez Quiroz
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Graduate Student Honored for Bringing Hispanic Golden-Age Drama to MSU
MFA Acting Candidate, Oscar Rodriguez Quiroz, receives Varg-Sullivan Graduate Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts.
Photo of Liv Furman wearing black in front of colorful quilt she created.
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Exploring Connections Within Teaching, Learning, and Quilt Praxis
In Afrofuturism & Quilting exhibition, local and national quilt artists and quilt scholars explore embodied and theoretical connections between Afrofuturism and quilt making.
Photo of two visitors in The CORE looking at sculptural work from Africa
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MSU is transforming the art museum experience
Through an innovative, interactive approach, the MSU Broad Art Museum encourages new ways to approach art
Kelly Salchow MacArthur rowing with three other teammates.
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MSU professor and olympian part of Olympian Artists Program
MSU Professor and Olympian Kelly Salchow MacArthur is once again part of the Olympics, this time leading a community art project.
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Professor returns to her native community for 1855 Professorship
Blaire Morseau is one of two new faculty members in the Department of Religious Studies to receive an inaugural 1855 Professorship
MSU professor Kinitra Brooks asks us to consider who is the monster in horror.
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How Black horror helps us understand cultural anxieties
MSU professor Kinitra Brooks asks us to consider who is the monster in horror.
Alexis Black directs two women in a black box theatre through an intimate scene
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Supporting staged intimacy
MSU theatre professors advocate for safety, boundaries, and better storytelling through intimacy direction education
Students wearing headphones working on laptops to create beats, sounds, poetry, and more.
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Research project reimagines artmaking
Forms of Freedom: The Art and Design of Black and Indigenous Creative Public Pedagogies is a research collaboration between Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) artist collectives
Kelly Salchow MacArthur's hands holding a designed poster covering her face, mostly yellow and grey.
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Professor receives award for vote campaign
Kelly Salchow MacArthur is the 2023 recipient of the International Institute for Information Design (IIID)
Photo of film professor Peter Johnson interviewing Stanford W. Carpenter
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Afrofuturism explored in new documentary by MSU Professors
Championed by artists, scholars, and activists around the world, Afrofuturism offers a tool kit for a better tomorrow.