Michigan State University is expanding opportunities for students to explore the connections between science and philosophy with a new undergraduate major launching in Fall 2026. The program will challenge students to consider not only what science can tell us, but also how scientific knowledge is produced and the ethical and societal questions surrounding scientific discovery.
Beginning in Fall 2026, Michigan State University students interested in law, policy, public service, and related careers will have a new way of preparing for their futures. The Department of…
Higher education plays a key role in educating Michigan residents as well as supporting the state’s economy, workforce, and culture. Michigan’s 15 public universities generate nearly $45 billion in annual…
Nearly 5,000 miles apart, students at Michigan State University and Université Yambo Ouologuem de Bamako (UYOB) in Mali came together in a shared virtual classroom to explore democracy, displacement, and…
Four College of Arts & Letters faculty members are part of the third cohort of the Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Faculty Fellows Program-Africa, pairing them with faculty from an…
The Toolbox Dialogue Initiative (TDI) Center, a research and outreach program based within the Department of Philosophy in Michigan State University’s College of Arts & Letters, received a $750,000 contract…
Michigan State University has received a $650,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to continue the work being done by the Humane Metrics for the Humanities and Social Sciences (HuMetricsHSS) initiative, an international…
“Why philosophy?” That’s a question MSU Philosophy Professor Kristie Dotson, formal advisor to the new Department of African American and African Studies (AAAS), has fielded many times before. Perhaps it…
The challenge of interdisciplinary research can be easily explained through the parable of five blind-folded people and one very patient elephant.