Cristobal Arellano Borges, a doctorial candidate in the Department of Philosophy and American Indian & Indigenous Studies at Michigan State University, has been awarded the 2026–2027 graduate fellowship from the…
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…
From national research ethics to global scientific freedom, Heather Douglas, Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Michigan State University, has been appointed to two high-profile committees: one at the…
Technology is changing how decisions are made. Trust in public institutions is shifting. And many of the choices shaping daily life — across education, health care, government, and business — raise fundamental questions about values, responsibility, and the common good. For scholars in Michigan State University’s College of Arts & Letters, asking those kinds of questions has long been central to their work.
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…
During the 2025-2026 academic year, 24 faculty members within the College of Arts & Letters received promotions. The success of these individuals was celebrated at special ceremonies hosted by the Office of the Provost. “On behalf of the College of Arts & Letters, I want to congratulate our faculty members who have earned promotions this year,” said Thomas Stubblefield, Dean of the College of Arts & Letters.
One concern, sometimes expressed in the literature, is that precision medicine with its emphasis on the genetic distinctness and treatment of many cancers will create “genetic tribes,” which threaten solidarity.
Roberto Garcia, a junior double majoring in English and Philosophy at Michigan State University, has been named a 2025-2026 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a nationwide coalition of civic and community engagement experts representing colleges and universities across the country. The fellowship recognizes and supports community-committed students proactively working to address social, political, and environmental issues affecting communities.
The College of Arts & Letters is thrilled to welcome 28 new faculty and staff members whose diverse expertise will enrich our community, strengthen collaboration, and expand opportunities for students. New colleagues will be recognized during the 2025 Faculty and Staff Welcome Reception on Sept. 29 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center.
Published in the Blog of the APA Health care in the United States is extraordinarily expensive. To be precise, in 2024, total health spending in the US was about $5.1…
Diversions, or actions that cause distraction, are a unique way to modify another’s behavior and that unless we have an overriding reason to divert another’s attention we should treat diversions as wrongful. This analysis is particularly relevant for distraction technologies, which are intentionally created for the explicit purpose of diverting and capturing attention.
The Toolbox Dialogue Initiative Center (TDIC) has been traveling: first to Sydney, Australia, and then Utrecht in the Netherlands, where the 2024 Global Alliance for Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Conference (ITD) took place.