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…
A new chapter at Michigan State University begins July 1, 2026, as the College of Arts & Letters and Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH) officially integrate, creating new opportunities for students, faculty, and the campus community while strengthening the arts and humanities at MSU. The integration brings together the broad academic programs and creative resources of the College of Arts & Letters with RCAH’s distinctive community-engaged residential education model.
This year's Varg-Sullivan Endowed Graduate Award winners are Niloufar Fallahfar, a Spring 2026 MFA in Studio Art graduate, who is the 2026 Outstanding Achievement in the Arts recipient, and Jonah…
Ashley Romo has won second prize in her section for her poster presentation, "A Philosophical Study of the Zoot Suit in Chicano Culture", at the University Undergraduate Research and Arts…
On Friday April 24th, the Department of Philosophy honored three 2025-26 undergraduate prize winners at our end-of-year meeting: Satyam Sinha, winner of the Lewis K. Zerby Prize for the best…
In recognizing of her influential work in science, values, and public trust, Heather Douglas, a prominent philosopher of science and Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Michigan State University, was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), one of the oldest universities in Europe, located in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
Four College of Arts & Letters faculty have been selected as this year’s recipients of the Fintz Award for Teaching Excellence in the Arts and Humanities in recognition of their exemplary Integrative Arts and Humanities (IAH) instruction. Presented each spring by the Center for Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities (CISAH), the Fintz Award, which is student nominated, recognizes outstanding faculty who engage students in arts and humanities ways of knowing while helping them develop critical thinking and effective communication skills.
Michigan State University has announced that philosophy major Satyam Sinha is the recipient of this year’s Lewis K. Zerby Prize, awarded annually for the best philosophy paper written by an…
What kind of Philosophy is for you? We offer three majors and three corresponding minors. Philosophy: the traditional comprehensive approach to all philosophical issues, balancing theoretical and practical topics, historical…
The Department of Philosophy at MSU is pleased to announce the co-winners of the 2026 Benjamin-Miller Award: Renée Crachiola and Isabella Foster. This award is given to the most promising…
MSU Philosophy and Theatre double-major, Ashley Romo, will be presenting her independent study work, "A Philosophical Study of the Zoot Suit in Chicano Culture", at the University Undergraduate Research and…
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…