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A promotional graphic for Douglass Day on February 13, 2026, featuring the Colored Conventions Project. The top half of the image has a dusty rose background with the event title and the website DouglassDay.Org in white text. The bottom half features a collage including a vintage sketch of a Black man and woman, an archival illustration of a convention assembly, and a torn paper element referencing the Fourteenth Amendment from June 1866.

Preserving Black History: MSU Celebrates Frederick Douglass’ Legacy with Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon

A professional headshot of Alexandria Davis, Assistant Professor of Dance at Michigan State University. Her hair is styled in twists, and she wears gold hoop earrings, a thin gold necklace with a dark pendant, and a tan cardigan over a ribbed grey top with a blue and yellow patterned trim. She is looking toward the camera with a neutral, poised expression.

Faculty Voice: Teaching and Research at Beal Garden Inspires MSU Department of Theatre Production

Two student performers stand on stage beneath a large projection reading, “AI learns through mathematical pattern recognition and optimization of large datasets, while human learning is a biological process shaped by experience, emotions and consciousness.” Blue and purple lighting and stage haze frame the scene, with one performer elevated on a platform and another kneeling nearby, holding a notebook.

From Seed to Stage: MSU Department of Theatre Production Draws Inspiration from Historic Beal Experiment

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College of Arts & Letters Faculty Help Drive MSU’s Continued Success as a Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars

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Studying How COVID Pandemic is Affecting Language Change

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MSU COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) Information

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Examining the Power of Pop Culture to Shape Perception, Issues, and Trends

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College of Arts & Letters Graduation: An Online Celebration

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Christopher P. Long

Dean, College of Arts & Letters

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