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Student Confronts Racial Discrimination with CREATE! Micro-Grant Project
COVID-19 / Diversity, Equity and Inclusion / Grant / News / Student

Student Confronts Racial Discrimination with CREATE! Micro-Grant Project

December 17, 2020

Lauren Slawin, a sophomore majoring in Creative Advertising and Graphic Design, used the CREATE! Micro-Grant program to confront racial discrimination and police brutality in a video essay where she sketches the face of the late George Floyd, an African American man killed during an arrest for allegedly using a counterfeit $20 bill, with a voiceover that describes such events as “the second pandemic.”

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CREATE! Micro-Grant Virtual Exhibit Launches Displaying Winning Projects
COVID-19 / Diversity, Equity and Inclusion / Exhibition / Faculty / Grant / News / Student

CREATE! Micro-Grant Virtual Exhibit Launches Displaying Winning Projects

December 10, 2020

The CREATE! Micro-Grant Program supported the launch of 12 student projects that analyze and respond to racial injustice and the struggles brought on by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. These projects, ranging from interpretive dance and musical performances to traditional Anishinaabe quill work, videos, podcasts, personal essays, and poetry, can now be viewed online through the CREATE! Micro-Grant Virtual Exhibit.

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Critical Race Studies Artist-in-Residence to Reimagine MSU’s Sparty Statue
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion / Exhibition / News / Staff

Critical Race Studies Artist-in-Residence to Reimagine MSU’s Sparty Statue

November 24, 2020

As the 2020-2021 College of Arts & Letters’ Artist-in-Residence of Critical Race Studies, Young Joon Kwak is using multidisciplinary artistry to examine MSU’s Sparty statue in order to understand its deepest details and what lies beyond its symbolic skin.

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CAL in the Classroom
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CAL in the Classroom

November 16, 2020

This past November 7, 2020 alumni and retired staff/faculty had the opportunity to attend a new virtual event called CAL in the Classroom. CAL in the Classroom is an event taught by current College of Arts & Letters faculty where attendees get an insider’s look at MSU’s College Arts & Letters (CAL) research and education while networking with fellow alumni, faculty, and students.

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Get Out the Vote: Empowering the Women’s Vote
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Get Out the Vote: Empowering the Women’s Vote

November 2, 2020

Get Out the Vote: Empowering the Women’s Vote highlights how graphic design has been implemented as a powerful tool in politics with poster designs running parallel to activism and social change for over 100 years.  Professors Salchow MacArthur and Skolos discuss with guests the case study of the centennial celebration of the 19th Amendment to catalyze women in design, voting rights, citizenship, community and diversity through poster design.  This Conversation is moderated by 2020 MSU alum, Sarah Davis.

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