News – Department of Romance and Classical Studies

Alumnus Wins Hearst National Championship First-Place Award

September 14, 2021

Joe Freihofer, an MSU alumnus with dual degrees in Journalism and Spanish, recently received first place in the National Television Broadcast News Category of the Hearst National Championship for his video, Sandy Sings On, which tells the story of a Nashville business owner whose store was destroyed during the 2nd Avenue Christmas day bombing in 2020. 

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Conversations with CAL Offers a Preview to Arts Launch

September 3, 2021

The College of Arts & Letters is excited to share what we hope will become a new and long-standing tradition here at Michigan State University. This fall, we are presenting a week-long celebration of the vibrant arts scene here on campus. This week-long celebration, named Arts Launch, will be held September 12-18 .

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Arts Launch: Celebration of the Arts at MSU Set For September 12-18

August 30, 2021

Arts Launch, a week-long celebration of the vibrant arts scene on Michigan State University’s campus, will take place September 12-18, which coincides with National Arts in Education Week, where educators…

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Recent English Alumna Receives Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor

July 14, 2021

Recent College of Arts & Letters alumna, Amanda Ling, who was a member of Michigan State University’s Varsity Swim and Dive team, received this year’s Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor, which…

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Alumna Accepts Fulbright English Language Teaching Assistantship in Spain

June 29, 2021

After graduating in December 2020 with dual degrees in Spanish and Arts and Humanities, alumna Emily Van Dyke-Mathews has accepted a Fulbright English Language Teaching Assistantship in Asturias, Spain, that will…

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Faculty Member Receives Fulbright Scholar Award to Brazil

June 9, 2021

Chris Estrada, Assistant Professor in MSU’s Department of Romance and Classical Studies, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Brazil where he will work with collaborators at the…

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RCS Celebrates the 2021 M.A. Graduates in Spanish as a Second or Bilingual Language

May 12, 2021

The Department of Romance and Classical studies is very pleased to celebrate Martiniano Etchart, Lauren Stahl, and María Laura Zalazar, this year's M.A. graduates in Spanish as a Second or…

Tricia Carreon, recipient of a scholarship from the Université de Tours in France to study abroad.

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RCS Celebrates Tricia Carreon, recipient of a scholarship from the Université de Tours in France

May 11, 2021

French major Tricia Carreon has received a scholarship from the Université de Tours in France to study abroad there in the Spring 2022 semester. She recently completed her first year of undergraduate study at Michigan State University and is looking forward to her first semester on campus in the fall before heading to France for this opportunity.

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Five Students Earn First Place Awards from UURAF Presentations

May 5, 2021

Five students from the College of Arts & Letters received first place awards for their presentations at the 2021 University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF). The grand prize recipients will be announced in…

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Four Graduates Earn 4.0 GPA Board of Trustee Awards

May 4, 2021

Four College of Arts & Letters students graduated with perfect 4.0 GPAs and received Board of Trustees Awards for having achieved the highest scholastic average at the end of their…