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From Government to Google to Microsoft: MSU Alum Shares Her Spartan Success Story
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From Government to Google to Microsoft: MSU Alum Shares Her Spartan Success Story

July 23, 2024

Since graduating from Michigan State University in 2006 with a B.A. in Spanish, Lauyren Haight has earned a Juris Doctor degree and has led federal and global corporate investigations at the U.S. Department of Justice, the FBI, and Google. Much of her work has focused on civil rights and sexual harassment investigations. Currently, she works for Microsoft in Washington, D.C., as a Corporate Counsel and Employee Relations Investigator.

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Boehm Awarded Grant to Develop “Our Knotted Gun” Documentary
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Boehm Awarded Grant to Develop “Our Knotted Gun” Documentary

July 22, 2024

RCS Spanish Professor Scott Boehm and Peter Johnston (Film Studies), were awarded a Large-scale Development Humanities and Arts Research Program (HARP) grant to film the new feature-length documentary Our Knotted…

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“Conversation” Starter: Prof. Alejandra Márquez on Americans Seeking Reproductive Health Services in Mexico
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“Conversation” Starter: Prof. Alejandra Márquez on Americans Seeking Reproductive Health Services in Mexico

June 7, 2024

RCS Spanish professor Alejandra Márquez' timely article on Americans traveling to Mexico for reproductive health services will reach an estimated audience of over 13 million viewers. The article was published…

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Theatre and Linguistics Major Gains Broader Global Experience with Internship Abroad
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Theatre and Linguistics Major Gains Broader Global Experience with Internship Abroad

April 30, 2024

Fluent in both Russian and English, Zhanna Yakubova, who was born and raised in Moscow, Russia, decided to learn Spanish too and began taking classes in high school when she moved to the United States six years ago. Now a senior at Michigan State University, Yakubova is double majoring in Linguistics and Acting. She has always had a love for learning languages and, during her first year at MSU, she added a Spanish minor to her undergraduate education.

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Student View: Graduating Senior Highlights Community as Best Part of MSU 
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Student View: Graduating Senior Highlights Community as Best Part of MSU 

April 19, 2024

Hannah Diggs-King is graduating from Michigan State University this month with a double major in Spanish and Marketing. She also is an Honors College student. As Diggs wraps up the final days of her undergraduate education, she reflected on her personal journey at MSU in this following Student View. 

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