Spanish Major Receives 2025 Aguila Award (MSU Student of the Year)

Karissa Zárate, a Spanish major with a minor in Chicano/Latino Studies, is a 2025 recipient of the Aguila Award (MSU Student of the Year), which is presented each year by the MSU Commemorative Planning Committee to individuals who have shown courage, dedication, and a commitment to make Michigan State University a better place.

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Historic North American MSU Graduate Student-Edited Journal Returns After Six-Year Hiatus

After a six-year hiatus, one of the longest-running graduate student-edited journals in Romance Studies in North America has returned. The publication, TROPOS, which was first published in 1971, is run entirely by graduate students in the Department of Romance and Classical Studies at Michigan State University.

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Graduate Student Vanessa Weller Explores Mysticism and Language in Her Latest Publication

The Department of Romance and Classical Studies is proud to celebrate Vanessa Weller, a third-year PhD student in French and Francophone Studies, for her recent publication. Vanessa’s paper, originally presented…

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College of Arts & Letters Students and Alumni Receive Fulbright U.S. Student Grants

Five College of Arts & Letters students and alumni were awarded 2024-2025 Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants. They are among the 10 Michigan State University students and alumni who were offered Fulbright grants this year, nine of whom accepted the awards and are traveling to seven different countries to conduct research or teach English during the 2024-2025 academic year.  

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

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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