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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.

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 Gun. The film takes the mass shooting at MSU on February 13, 2023 as its entry point for an exploration of the uniquely American epidemic […]

Safoi Babana-Hampton, Professor of French at RCS, recently released the official trailer of her HARP Large-Scale Development grant-funded documentary feature “Chœurs atlantiques” (Tales from the Atlantic Beyond). Public release of the film is expected in late spring of 2024. Weaving archival and oral history research with a rich tapestry of black artistic expressions, this film takes […]

Three College of Arts & Letters students are spending their summer studying a foreign language at an intensive study abroad institute as recipients of Critical Language Scholarships, a national scholarship program funded by the U.S. Department of State that received more than 5,000 applicants this year. Of the more than 5,000 applicants, more than 500 […]

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 on the online journal The Conversation shortly after Forida’s six-week abortion ban became enforceable on May 1, 2024. Interest in the article has made Dr. […]

On May 8, the university-wide spring Student Success Summit took place. Nominated by German professor Senta Goertler, the language programs in RCS and LiLaC were recognized for being outstanding, innovative, and long-standing contributors to MSU student success. The spring Student Success Summit is an opportunity for the faculty, advisors, and staff to come together and […]

Congratulations to these five impressive scholars on their well-deserved graduation from our RCS graduate programs. Carlos Chacón Preciado completed his M.A. in Hispanic Literature and will begin his PhD at Stanford University in Fall 2024. Helen Garnica Brocos completed her M.A. in Hispanic Literature and will begin her PhD at Harvard University in Fall 2024. […]

Early this May, Stacey Barajas was awarded the 2024 Fintz Award for Teaching Excellence in the Arts and Humanities for her exemplary IAH teaching during the 2023 calendar year. The Fintz Award, given by the Center for Integrative Studies, recognizes outstanding faculty who, in keeping with the goals of integrative studies, seek to engage students […]