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MSU history professor to give talk Tuesday on the history of Russia and Ukraine

Published: Mar 18, 2022

Register Here for the Virtual Writing Workshop

Published: Feb 09, 2022

Are you a practicing writer or a word-dabbler? Join Mississippi State University's 2022 Writer-in-Residence Ross Gay and Mississippi Poet Laureate Catherine Pierce for an interactive writing session, in which we will talk about writing, share words, and write together a little.  The event will be…

Virtual Writing Workshop Registration

Published: Feb 09, 2022

Institute for the Humanities Fellows, Spring 2021

Published: Dec 21, 2021

We are happy to announce that Dr. Alix Hui, Associate Professor in Mississippi State University's Department of History and Co-Editor, Isis, the journal of the History of Science Society and Dr. Pete Smith, Associate Professor of Communication in Mississippi State University's Department of…

Institute for the Humanities Fellowship Application

Published: Nov 30, 2021

The Institute for the Humanities has a new fellowship opportunity aimed especially at Humanists who are working on ongoing projects.  The Fellowship includes a course release for Spring 2022, plus $1,000.00 in each Fellow’s discretionary fund. The Fellows will also meet regularly over the course of…

Exploration of ‘medical humanities’ topic of upcoming online presentation

Published: Dec 04, 2020

‘Suffering in 2020’ topic of Institute for the Humanities presentation

Published: Nov 15, 2020

Interdisciplinary Forum Call for Papers - Fall 2020

Published: Sep 30, 2020

Mississippi State Institute for the Humanities presents: Interdisciplinary Forum Series   ROLLING Call for Papers   In keeping with the roll-with-it vibe of this semester, The Interdisciplinary Forum is inviting paper proposals for works-in-progress on any topic, in any…

Professor: African Americans taking COVID-19 precautions, especially in urban areas

Published: May 29, 2020

Dr. Anthony Neal lives in Atlanta, but in his role as an assistant professor of philosophy at Mississippi State University he makes the almost 300-mile trip from his home to Starkville twice a week. On Thursday, Neal was the featured guest in MSU's Institute for the Humanities online interview…

MSU clinic doctor highlights challenges facing planned fall campus reopening

Published: May 22, 2020

STARKVILLE -- Dr. Clifton Story knows he's living in a historic time.   "It's like we're living in the middle of a documentary," said Story, a physician at Mississippi State University's John C. Longest Student Health Center. "You can go to Netflix and watch something about the Spanish Flu. One day…

MSU risk expert: 'Invisible threat' of COVID-19 requires collective caution

Published: May 15, 2020

Public sentiment toward scientists during a crisis tends to be one of blame, and people historically claim scientists failed to warn them enough of the risks and dangers, but that hasn't been the case during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, said Davide Orsini, an assistant professor of history at…

Jazz historian to visit MSU for book discussion Tuesday

Published: Nov 11, 2018

Historian, performer and teacher of Africana studies Rashida K. Braggs will bring to life her experiences in music and culture when she visits Mississippi State Tuesday, Nov. 13 for a book discussion.