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MSU granted $1.2 million to teach less-common languages

MSU has been granted $1.2 million to develop new less commonly taught language courses. Center for Language Teaching Advancement, or CeLTA, faculty have been awarded funding by the Mellon Foundation for 38 months to create new language programs through a partnership with the Big Ten Academic Alliance. Though MSU already offers 29 less-commonly taught languages, or LCTLs, CeLTA faculty hope to add many more, including Armenian, Burmese, Gaelic, Hmong, Serbo-Croatian and Sinhala, according to the Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages’ website.

FEATURES

How the story of a refugee changed the lives of 18 MSU students

Being a stranger in a new place can be scary, especially for people who don’t speak the language, don’t know anyone and don’t know where they’ll be sleeping that night. Those are the struggles many refugees face, Jennifer Rumler, managing director of the sales leadership minor and also the faculty lead for the Made in Italy Study Abroad program, said.

FEATURES

Emmy-Award winner Timothy Busfield joins the MSU staff

Briefly ditching the cameras for the classroom, Emmy-Award winner Timothy Busfield joined the MSU staff as an artist-in-residence, sharing his professional knowledge with young filmmakers. Born and raised in East Lansing, Busfield has always had a strong personal connection to the city and to MSU.

MEN'S SOCCER

MSU men's soccer defeats U-M at home, 1-0

In the Battle for the Big Bear Trophy, MSU edged Michigan 1-0 on Sunday afternoon at DeMartin Stadium. The game was evenly challenged throughout, with the two teams nearly identical in their attacking position and efforts at goal, but MSU exuded the necessary composure both offensively and defensively in the definitive moments.

FOOTBALL

HALFTIME: No. 12 MSU currently leads No. 18 Notre Dame 15-7

Fifty years after the Game of the Century and three years after their last matchup, No. 12 MSU and No. 18 Notre Dame started timidly before showing flashes which ultimately resulted in a 15-7 lead for MSU at halftime.  After forcing Notre Dame to punt on its first drive, MSU couldn't hold stout against the hurry-up offense of the Irish.