2019-2020 Academic Year Archives

Oct 2

RCAHpella: Sounds of Homecoming

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 11:00 AM at Beaumont Tower

Oct 5

RCAH Homecoming

Friday, October 5, 2018 at Beaumont Tower and Snyder-Phillips

Our own tunesmiths the RCAHppela Singers will be performing twice at Homecoming this Friday: 7 p.m. at Beaumont Tower and around 8 p.m. at Snyder-Phillips.

Oct 15

Johnathan Netanyahu Lecture

Monday, October 15, 2018 6:00 PM - Monday, October 15, 2018 7:30 PM at Club Spartan, Case Hall

The Challenge is Not Holocaust Denial, But Vulgarization, Trivialization, Minimization, and Falsification by Friend and Foe Alike.

Oct 23

Network for Global Civic Engagement Reception

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 2:30 PM - Tuesday, October 23, 2018 4:30 PM at The Kellog Hotel & Conference Center, Room 93

The Network will be announcing seed grants to help faculty and students. Read more to register.

Oct 28

Mural Unveiling & Celebration

Sunday, October 28, 2018 12:00 PM - Sunday, October 28, 2018 2:00 PM at 1207 Turner Road, Old Town

Celebrate Nanibah Chacon's mural on the wall of Polka Dots boutique in Old Town.

Oct 29

You, Me, and We: Understanding the Trauma of Sexual Assault and Supporting Survivors

Monday, October 29, 2018 5:00 PM - Monday, October 29, 2018 6:30 PM at Wonders Hall Kiva

Come join a discussion about supporting survivors of sexual assault and understanding their trauma.

Oct 30

Positively Shameless Now Workshop

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 4:30 PM - Tuesday, October 30, 2018 6:30 AM at Positively Shameless Now Workshop

A workshop put on by the theatre group from India behind the "Positively Shameless Now" performance about aspects of child sexual abuse.

Oct 31

Positively Shameless Now

Wednesday, October 31, 2018 4:30 PM at Erickson Kiva, 620 Farm Lane, East Lansing MI 48824

"Positively Shameless Now" explores aspects of childhood sexual abuse that endure into adulthood, and the social complicity that perpetuates it.

Oct 31

WNL: Stratford Festival Actors

Wednesday, October 31, 2018 6:30 PM at Snyder-Phillips Hall, RCAH Theater

Join this classical repertory theatre company to learn about tying Common Core Standards to Shakespeare.

Nov 5

Teach-In on Pittsburg Synagogue Attack: How Did It Happen and What Does It Mean?

Monday, November 5, 2018 5:00 PM - Monday, November 5, 2018 6:30 PM at Case Hall, Third Floor

Join a discussion of the recent antisemitic attack with people who knew the victims and their synagogue, and learn the history of antisemitism and hate groups.

Nov 5

World View Lecture: Nontombi Naomi Tutu

Monday, November 5, 2018 7:30 PM at Wharton Center for the Performing Arts

Nontombi Naomi Tutu will speak to her experiences as an activist, consultant, and educator. Read more for tickets.

Nov 12

Poetry Room: Listening To Our Environment

Monday, November 12, 2018 7:00 PM - Monday, November 12, 2018 8:00 PM at Abrams Planetarium

Join an immersive experience in sound at Abrams Planetarium.

Nov 15

RCAHppella Fall Concert

Thursday, November 15, 2018 7:00 PM at RCAH Theater

Join RCAH's amazingly talented student singing group for their fall concert.

Dec 6

Open Mic: Listening to Our Environment Follow-up

Thursday, December 6, 2018 7:00 PM at Abrams Planetarium

Enjoy this event that follows-up the previous Poetry Room event: Listening To Our Environment.

Jan 14

Cinematic Technique in Akhmatova’s “Requiem”

Monday, January 14, 2019 7:00 PM at C302 Snyder Hall

Enjoy Center for Poetry's Read A Poet/Write A Poem Part I

Jan 25

MSU Social Justice Arts Festival

Friday, January 25, 2019 12:00 PM - Thursday, January 24, 2019 5:00 PM at Snyder-Phillips Hall

Jan 28

Cinematic Technique in Akhmatova’s “Requiem”

Monday, January 28, 2019 7:00 PM at C302 Snyder Hall

Part II of Read A Poet/Write A Poem: Generative Workshop

Feb 19

Two Truths and a Lie

Tuesday, February 19, 2019 7:00 PM at C301 Snyder Hall

Join in on a poetry workshop with Laura Apol, Cindy Hunter Morgan, and Anita Skeen

Feb 23

The Sacrifice of Success

Saturday, February 23, 2019 3:00 PM - Saturday, February 23, 2019 5:00 PM at Snyder-Phillips Hall

Six successful women from across Michigan will share stories and lessons of their most significant sacrifice to achieve success.

Mar 23

New Students’ Day

Saturday, March 23, 2019 9:00 AM - Saturday, March 23, 2019 1:00 PM at Snyder-Phillips Hall

New MSU students are invited to meet RCAH students and faculty to learn about what's to come this Fall!

Mar 23

Redlining, I-496 and the African-American Community

Saturday, March 23, 2019 1:00 PM - Saturday, March 23, 2019 2:00 PM at the South Lansing Capitol Area District Library

Come out and listen to RCAH Professor John Aerni-Flessner discuss topics from his RCAH 192 course.

Mar 27

WNL: RCAH Alumni Paths

Wednesday, March 27, 2019 6:00 PM at Snyder-Phillips Hall

WNL: Learn how RCAH alumni are putting their degrees to work in this Career Exposure event!

Apr 3

Spring Poetry Festival: Gabrielle Calvocoressi

Wednesday, April 3, 2019 2:00 PM at The LookOut! Gallery

Attend a talk with Poet Gabrielle Calvocoressi

Apr 4

Workshop: “Here We Are: Alive and Dying in the Boundless World”

Thursday, April 4, 2019 9:00 AM at the LookOut! Gallery

This class will be a mix of generative work, meditative reading and response, and some workshopping that will be open and supportive and based on figuring out what the most fruitful questions might be in trying to expand and accept the life and journey of the poem.

Apr 5

Together We Remember MSU 2019

Friday, April 5, 2019 10:00 AM - Friday, April 5, 2019 12:00 PM at the MSU Main Library

This vigil for Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month will include poem readings and art performances, as well as other remembrance activities.

Apr 9

Sites of Memory

Tuesday, April 9, 2019 5:00 PM at the MSU Main Library

Reflect on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda through this immersive visualization exhibit.

Apr 10

Spring Poetry Festival: Tyehimba Jess Talk

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 2:00 PM at the LookOut! Gallery

Come talk with Pulitzer Prize winning author Tyehimba Jess

Apr 10

Spring Poetry Festival: Tyehimba Jess (with: Balocating Prize)

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 6:00 PM at the RCAH Theater

Award winning author Tyehimba Jess will read his works and announce the Balocating Prize Winner

Apr 16

Zine Workshop with Martín Sorrondeguy

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 6:00 PM - Tuesday, April 16, 2019 8:00 PM at RCAH Art Studio

Apr 17

WNL and Spring Poetry Festival: Franny Choi

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 6:00 PM at RCAH Theater

Apr 23

RCAH Spring Student Showcase: 112 Presentations, ILO Showcase & Grad Fellow Presentations

Tuesday, April 23, 2019 6:00 PM - Tuesday, April 23, 2019 7:30 PM at Snyder-Phillips Hall, second floor

Highlights of RCAH student scholarship and creative activity are featured on the second floor of Snyder-Phillips Hall.

Apr 25

RCAHppella presents: Pajamappella

Thursday, April 25, 2019 6:00 PM at the RCAH Theater

Come out and join RCAHppella's new show "Pajamappella"

May 3

“Passing of the Laurel” Lansing Poet Laureate Celebration

Friday, May 3, 2019 4:00 PM - Friday, May 3, 2019 5:30 PM at Urban Beat, Old Town Lansing

Inaugural Lansing Poet Laureate Dennis Hinrichsen will pass the title to Laura Apol at this celebration event

May 4

Commencement Reception

Saturday, May 4, 2019 1:00 PM - Saturday, May 4, 2019 2:00 PM at Snyder Hall

RCAH graduates and their families are invited to this reception, prior to the graduation ceremony.

May 13

Exhibit: Quilts & Photographs of South Africa

Monday, May 13, 2019 - Friday, September 27, 2019 at the LookOut! Gallery

Sep 5

Panel Discussion: Publishing about Africa and Africans: Myths and Realities

Thursday, September 5, 2019 3:00 PM - Thursday, September 5, 2019 5:00 PM at International Center, Room 303

We would like to invite everyone to join us for a panel discussion on publishing about Africa and Africans: myths and realities, that takes place on September 5, 2019, from 4-6 p.m. at the International Center, room 303. This event is sponsored by the African Studies Center and is part of the Year of Global Africa events. Refreshments will be served.

Sep 18

Wednesday Night Live: Climbing PoeTree

Wednesday, September 18, 2019 6:00 PM - Wednesday, September 18, 2019 7:00 PM at RCAH Theater

Join us on September 18 for the first Wednesday Night Live of the year, featuring Climbing PoeTree! 

Sep 26

RCAH's Homecoming 2019

Thursday, September 26, 2019 - Friday, September 27, 2019 at Snyder-Phillips Hall

Alumni and friends are welcome to enjoy another wonderful RCAH Homecoming

Oct 4

First RCAHppella Performances of the Year

Friday, October 4, 2019 6:00 PM - Saturday, October 5, 2019 6:00 AM at Hannah Community Center

Enjoy RCAHpella's first official performance of the year at the 20th year anniversary of Accapalooza.

Oct 7

Creative Writing Faculty Reading

Monday, October 7, 2019 6:00 PM at RCAH LookOut Gallery

The fall Creative Writing Faculty reading will feature three alums.

Oct 7

Exhibit: We Can Begin Again: Moving Through Trauma

Monday, October 7, 2019 - Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at RCAH LookOut Gallery

Exhibition transforms the RCAH LookOut Gallery into a choice-driven space for befriending the body and healing.

Oct 8

Sheema Kermani Lecture

Tuesday, October 8, 2019 4:30 PM at MSU Museum

Acclaimed Pakistani Dancer and Activist offers a lecture

Oct 8

RCAH Council Meeting

Tuesday, October 8, 2019 6:00 PM - Tuesday, October 8, 2019 7:00 PM at Snyder-Phillips Hall Room C304

RCAH Council is the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities' very own student government.

Oct 9

Sheema Kermani Performance

Wednesday, October 9, 2019 6:00 PM at RCAH Theater

Acclaimed Pakistani Dancer and Activist Presents Performance

Oct 10

Opening Reception: We can Begin Again: Moving Through Trauma

Thursday, October 10, 2019 4:00 PM - Thursday, October 10, 2019 7:00 PM at RCAH LookOut Gallery

Experience the new interactive LookOut exhibit during the opening reception with peers, faculty, and Greater Lansing community members.

Oct 12

Fall Preview Day 2019

Saturday, October 12, 2019 9:00 AM - Saturday, October 12, 2019 1:00 PM at RCAH

Get a valuable glimpse of what life is like every day in RCAH and at Snyder-Phillips Hall.

Oct 22

RCAH Council Meeting

Tuesday, October 22, 2019 6:00 PM - Tuesday, October 22, 2019 7:00 PM at Snyder-Phillips Hall Room C304

RCAH Council is the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities' very own student government.

Oct 23

Wednesday Night Live: Screening and Discussion of 'Break the Chain'

Wednesday, October 23, 2019 6:00 PM - Wednesday, October 23, 2019 8:00 PM at RCAH Theater

A special Wednesday Night Live with filmmakers Kirk Mason RCAH '14 and Laura Swanson MSU '15, as well as yogi Kintla Striker, who will screen and discuss their documentary "Break the Chain."

Nov 5

RCAH Council Meeting

Tuesday, November 5, 2019 7:00 PM - Tuesday, November 5, 2019 8:00 PM at Snyder-Phillips Hall Room C304

RCAH Council is the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities' very own student government.

Nov 6

Fall Writing Series: Craft Talk with Fleda Brown

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 3:00 PM at RCAH LookOut Gallery

Traverse City based poet Fleda Brown will be discussing craft in this informal afternoon talk. 

Nov 6

Fall Writing Series: An Evening with Fleda Brown

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 7:00 PM at RCAH LookOut Gallery

Fleda Brown will close out our Fall Writing Series in this evening reading.

Nov 14

English Country Dance

Thursday, November 14, 2019 at RCAH Theater, Snyder Hall, Terrace Level, 362 Bogue Street, East Lansing, Michigan 48825

Join local enthusiasts for a fun-filled evening of English Country Dance and traditional music by the popular group The Barn Owls. Free to MSU students and no experience is necessary.

Nov 18

Annual Kessler Film Screening: "Who Will Write Our History?"

Monday, November 18, 2019 7:00 PM at MSU Main Library

Professor Amy Simon leads discussion for the documentary screening of "Who Will Write Our History?"

Nov 19

RCAH Council Meeting

Tuesday, November 19, 2019 7:00 PM - Tuesday, November 19, 2019 8:00 PM at Snyder-Phillips Hall Room C304

RCAH Council is the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities' very own student government.

Nov 20

Wednesday Night Live: Alumni Career Chat

Wednesday, November 20, 2019 6:30 PM - Wednesday, November 20, 2019 8:00 PM at Snyder C202

Join us for the annual Alumni Career Chat!

Dec 3

RCAH Fall Open House 2019

Tuesday, December 3, 2019 7:00 PM - Tuesday, December 3, 2019 8:30 PM at Snyder Hall, Second Floor

Join us for 111 Stories, CLAC projects, and the Student Exhibition. Free and open to the public. Drop by any time. Light refreshments will be served.

Dec 3

RCAH Council Meeting

Tuesday, December 3, 2019 7:00 PM - Tuesday, December 3, 2019 8:00 PM at Snyder-Phillips Hall Room C304

RCAH Council is the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities' very own student government.

Dec 3

End-of-Semester RCAH Student Exhibition

Tuesday, December 3, 2019 - Friday, December 13, 2019 at RCAH LookOut Gallery, Snyder Hall 2nd Floor

Dec 12

English Country Dance

Thursday, December 12, 2019 7:00 PM at RCAH Theater, Snyder Hall, Terrace Level, 362 Bogue Street, East Lansing, Michigan 48825

Join local enthusiasts for a fun-filled evening of English Country Dance and traditional music by the popular group The Barn Owls. Free to MSU students and no experience is necessary.

Jan 9

English Country Dance

Thursday, January 9, 2020 7:00 PM at RCAH Theater, Snyder Hall, Terrace Level, 362 Bogue Street, East Lansing, Michigan 48825

Join local enthusiasts for a fun-filled evening of English Country Dance and traditional music by the popular group The Barn Owls. Free to MSU students and no experience is necessary.

Jan 13

Book discussion of The Lion's Den by Susie Linfield

Monday, January 13, 2020 4:30 PM - Monday, January 13, 2020 6:00 PM at Wells Hall B-342

Dr. Ken Waltzer will be leading a discussion on Dr. Susie Linfield's book, The Lion's Den: Zionism and the Left from Hannah Arendt to Noam Chomsky.

Jan 16

Exhibit: William Kentridge: Universal Archive

Thursday, January 16, 2020 10:00 AM - Wednesday, February 26, 2020 4:00 PM at RCAH LookOut Gallery, Snyder Hall 2nd Floor

“William Kentridge: Universal Archive” showcases recent work by the renowned South African artist.

Jan 17

Jonathan Netanyahu Lecture: "The Lion's Den: Zionism and the Left from Hannah Arendt to Noam Chomsky"

Friday, January 17, 2020 10:00 AM - Friday, January 17, 2020 11:30 AM at Wells Hall B-342

Dr. Susie Linfield will lecture on her new book, The Lion’s Den: Zionism and the Left from Hannah Arendt to Noam Chomsky (Yale University Press, 2019).

Jan 24

Social Justice Arts Festival

Friday, January 24, 2020 12:00 PM - Friday, January 24, 2020 7:00 PM at Snyder Hall

The Social Justice Art Festival is a one day festival where MSU students showcase visual and performance art to engage students, faculty, staff, and the greater East Lansing community around social justice topics.

Jan 27

Hebreo: The Search for Salomone Rossi

Monday, January 27, 2020 7:00 PM - Monday, January 27, 2020 8:30 PM at RCAH Theater

This event will be an evening in collaboration with the College of Music, devoted to the music of Salomone Rossi.

Jan 28

RCAH Center for Poetry presents The Ghazal Poets and the Ghazal, With Guillermo Delgado

Tuesday, January 28, 2020 7:00 PM - Tuesday, January 28, 2020 8:30 PM at C303 Snyder Hall, 362 Bogue Street, East Lansing, MI

Join us for an intro to the ghazal form and poets! Both sessions of Read a Poet, Write a Poem will be run by RCAH Professor Guillermo Delgado. Everyone is welcome to come to one or both sessions.

Jan 29

WNL: Printmaking Talk with Phil Sanders

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 7:00 PM at RCAH LookOut Gallery

WNL featuring acclaimed printmaker Phil Sanders.

Feb 6

Yiddish Between Worlds

Thursday, February 6, 2020 7:00 PM - Thursday, February 6, 2020 8:30 PM at Wells Hall B-342

Dr. Margot B. Valles (MSU) will chair a panel bringing together three scholars of Yiddish who are 2019-2020 Frankel Institute Fellows exploring the theme of “Yiddish Matters” at the University of Michigan.

Feb 10

Annual Rabin/Brill Lecture: "Holocaust by Bullets: Model for the Modern Genocide"

Monday, February 10, 2020 7:00 PM - Monday, February 10, 2020 8:30 PM at Kellogg Center Auditorium

Father Patrick Desbois, Yahad-In Unum and Georgetown University will be giving the lecture.

Feb 12

Zora: Queen of the Harlem Renaissance

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at RCAH Theater, Snyder Hall, Terrace Level, 362 Bogue Street, East Lansing, Michigan 48825

As part of the RCAH Black History Series, literacy advocate Ashlee Chesney will present a program on Zora Neale Hurston.

Feb 13

English Country Dance

Thursday, February 13, 2020 7:00 PM at RCAH Theater, Snyder Hall, Terrace Level, 362 Bogue Street, East Lansing, Michigan 48825

Join local enthusiasts for a fun-filled evening of English Country Dance and traditional music by the popular group The Barn Owls. Free to MSU students and no experience is necessary.

Feb 17

Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece: The Fate of Salonica 'Jerusalem of the Balkans'

Monday, February 17, 2020 8:00 PM - Monday, February 17, 2020 9:30 PM at Kellogg Center Auditorium

Dr. Devin E. Naar of the University of Washington will be giving this talk.

Feb 21

2020 MSU Comics Forum

Friday, February 21, 2020 12:00 PM - Saturday, February 22, 2020 12:00 PM at MSU Main Library 366 W Circle Dr.

The annual Comics Forum at MSU, home of the largest public collection of comic books in the world.

Feb 21

Seed as Sanctuary: Re-writing Nature and Ecology in Sindh, Pakistan

Friday, February 21, 2020 3:00 PM at 201 International Center, 427 N. Shaw Lane

Dr. Ali is the author of Delusional States: Feeling Rule and Development in Pakistan's Northern Frontier. She received her Ph.D. from Cornell University.

Feb 24

“Community Engagement Abroad” Book Launch

Monday, February 24, 2020 4:00 PM - Monday, February 24, 2020 6:00 PM at International Center Room 303

RCAH’s Dean Stephen Esquith and Associate Dean Scot Yoder are contributing authors of "Community Engagement Abroad," which will be the subject of a launch event on February 24.

Feb 25

Ekphrastic Kentridge: A Writing Workshop

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 3:00 PM - Tuesday, February 25, 2020 4:30 PM at RCAH LookOut Gallery

Feb 26

Wednesday Night Live

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 7:00 PM - Wednesday, February 26, 2020 8:00 PM at RCAH Theater

"Mengenangmu Yang Dihilangkan/In Loving Memory of the Disappeared Ones.” This event is co-Sponsored with Peace and Justice Studies

Mar 4

RCAH Center for Poetry Attends AWP Conference

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 12:00 AM - Saturday, March 7, 2020 12:00 AM at Henry B. González Convention Center San Antonio, TX

Spend spring break in San Antonio, Texas as the RCAH Center for Poetry attends the AWP Literary Conference.

Mar 10

Alumni Expert Workshop: Resume Tips and Critiques with Alexis Stark ’18

Tuesday, March 10, 2020 6:00 PM at Language and Media Center

Join us for an Alumni Expert Workshop where alumna Alexis Stark ’18 will lead a session focusing on writing your best resume and other adulting skills. Alexis is a copywriter for COM 616, a Grand Rapids-based PR firm.

Mar 11

Third Time's the Charm? Analyzing the Israeli Election

Wednesday, March 11, 2020 6:30 PM - Wednesday, March 11, 2020 8:00 PM at James Madison College Library, 332 Case Hall

Dr. Yael Aronoff of the Serling Institute and James Madison College will be leading this discussion. 

Mar 12

The Moon Is Down... Unsung Tales of Rescue and Resistance under Norway’s Nazi Occupation

Thursday, March 12, 2020 6:00 PM - Thursday, March 12, 2020 7:30 PM at Wells Hall B-342

Dr. Sten H. Vermund (Dean, Yale School of Public Health) and Dr. Madeleine Lenski (Specialist, MSU Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics) will discuss the experience of Norway under Nazi occupation by examining the life and legacy of Odd Nansen.

Mar 12

English Country Dance

Thursday, March 12, 2020 6:00 PM at RCAH Theater, Snyder Hall, Terrace Level, 362 Bogue Street, East Lansing, Michigan 48825

Join local enthusiasts for a fun-filled evening of English Country Dance and traditional music by the popular group The Barn Owls. Free to MSU students and no experience is necessary.

Mar 14

Thomas Lynch speaks at Old Town Poetry Series

Saturday, March 14, 2020 - Saturday, March 14, 2020 at

Renowned writer ad speaker, Thomas Lynch, presents at the Old Town Poetry Series co-sponsored by the Lansing Poetry Club

Mar 15

CANCELED: 15th Annual Israeli Film Festival

Sunday, March 15, 2020 12:00 PM - Sunday, March 15, 2020 8:00 PM at Wells Hall B-122

This event will feature Yael Katzir, an award-winning Israeli documentary filmmaker and professor.

Mar 16

CANCELED: 15th Annual Israeli Film Festival

Monday, March 16, 2020 6:00 PM - Monday, March 16, 2020 7:45 PM at Wells Hall B-122

This event will feature Yael Katzir, an award-winning Israeli documentary filmmaker and professor.

Mar 19

CANCELED: Emerging Visions Exhibition: Alex Callender in the LookOut Gallery

Thursday, March 19, 2020 3:00 PM - Friday, April 17, 2020 2:00 PM at The LookOut Gallery

Emerging Visions showcases artists whose work reflects on African-American experience past or present and explores art as social activism. Alex Callender is the 2020 featured artist.

Mar 22

MSU Events Canceled or Postponed Until Further Notice

Sunday, March 22, 2020 11:00 PM - Thursday, April 30, 2020 11:00 PM at

MSU has transitioned online and staff is working remotely as much as possible for much of our operations. For more information, visit the MSU home page.

Mar 25

POSTPONED: Wednesday Night Live: Joshua Davis

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 6:00 PM - Wednesday, March 25, 2020 7:00 PM at RCAH Theater

Singer, songwriter, educator, and touring musician Joshua Davis is coming to RCAH.

Mar 31

Spring Poetry Festival with Brian Gilmore

Tuesday, March 31, 2020 11:00 PM - Tuesday, March 31, 2020 11:00 PM at

RCAH Center for Poetry Hosts annual Spring Poetry Festival with Professor Brian Gilmore

Apr 1

ONLINE: Redlining, I-496 and the African-American Community

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 11:00 AM at Online

RCAH Professor John Aerni-Flessner will take to Zoom to tell the stories of Lansing homeowners affected by “urban renewal” and the process of redlining in Lansing, focusing on the construction of Interstate 496 from 1963-1970.

Apr 3

CANCELED: Annual Serling Institute Undergraduate Research Conference

Friday, April 3, 2020 8:00 AM - Friday, April 3, 2020 4:00 PM at James Madison College Library, 332 Case Hall

This event will feature student research presentations and a keynote address by Marissa Cloutier, Senior Compliance Specialist, U.S. Department of State.

Apr 3

CANCELED: From Cosmic Dance to Climate Change

Friday, April 3, 2020 12:30 PM at Studio 60, Theatre Department

Showcasing innovation in the Indian classical art form of Bharatanatyam, Revanta Sarabhai’s contemporary approach to the centuries-old dance breathes fresh life into an ancient tradition.

Apr 5

CANCELED: In the Shadow of the Gods

Sunday, April 5, 2020 1:00 PM at RCAH Theater

One of the most sought after male classical dancers in India, Revanta forms the third generation of artists from the legendary Sarabhai family after his grandmother Mrinalini and mother Mallika Sarabhai, both world-renowned dancers.

Apr 8

POSTPONED: Wednesday Night Live/Spring Poetry Festival

Wednesday, April 8, 2020 6:00 PM - Wednesday, April 8, 2020 7:00 PM at RCAH Theater

RCAH is excited to host one of the foremost poets of our generation, Reginald Dwayne Betts, for this Wednesday Night Live presentation.

Apr 9

English Country Dance

Thursday, April 9, 2020 at RCAH Theater, Snyder Hall, Terrace Level, 362 Bogue Street, East Lansing, Michigan 48825

Join local enthusiasts for a fun-filled evening of English Country Dance and traditional music by the popular group The Barn Owls. Free to MSU students and no experience is necessary.

Apr 14

CANCELED: Student Forum on Antisemitism

Tuesday, April 14, 2020 5:30 PM - Tuesday, April 14, 2020 7:00 PM at MSU Hillel Jewish Studies Center

This event will be a forum for students to share and/or hear from fellow students about experiences of antisemitism at MSU.

Apr 20

The Phantom of the Guillotine: Dealing with the Legacies of Mass Violence after the French Revolution

Monday, April 20, 2020 6:00 PM - Monday, April 20, 2020 7:30 PM at Wells Hall B-342

Dr. Steinberg will discuss his new book, The Afterlives of the Terror: Facing the Legacies of Mass Violence in Post-Revolutionary France (Cornell University Press, 2019).

Apr 21

End of Semester RCAH Student Exhibition

Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - Friday, May 1, 2020 at The LookOut! Art Gallery

Apr 21

Deluge Launch: Leila Chatti

Tuesday, April 21, 2020 7:00 PM - Tuesday, April 21, 2020 10:00 PM at Online

Join RCAH and the Center for Poetry for the launch party of RCAH Alumna Leila Chatti's debut book, DELUGE.

Apr 23

First Ever Virtual(ly) Live RCAH Spring Showcase and ESSE

Thursday, April 23, 2020 6:00 PM - Thursday, April 23, 2020 7:30 PM at https://bit.ly/rcahopenhouse

This year's Spring Showcase will feature 112 student research posters, CLAC projects, and ESSE projects.