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International Partnership Aims to Preserve Kenya’s Indigenous Languages

June 25, 2026

Michigan State University’s commitment to language preservation recently extended across continents as Jonathan Choti, Associate Professor in MSU’s Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures, helped convene a linguistics workshop in Kenya aimed at strengthening the documentation, preservation, and scholarly publication of that country’s indigenous languages.

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Faculty Awarded Grant to Advance Community-Engaged Research and Women’s Empowerment in Tanzania

November 21, 2025

A Strategic Partnership Grant from MSU’s Center for Gender in Global Context (GenCen) will help strengthen the cross-institutional collaboration between Michigan State University and the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Tanzania, focusing on gender, environment, and community sustainability. The grant supports a collaborative research project that examines the livelihoods of Maasai women in Naitolia, Tanzania, and a community-engaged learning workshop for UDSM faculty interested in women’s empowerment and sustainable community development.

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Read more about the article Celebrating 20 Years: Second Language Studies Program Honors Its Past and Looks to the Future
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Celebrating 20 Years: Second Language Studies Program Honors Its Past and Looks to the Future

November 11, 2025

While Michigan State University’s Second Language Studies (SLS) Ph.D. program may have started by being in the right place at the right time, the efforts made by its administrators, faculty,…

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Professor of Russian Teaches English in Uzbekistan and Gathers Information for Online Resource

August 7, 2025

Shannon Donnally Quinn, Associate Professor of Russian in the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University, traveled to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, this summer to teach…

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Professor Works to Expand Horizons in Russian Language Learning with New Online Resource

October 11, 2024

When the war in Ukraine altered the landscape of global politics, study abroad opportunities, and perceptions of Russian speakers, Shannon Donnally Quinn, Associate Professor of Russian in the Department of…

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