Mississippi State University broadcast students have been recognized this spring for their outstanding work, earning nominations in two categories of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Southeast Chapter Student Production Awards. The nominations include Newscast and News Report – Serious News, highlighting the students’ dedication to high-quality journalism.

Mississippi State’s Spanish I course, taught by Instructor Chris Little in the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures, is now an internationally recognized Qualify Matters-certified curriculum.

Internationally-acclaimed Nigerian poet, playwright and author Chigozie Obioma will visit Mississippi State University as the Writer-in-Residence next month, bringing his in-depth wisdom of African literature—shaped by his Igbo heritage and Nigerian upbringing––to explore themes of fate, family and the clash between tradition and modernity with the MSU community.