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Virtual Open House – Feb 2

February 2, 2024 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm The Museum Studies Program invites students enrolled in any graduate program at the University of Michigan to apply for the Fall 2024 cohort.  This multidisciplinary graduate certificate program draws on ideas from the arts, humanities,...

Alumni kudos!

Kudos to….  Craig Harvey (MSP14), following a postdoc in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Western Ontario, has recently accepted the position of Assistant Professor in Roman Archaeology at the University of Alberta in Canada.

Alumni kudos!

  Kudos to….  Alison Rittershaus (MSP13) has been working for over a year as the Lynch Postdoctoral Associate in Curricular Engagement at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum at Cornell University.  In her position, Alison coordinates and teaches classes from Cornell and other regional colleges...

Alumni kudos!

  Kudos to….  Katie Mikos (MSP21) has begun a fellowship at UMMA this fall through Rackham’s Public Engagement Fellowship where she works with both the University Learning and Programs and the Public Experience and Learning teams.  Katie was also selected to serve a 2-year...

Nov 30 – Museums at Noon presentation – Competing Interests: Examining Identity Politics in the Display of Ancient Egypt

  Based upon her internship with an exhibition highlighting the influence of ancient Egypt and Nubia at the Dutch National Museum of Antiquity in the Netherlands, MSP PhD student, Heidi Hilliker, will examine ways in which inclusion, identity, and ownership are deeply intertwined in...