Featured Student: Mallory Wooldridge

Name: Mallory Wooldridge   Year: Freshman   Major/Minor: Spanish and History Education   Quirky Fact: I tie my shoes differently than most people   What is your favorite food or drink to get on campus? Chicken nuggets from T-room   What is your favorite Movie or Book? The Book Thief by Markus Zusak   What …

History Student Presents at Research Symposium

Nicholas Jackson, a senior, graduating with a major in history at Murray State university, presented a paper at the Symposium for History Undergraduate Research in Starkville, MS on April 6, 2019. “Researching the United Daughters of the Confederacy was one of the most challenging endeavors I have faced. That said, presenting at the [Symposium for …

From Liberal Arts Major to Job with American Quilter’s Society

From Liberal Arts Major to Job with American Quilter’s Society Bailey Porter, a senior graduating with a liberal arts major, just turned her major in liberal arts and academic internship with the Paducah Quilt Show into a job with the American Quilter’s Society. Porter has accepted a position as the official vendor coordinator for the …

Featured Student: Lydia Biggs

Name: Lydia Biggs   Year: Senior   Major/Minor: History major, Gender Diversity Studies minor   Quirky Fact: I’ve studied abroad in Scotland and Germany.   What is your favorite food or drink to get on campus? Sushi   What is your favorite Movie or Book? Movie: How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Book: The Handmaid’s Tale …

Faculty Recognition Banquet 2019

On Thursday, April 18th, 2019, Murray State University recognized the following faculty from the College of Humanities and Fine Arts at the Faculty Recognition Banquet.  Each faculty member recognized has put in countless hours doing his/her part to uphold the high standards for our academic programs and professors at Murray State University. Recognized as an …

CHFA Featured Club: English Student Organization

President:  Chloe Granberry Faculty Advisory: Dr. Ray Horton Purpose or Mission:  To form relationships and community among English students and any others interested in fun, nerdy gatherings. Why should you join the English Student Organization? Chloe: It’s a place for nerds to be nerds and not get judged for it. Dr. Horton:  Students should join …

Featured Student: Katie Dugger

Name: Katie Dugger   Year: Sophomore           Major/Minor: Theatre / Japanese   Quirky Fact: I can crochet, knit, sew, and cross-stitch   What is your favorite food or drink to get on campus? Sushi from the Cart   What is your favorite Movie or Book? Movie: Cool Runnings; Book: Rant by Chuck Palahniuk   …

CHFA Student Accomplishment

Murray State University Student named Fulbright Scholar Autumn Grace Anderson receives prestigious award to teach English in Estonia MURRAY, Ky. — Murray State University senior Autumn Grace Anderson has earned an English Teaching Assistant award from the Fulbright Program to teach English in Estonia. Anderson, an English education/secondary certification major who will become a certified …

Featured Faculty: Dr. Xiaozhao Yousef Yang

Dr. Xiaozhao Yousef Yang is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and Sociology. Yang received a bachelor of law degree from Zhejiang University in China, followed by a master’s and a doctorate degree in sociology from Purdue University. Most of his courses and research projects center around the sociology of health, religion, …

Murray State History Faculty Bring Learning to Life in Alabama

Five faculty from Murray State’s Department of History took 29 students from their classes to Alabama during spring break to bring their classes alive. “The study away program really helped me to learn more about American topics that we have discussed such as the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment,” said Taylor Reese, a senior history major taking …