Featured Student: Rachel Bell

Year: Senior Major/Minor: Double Major in Creative Writing and Political Science Quirky Fact: I was in a movie called Illegal Being Favorite Food/Drink to Get on Campus: Chick-Fil-A, of course! Favorite Book/Movie/Podcast/TV Series: Les Miserables/ Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury/So We Think We Can Podcast Favorite Campus Event: Cinema International Q&A Why did you choose …

Department of History Professor Participates in 2020 Democratic National Convention

Dr. Brian Clardy, Associate Professor in Murray State's Department of History, served as a delegate representing Kentucky's First Congressional District at the 2020 Democratic National Convention. This year's DNC was completely virtual, with a mix of live events and pre-recorded speeches and features. Clardy was included in a video montage of delegates reciting the Pledge …

Department of Music Professor Inaugurates the Florence Price Festival

Dr. Marquese Carter, assistant professor of voice and music history in the Department of Music, helped launch the first annual Florence Price Festival this summer. The festival honors the work and legacy of Florence Beatrice Price (April 9, 1887 – June 3, 1953), the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer, and …

Murray State University theatre professor appears in pair of feature-length films

Murray State University associate professor of theatre and actor Daryl Phillipy appears in two feature-length films releasing to wide audiences this month: “Star Light,” distributed through 1091 Films, and “The Silent Natural,” distributed through Freestyle Digital Media. “Star Light” was filmed in Mayfield, Kentucky, in the fall of 2017. The horror film centers on a …