JACKSON, Miss. \u2013 The\u00a0Jackson State University Department of English, Foreign Languages, & Speech Communication (EFLSC)\u00a0<\/b>has been awarded a grant from the Mississippi Humanities Council (MHC), which will be used to host\u00a0EFLSC Week<\/b>\u00a0and a series of events titled,\u00a0MS Got Soul: Thee MS Humanities<\/b>. The virtual and in-person activities will be held Monday, March 28, 2022 to Friday, April 1, 2022.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019d like to thank the Mississippi Humanities Council for this grant to support humanities activities for the benefit of Mississippians,\u201d said\u00a0Felicia Cosey, Ph.D., assistant professor of English.<\/b>\u00a0\u201cAs the only urban university in Mississippi, JSU provides a unique voice for exploring the humanities, and it is our mission to show the public how humanistic endeavors have benefited the state of Mississippi.\u201d<\/p>\n
EFLSC Week\u2014MS Got Soul: Thee MS Humanities combines literature, language, and communication arts as a means of exploring and critically engaging with the world (people, places, cultures, histories, arts, and literatures) around us.\u00a0 Through this generous grant from MHC, the local community will gain a greater appreciation of the humanities.<\/p>\n
Faculty members Cosey,\u00a0Kathy Pitts, Ph.D., and helen crump, Ph.D.,<\/strong>\u00a0of the Department of English, Foreign Languages, & Speech Communication were instrumental in securing this grant.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The MHC grant is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities. MHC is known for providing public programs in traditional liberal arts disciplines to serve nonprofit groups in Mississippi.<\/p>\n Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed during\u00a0EFLSC Week\u2014MS Got Soul: Thee MS Humanities<\/i>\u00a0do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or the Mississippi Humanities Council.<\/p>\n For more information about these free events, please contact: RaShell R. Smith-Spears, Ph.D. assistant chair of EFLSC, at 601-979-5859.<\/p>\n # # #<\/p>\n