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Audra Skuodaitė, originally from Lithuania, came to Michigan State University to pursue a master’s degree in journalism in 2022. Her previous academic background in political sociology and international relations informs her journalistic interests. She mainly focuses on issues pertaining to human rights, intersectional feminism and sustainablity. Before, she interned at World Press Photo and worked on multimedia story productions with independent European journalist collectives including Are We Europe, Cafe Babel and NARA.
Nearly a year after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Michigan State University and other American universities continue to raise awareness about the war. MSU’s Center for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies has hosted more than 17 teach-in lectures, fundraisers, town hall meetings and other events to explore what is happening in Ukraine and the surrounding region.
Hundreds of people in Michigan and thousands around the world have joined protests against Iran’s Islamic regime following the death of a woman detained by the nation’s morality police.
As a teenager, Rebecca Kasen covered the walls of her room in activist posters. She’s now channeling that passion for social justice as the new executive director of the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing.
The 2022 midterm is giving international students and non-citizen residents of East Lansing a look at how the American political system works.