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SVSU to host NPR ‘Hidden Brain’ creator, host Shankar Vedantam

Saginaw Valley State University will welcome Shankar Vedantam, host and creator of NPR’s “Hidden Brain,” as part of the 2025-26 University Lecture Season.

Theodore Roethke Poetry & Arts Festival set for March 20-25

A slate of poetry readings, musical performances and arts events will take place across Saginaw March 20-25 as Saginaw Valley State University presents the Theodore Roethke Poetry & Arts Festival, a triennial tribute to Saginaw’s Pulitzer Prize–winning poet.

SVSU community engagement activities earn national recognition

A tradition of involving students in research, fieldwork and service learning has earned Saginaw Valley State University the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement (CE) Classification by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education.

SVSU Board grants tenure to 7 faculty

The Saginaw Valley State University Board of Control granted tenure to 7 faculty members during the Board’s regular meeting Monday, Feb. 16.

African American food, culture at center of SVSU’s “A Taste of Soul”

Soul food classics like catfish, black-eyed peas, macaroni and cheese, and peach cobbler are on the menu for Saginaw Valley State University’s annual “A Taste of Soul.”

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SVSU speakers post strong start to competitive speech season

By the conclusion of the fall Michigan Intercollegiate Speaking League (MISL) tournament, six Saginaw Valley State University students had qualified for the national competition, which will be held in April. 

SVSU Moot Court team excels at Midwest Regional Tournament

Saginaw Valley State University’s moot court team delivered an exceptional performance at the American Moot Court Association’s Midwest Regional Tournament, held November 21-22 at the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. Four SVSU teams were among the 30 competing in the contest.

SVSU professor’s book shines light on prominent African American writer

In his new book, Saginaw Valley State University English professor Eric Gardner explores Black activism during and after the Civil War through the lens of an African American writer. “Frances Ellen Watkins Harper’s Civil War and Reconstruction,” published by Oxford University Press, is the result of extensive archival research, including documents that were previously unrecovered.

SVSU names Fredericks-Follet-Roethke Graduate Fellow

Saginaw Valley State University has selected Aubrey C. North, an arts administrator and oral historian, as the 2025-26 Fredericks-Follett-Roethke Graduate Fellow in the Arts and Humanities.

SVSU moot court program rises to No. 4 in U.S.

Demonstrating remarkable skill in written and oral arguments before a mock supreme court, Saginaw Valley State University’s moot court program has catapulted to a fourth-place overall ranking among undergraduate moot court teams in the United States.

SVSU professor appointed to national moot court association board

A standout faculty member from Saginaw Valley State University is deepening his professional commitment and connections through service on a national board. Kevin G. Lorentz II, assistant professor of political science, recently took a seat on the American Moot Court Association (AMCA) Board of Governors.

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