Project leader Dr. Betsy Sneller talked with CBS News Detroit about our project and the powerful stories we've heard that are featured in our Spartan Strong collection. Click here to read the article.
Project leader Dr. Betsy Sneller along with team members Anabelle McClanahan and Jack Rechsteiner talk with WKAR News about our project and how we hope to help those in the Spartan family share their experiences with our Spartan Strong collection. Click here to listen to and read the article.
Project leaders Dr. Betsy Sneller and Dr. Suzanne Wagner, along with team member Caroline Zackerman, talk with FOX 47 News about our project and how we hope to help those in the Spartan family share their experiences with our Spartan Strong collection. Click here to read the article.
MI Diaries partnered with the East Lansing Public Library to hold a "Diary of a Michigan Kid" event on November 14th, 2022. The focus of the event was helping kids from ages 7 to 12 learn about diaries: fictional, real, written, and audio! Playing off of popular children's book series like “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”, the MI Diaries team worked with participants to make their very own Diary of a Michigan Kid that will stand the test of time. You can see some photos from the event below! MI Diaries team members and event participants collaborating on a group activity. The MI Diaries team and some participants getting ready for the Diary of a Michigan Kid event. Drake Howard, MI Diaries team member, talks with participants about different examples of diaries. MI Diaries team member, Jack Rechsteiner, talking with event participants about audio diaries. Some participants working on event activity worksheets. The MI Diaries team assisting participants with their activity sheets.
Project Lead Dr. Sneller was featured in an interview with VoyageMichigan where they talk about their experiences being at Michigan State University and working on the MI Diaries project.
On June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned the ruling made in the 1973 Roe v. Wade case for the fundamental “right to privacy” that protects a pregnant person’s choice of whether to have an abortion. Some of our diarists shared their experiences and opinions about this ruling which can be found together in our collection of stories related to this event. . Click here to listen
MI Diaries partnered with the East Lansing Public Library to hold a "Diary of a Michigan Kid" event on July 8th, 2022. The focus of the event was helping kids from ages 7 to 12 learn about diaries: fictional, real, written, and audio! Playing off of popular children's book series like “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”, the MI Diaries team worked with participants to make their very own Diary of a Michigan Kid that will stand the test of time. You can see some photos from the event below! MI Diaries team members and event participants collaborating on a group activity. Betsy Sneller, the PI of MI Diaries, talks with an event participant. The MI Diaries team members who helped make this event happen. A participant working on an event activity worksheet. MI Diaries team members, Jayce and Hannah, listen intently to Betsy's portion of the presentation. MI Diaries team member, Jack Rechsteiner, talking with event participants about audio diaries. The MI Diaries team members having some fun at the event!
Project Lead Dr. Sneller was featured in an interview with VoyageMichigan where they talk about their experiences being at Michigan State University and working on the MI Diaries project.
MI Diaries teamed up with Inquiry Arts at MSU's Science Festival in April 2022, to present a 'Listening Garden' of stories from the past 2 years. Take a Listen
MI Diaries was the focus of this year's Digital Humanities Locus conference, which brought together our project with a number of offshoot projects that took some inspiration from MI Diaries. Go to DH Locus Conference Video Page