Dr. Sosa Machado Named MSUM Student Employee Supervisor of the Year

The 2024 Student Employee Supervisor of the Year Award has been given to Dr. Yamaya Sosa Machado, Director of Graduate Studies and Extended Learning. Nominated by undergraduate student employee, Anna Egeland, Dr. Sosa Machado was recognized for her impact, mentorship, and empowerment of her student employees. Anna shared “Yamaya’s greatest attributes as a supervisor lie in her ability to foster […]

Dr. Theodore Gracyk Wins Outstanding Monograph Prize

The American Society for Aesthetics announces that the 2023 Prize for Outstanding Monograph has been awarded to Dr. Theodore Gracyk, professor in the History, Languages & Humanities Department, for Making Meaning in Popular Song: Philosophical Essays (Bloomsbury, 2022). From Carly Simon to Pink Floyd, Dr. Gracyk explores meaning in popular music. The book’s thesis is that songs do not have determinate […]

MSUM Alum Nadir Yusuf Qualifies for 2024 Olympic Team Trials

Full story MOORHEAD, Minn. — MSU Moorhead track & field great Nadir Yusuf has added another bullet point to his impressive resumé as Yusuf has qualified for the 2024 United States Track & Field Olympic Team Trials in the marathon. Running in his first-ever marathon (26.2 miles) at Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota, on June 17, Yusuf clocked a completing time of […]