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MSU College of Architecture, Art and Design receives Mississippi Arts Commission support

The Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center, Dominic Lippillo and Caroline Hatfield were recipients of…

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MSU professor one of seven fellows selected by national arts council

Jamie Runnells is a 2026 National Council of Arts Administrators fellowship selection.

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Three CAAD faculty members part of Office of Research and Economic Development leadership cohort

Jenna Altomonte, Dominic Lippillo and Silvina Lopez Barrera are part of the 2026-27 Faculty…

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BCS professor named secretary of national construction accrediting board

Associate Professor Saeed Rokooei is the newly elected secretary of the American Council for…

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CAAD associate dean named SEC Academic Leadership Development Program Fellow

Dominic Lippillo was one of four Mississippi State professors selected to serve as 2026-27…

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MSU assistant professor listed as ‘One to Watch’ by national interior design society

Tanaya Deshpande, a Mississippi State assistant professor of interior design, is one of eight…

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CAAD research center honored with Main Street Association awards

Director Leah Kemp received the Sam Kaye Excellence in Design award.

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CAAD faculty recognized at international conference

Visiting Assistant Professor Tarlan Abazari and Assistant Professor Mojtaba Parsaee recently…

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MSU professor named to national architecture accrediting board

Alexis Gregory will serve a three-year term as a director on the National Architectural Accrediting…

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MSU receives national grant supporting coastal resilience

The project team includes David Perkes, professor in the School of Architecture and director of the…

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School of Architecture Associate Professor Alexis Gregory elected to serve on national accrediting board of directors

Gregory will serve on the National Architectural Accrediting Board of Directors for a three-year…

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Former MSU professor creates portraits for Postal Service Revolutionary War stamp collection

Former MSU Associate Professor of Art Alex Bostic painted the Figures of the American Revolution…

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Mississippi State Well Represented at Mississippi Heritage Trust’s 10 Most Event

MSU alumna Belinda Stewart, a leader in historic preservation and rural revitalization across the…

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MSU design agency bridges gap between academia, practice

VIS[LAB]—short for Visual Communication Collaborative Laboratory—was opened in 2023 thanks to a…

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MSU receives $1.25 million NSF grant to support resilient, affordable housing development for Mississippi rural communities

Silvina Lopez Barrera, associate professor in the School of Architecture, was part of the cross-…

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