Welcome to the Michigan Academy

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Michigan Academy


OF SCIENCE, ARTS & LETTERS
Bringing together scholars from the sciences,
social sciences, arts & humanities.

 

The Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters is a regional professional organization that facilitates scholarly exchange through annual meetings and a quarterly journal of outstanding papers and news about research at Michigan colleges and universities.

Over half of the Academy's current members are faculty and graduate students of supporting Michigan colleges and universities. Others include independent scholars, scholars from other states, and people engaged in relevant research in business and government. Membership is open to all.
The Academy's primary activities are an annual conference, usually held in March and hosted by one of its member institutions, and two publications.

meeting, a complete index to our publication, the Michigan Academician, and more.

 

Spring Term at Alma is a one-month immersion on a single academic topic that offers learning experiences not typically available during the more traditional 15-week fall and winter terms. For example, during Spring Term 2012, students observed lizards in Bermuda, studied modern economic development in India, performed dance in Taiwan, examined renewable energy in Europe and investigated medicinal plants in the Amazon rainforest.

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Student Profile

Ethan Gensler

Ethan Gensler
Graduation: 2013
Major: Philosophy and Psychology

Who? Ethan Gensler. Where? Alma College. Why? Why not! It’s the perfect place for the Ohio senior who loves asking questions.

By double majoring in philosophy and psychology, Gensler’s getting more than yes-or-no answers.

“I like thinking about the big questions: Why some acts are right or wrong, why some people are predisposed to certain actions, and how we understand human ethics—those things all matter to me,” he says.

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