More than 100 students enroll in new Hmong minor

~ By Lisa Maria Boyles For the first time, students at Fresno State can earn a minor in Hmong language studies through the Linguistics Department in the College of Arts and Humanities. Over 100 students are enrolled in Hmong minor courses for fall 2016. Fresno has the second-largest Hmong population in the United States. More […]

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Student documentary on Fiji service trip aired on local PBS station 

Pictured above: Will Nelson talks to village boys during a service-learning trip to Fiji. ~ By Lisa Maria Boyles A documentary entitled “Fresno to Fiji,” produced by MCJ Professor Jes Therkelsen and four MCJ students who traveled to Fiji in 2015, aired on Valley PBS, Channel 18, in August. Through this service-learning project, students helped aid development in […]

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Theatre Auditions

The Theatre Department will begin casting for the Fall 2016 semester at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23. To learn more about the audition, click here. All current Fresno State Theatre Arts Acting Concentration majors are required to audition and complete an audition form – click here to download. Audition Information for Each Production: “Hands Up: 7 Playwrights, […]

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ANDREW FIALA: Inequities sometimes overwhelm the Olympic ideal

In his most recent column for The Fresno Bee, Philosophy Department Chairman Andrew Fiala, writes that the focus on Olympic medal count exposes global inequalities. Problems revealed in Rio indicate that there is much work to be done in the world to eliminate injustice, inequality and other social problems. This can overwhelm an important message of the Olympics: The […]

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Transform lives in the College of Arts and Humanities

The College of Arts and Humanities is fundamental to the University and to our greater community. Every student at the University comes through our College to complete their general education requirements. With 150 full-time faculty members, the College of Arts and Humanities serves more than 8,000 students, representing a third of Fresno State’s student population. The […]

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ALUMNI NEWS: MCJ Grad Covered Olympic Women’s Basketball Exhibition Game

Jillian Bertolucci, a 2015 Fresno State MCJ graduate, covered an exhibition game that the U.S. Olympic Basketball Team held at University of Southern California late last month, just ahead of the Olympic Games in Rio. Bertolucci earned her degree in in Broadcast Journalism and Public Relations and was the Dean’s Medalist candidate for Mass Communications in […]

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Debate camp draws students from around the state

~ By Lisa Maria Boyles Standing at the front of a classroom in the North Gym, Sameer Sundranj grinned before he started. Then the University High School student launched into a 5-plus minute speech, spewing words faster than a rapper. With gasping breaths in between phrases, Sundranj expounded about China, Zambia, capitalism, Marxism and neo-liberal […]

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NOW HIRING: Student Assistant Needed

The Music Department has a student assistant position open. Hours are available Tuesdays, Thursdays and evenings. Applications are available in the Music Department Office, Music Building Room 134.

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Studying Arts & Humanities arms students for success

~ By Lisa Maria Boyles Arts and Humanities graduates leave Fresno State well-armed for success in the post-college world. Several national surveys gave Fresno State high rankings this year: Fresno State was singled out as the nation’s Best Public University in graduation rate performance in U.S. News and World Report’s 2017 Best College Rankings. Fresno […]

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