Dr. Vadim Keyser brings area of study new to Fresno State

Dr. Vadim Keyser

Fresno State is continually searching for new methods of learning to engage students in furthering their education. One way of accomplishing this task is the incorporation of professors teaching in areas that explore new forms of study. This year, Assistant Professor Dr. Vadim Keyser joined the College of Arts and Humanities in bringing a new area of study to the Department of Philosophy.

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CineCulture presents ‘A Billion Colour Story’ May 4

CineCulture presents "A Billion Colour Story"

CineCulture will present “A Billion Colour Story” (2016) at 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 4, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium at the Student Recreation Center (5010 N. Woodrow Ave.). The post-screening discussion will be led via skype by Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy, writer and director of the film, along with Department of Art and Design Professor Joan K. Sharma.

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Arts and Humanities student excels in France while completing his degree

Portrait of Leslie Hille in France

~ By Nancy Barragan, student writer for the College of Arts and Humanities Though he will return to the United States to participate in Fresno State’s 107th Commencement ceremony on May 19, Leslie Hille has been studying abroad for the past year and a half through the CSU International Program at the Université Paris Nanterre in […]

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Linguistics receives StarTalk grant to teach Chinese to school children

A StarTalk grant will allow the Linguistics Department to teach Chinese to 40 area school students this summer through a free summer camp. The Department of Linguistics at Fresno State applied for and received a StarTalk grant, a program funded by the National Security Agency and administered by the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland. StarTalk aims to increase the number of U.S. citizens learning, speaking and teaching critical need languages, according to the website.

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Symphony Orchestra presents ‘The Emperor Concerto’

Acclaimed pianist Jeremy Denk will perform with the Fresno State Symphony Orchestra

The Fresno State Symphony Orchestra, directed by Dr. Thomas Loewenheim, will present its final concert of the season at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 28, in the Department of Music Concert Hall. The concert, titled “The Emperor Concerto,” will feature the internationally acclaimed pianist Jeremy Denk.

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University Dance Theatre presents ‘Be the Music’

University Dance Theatre presents "Be The Music"

Fresno State’s University Dance Theatre will present “Be the Music,” its student-choreographed dance performance, at 8 p.m. April 26 through 28 and at 2 p.m. on April 28 in the Lab School 101 Theatre.

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Featured Supporters: David and Linda Brown

David H. Brown and Linda Hammer-Brown

It is from the support of our generous donors that the College of Arts and Humanities thrives in the ability to aid students through their academic careers with the establishment of scholarships, as well as in further developing our faculty, resources and facilities. This is why we are grateful in recognizing our supporters the Rev. David H. Brown and Linda M. Hammer-Brown, whose wonderful gift to the College will benefit many future students of the Department of Theatre Arts in becoming an endowed scholarship.

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