New Faces: Jesse Scaccia

September 14, 2022.Reading time 9 minutes.

We are excited to welcome Jesse Scaccia as he joins the Department of Media, Communication and Journalism as Associate Professor. He teaches courses in media writing and news and media literacy.

Fresno State Music Department announced the Fall 2022 lineup

September 9, 2022.Reading time 8 minutes.

Get jazzed up as the Fresno State Music Department presents its upcoming events for the Fall 2022 Semester.

Professor Mai Der Vang wins American Book Award

September 9, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry Mai Der Vang stands in front of a green field and a setting sun.

Author Mai Der Vang, an assistant professor of English at Fresno State, won an American Book Award for her documentary poetry collection, “Yellow Rain.”

Juan Felipe Herrera wins Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize

September 9, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

Juan Felipe Herrera in front of an orange patterned wall in the Laureate Lab Visual Wordist Studio.

U.S. Poet Laureate Emeritus Juan Felipe Herrera, a professor emeritus of Chicano and Latin American studies at Fresno State, won a Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize in recognition of outstanding lifetime achievement in poetry.

Fall Art season kicks off with a faculty show

September 1, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

Every two years, faculty in the Department of Art, Design and Art History bring their favorite recent works for a special exhibit to begin the school year.