New Faces: Juan Carlos Mantilla

September 8, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

The College of Arts and Humanities welcomes new faculty Juan Carlos Mantilla to the Department of English. Dr. Mantilla is an Ecuadorian scholar of the art histories and comparative literatures of early modernity.

International conference examines ‘Microhistories in Armenian Studies’

September 7, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

Headshots of conference presenters. Top left to right: Victoria Abrahamyan, Hans-Lukas Kieser, Robert Sukiasyan, Umit Kurt. Bottom left to right: Ara Sarafian, Sam Dolbee, Hazal Ozdemir, Barlow Der Murgrdechian

“Microhistories in Armenian Studies,” a two-day international conference organized by the Fresno State Armenian Studies Program, will be held on Sept. 22-23 on the Fresno State campus.

New Faces: Michele McConnell

September 6, 2023.Reading time 8 minutes.

Michele McConnell in front of a green background.

The College of Arts and Humanities welcomes new faculty Michele McConnell to the Department of English. Dr. McConnell specializes in literacy studies, adolescent literacies, critical literacy, and collaborative and participatory writing practices.

Kudos to Fresno Writers – Summer 2023

September 5, 2023.Reading time 17 minutes.

Alumna Roda Avelar, left, won a prestigious Ruth Lilly poetry fellowship. Alumnus Brian Turner published his first of three new poetry collections this year.

Celebrating the professional accomplishments of students, alumni, and faculty in Fresno State’s Department of English and Creative Writing Program.

Career Development Center launches Career Champions, Honors Professor Betsy Hays

September 5, 2023.Reading time 5 minutes.

Professor Betsy Hays holds the Career Champion of the Year Award

At the inaugural Career Champions luncheon in August, the Career Development Center formally recognized Professor Betsy Hays with the Career Champion of the Year award.