MFA students perform at 2023 LitHop festival

October 10, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

More than 100 writers will gather in Fresno’s Tower District on Saturday, Oct. 14 for LitHop 2023, the city’s free literary festival.

President’s Lecture Series presents author Mallika Chopra as part of Gandhi Center opening

October 10, 2023.Reading time 7 minutes.

The M.K. Gandhi Center: Inner Peace and Sarvodaya will hold a grand opening event at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, at its new location at the Fresno State Library (Room 3109).

New Faces: Hanayo Oya

October 9, 2023.Reading time 14 minutes.

A woman's face is in frame. She has short cut hair, a turquoise earring, red lipstick, and is smiling with her head slightly tilted to the left. The background is a Fresno State red.

The College of Arts and Humanities welcomes Hanayo Oya to the Department of Media, Communications and Journalism as a new tenure-track assistant professor.

London alumus finds video from 1990 semester

October 9, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

Screenshot of the opening frame of "Learning in London" the "London Semester 90" video.

In 1990, Dr. Jerry Bryan, professor of international marketing, took his video camera with him and followed the students during the London Semester. Two decades later, London semester alumnus Eric Maul found the VHS tape and recalls his experience.

Digital humanities and art students present their London work at M Street exhibit

October 9, 2023.Reading time 13 minutes.

Lucca Lorenzi shows off his group presentation of "The Bloomsbury Boys"

With about three months to reflect on their experience, Fresno State students were present at Fresno State’s M Street Graduate Studios gallery during ArtHop to show off their paintings and projects in a unique exhibition that combined digital humanities with the fine arts.

Horn professor demonstrates rare Baroque technique at Horn Symposium in Montréal

October 4, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

A man in a white collared shirt stands while playing a valveless French horn. He has white hair, glasses, and a beard.

Dr. Thomas Hiebert was a presenter at the International Horn Symposium in Montréal, Canada, showing a little-known technique from the Baroque period.

This week on Fresno State Focus…

October 4, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

No walking signs in front of a sidewalk and construction fence.

This edition of Fresno State Focus will air live at 4 p.m. Wednesday, October 4th, on Comcast Channel 94, U-Verse Channel 99 and will be repeated at 6 p.m. the next day, October 5th.

‘Cello|Fresno’ returns with renowned guests Daniel Akiva and Brinton Averil Smith

October 4, 2023.Reading time 42 minutes.

A split image of two men. The man on the left has peppered hair, a white dress shirt, and black suit jacket. He holds a classical guitar. The man on the right is in a black tuxedo and holds a cello to his chest.

Cellists from around the globe are coming to Fresno to enrich the community with four days of master classes, cello ensemble rehearsals, concerts and workshops for cellists of all ages and levels.

New Faces: Nasrin Golshany

October 2, 2023.Reading time 11 minutes.

New faculty member Nasrin Golshany stands in front of a wall overlayed with thin wood running parallel across. She has black hair that is dyed lighter, and is wearing a navy blue suit with a white dress shirt.

The College of Arts and Humanities is excited to welcome Dr. Nasrin Golshany to the Department of Art, Design and Art History.