Fulbright scholar Boone brings new insights into pedagogy from Ireland

November 16, 2023.Reading time 18 minutes.

Benjamin Boone holds his saxophone in front of a dark grey-blue background wearing a dark blue sport jacket and black Tshirt with bright blue eyeglasses.

Boone spent the 2022-23 school year as a Fulbright scholar exploring pedagogy and learning and collaborating in the diverse musical program at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick.

Armenian Series adds three new books

October 25, 2023.Reading time 13 minutes.

Armenian Series book covers stacked on top of each other.

The Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State continues to be a prominent publisher of all things Armenian with installments 18, 19 and 20 of the Armenian Series.

Valley native and storyteller Ruben Navarrette returns to inspire Fresno State students

October 25, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

Ruben Navarrette in a blue and white checkered shirt sitting outside with his fist to his chin.

Columnist, journalist and storyteller Ruben Navarrette is at Fresno State as part of the journalist-in-residence program.

New Faces: Pratik Shah

October 16, 2023.Reading time 9 minutes.

A man stands with his face in frame and focused, and the background blurred. He is smiling and has greying black hair. There are people in the background behind him. He is wearing a denim collared shirt and a brown leather jacket.

The College of Arts and Humanities is excited to welcome Dr. Pratik Shah to the Department of Media, Communications and Journalism.

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.

Students and faculty at forefront of inter-religious exchange at the Parliament of the World’s Religions

September 11, 2023.Reading time 16 minutes.

Dr. Veena Howard and the six Fresno State Students pose for a photo at the Parliament of World Religions

Fresno State students and faculty traveled to Chicago this August to attend the Parliament of the World’s Religions. The parliament is an organization whose goal is to cultivate harmony between the religions and spiritualities of the world and was attended by religious leaders and followers, scholars and students.

Barking Bulldogs shine as in-person competition resumes

May 24, 2023.Reading time 9 minutes.

The Barking Bulldogs hold up their coach Dr. Douglas Fraleigh. Everyone is dressed in business casual dress and they stand on top of a mountain, behind them we can see trees and a foggy valley.

“The team had an amazing experience working and traveling with such great successes. It has been great to return to in-person tournaments this semester and see the Barking Bulldogs shine in competition,” said Dr. Douglas Fraleigh, coach.

Interdisciplinary project documents indigenous knowledge of native plants

May 24, 2023.Reading time 7 minutes.

Image of Quercus kelloggii, the black oak, herbarium specimen

“The goal is to enhance STEM education here at Fresno State, to include in scientific databases local, native knowledge of plants including their geographic distribution, their uses and the vocabulary associated with these plants in native languages,” said Dr. Brian Agbayani. “…it’s important for us to be both supporters and stewards in the region.”

9 questions with retiring philosophy chair Dr. Robert Maldonado

May 23, 2023.Reading time 16 minutes.

Dr. Robert Maldonado, professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy, is retiring this fall. He has been with Fresno State since 1991. We sat down with Dr. Maldonado to hear more about his 32 years at Fresno State and his future plans following retirement.

Fresno State Alumna hired as Assistant Professor at Baruch College in New York City

May 22, 2023.Reading time 9 minutes.

“I really wanted students to acknowledge that studying the U.S.-Mexico border is important because we need to know that our history is rooted in between the U.S. and Mexico and how the border came to be, but also to think about the voices of people that have been affected by the border enforcement.” ~ Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana