Author: Arts & Humanities at Fresno State

The College of Arts and Humanities provides a diverse student population with the communication skills, humanistic values and cultural awareness that form the foundation of scholarship. The college offers intellectual and artistic programs that engage students and faculty and the community in collaboration, dialog and discovery. These programs help preserve, illuminate and nourish the arts and humanities for the campus and for the wider community.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Starting July 1, 2025, new content will be published on Fresno State Today

July 1, 2025.Reading time 4 minutes.

Starting July 1, 2025, new content will be published on Fresno State Today at today.fresnostate.edu. This site will no longer be updated but will remain available for archival purposes for the time being. Visit today.fresnostate.edu for the latest news, feature stories, events and videos.

Graduating senior becomes Fresno State’s first Presser Scholar Award recipient

May 20, 2025.Reading time 4 minutes.

Shakira Delgado in her graduation regalia holds her 2025 Presser Foundation Award

Shakira Delgado, a graduating senior clarinetist at California State University, Fresno, has been named an Undergraduate Presser Foundation Music Scholar.

University Theatre closes season with passion and poetry in ‘The Sins of Sor Juana’

April 24, 2025.Reading time 5 minutes.

A letter sits with a feather quill pen on a desk in the dark lit by a candle.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. May 2 – 3 and May 6 – 10 and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 4 at the John W. Wright Theatre.

Ayla Mora and Joshua Lor named CAH Dean’s Medalist

April 4, 2025.Reading time 2 minutes.

2025 CAH Dean's Medalist Alya Mora and Joshua Lor

Ayla Mora, M.A. in Communication and Joshua Lor, B.A. in Linguistics, were named the 2025 College of Arts and Humanities Dean’s Medalists

Meet the 2025 College of Arts and Humanities Students of Distinction

April 4, 2025.Reading time 13 minutes.

Headshots of all 16 students of distinction in front of artwork in the Dean's Gallery.

It is our pleasure to announce this year’s Dean’s Medal nominees and present our most accomplished and dedicated undergraduate and graduate students.

Anne Carson’s acclaimed adaptation of Sophokles’ classic tragedy ‘Antigone’ makes its Fresno premiere

March 25, 2025.Reading time 5 minutes.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. March 28 – 29 and April 1 – 5 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 30 at the Dennis and Cheryl Woods Theatre on campus.

Alumnus brings puppetry to life in world premiere adaptation of ‘Along Came a Dog’

March 18, 2025.Reading time 9 minutes.

Along Came A Dog rehearsal with dog and chicken puppets.

The production will tour Valley and feature free public performances during Vintage Days on April 12 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Dennis and Cheryl Woods Theatre.

Communication alumnus serves as Delano city council member

March 18, 2025.Reading time 2 minutes.

After graduating, Salvador Solorio-Ruiz returned to his hometown of Delano because he felt an obligation to help build up the community that raised him.

Day of Giving (March 26) and the Dean’s Council Annual Fund

March 17, 2025.Reading time 2 minutes.

The Day of Giving is March 26, 2025! When you give to the College of Arts and Humanities, you are supporting the Dean’s Council (a fund for College of Arts and Humanities excellence).

This week on Fresno State Focus

March 14, 2025.Reading time less than 1 minute.

This week on Fresno State Focus, Anchored by Joseph Joyce and Nathan Ortiz: Find out how much cities like Sanger depend on local business. Who maintains the bowling alley on campus? And how a new coaching staff is changing the training routine for the football team.