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.

Featured Supporter: Barlow Der Mugrdechian

May 5, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

Prof. Der Mugrdechian began teaching at Fresno State in 1985. Since 2008 he has been the Berberian Coordinator of the Armenian Studies Program and Director of the Center for Armenian Studies at Fresno State.

Dr. Veena Rani Howard named Endowed Chair in Jain and Hindu Dharma

May 5, 2021.Reading time 12 minutes.

Dr. Veena Howard during the opening plenary of the 2019 International Conference on Cohesive Societies in Singapore.

Interim President Dr. Jiménez-Sandoval announced Dr. Veena Howard, associate professor of religious studies in the Department of Philosophy, as the first Endowed Chair in Jain and Hindu Dharma at Fresno State.

Department of Theatre and Dance adds ‘film making’ to their résumé

May 4, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

Monitors and camera's on a colorful stage set.

By summer, it was clear that the 2020-21 season would be anything but typical.

Combining art and ethnic studies: 7 questions with Erik Escovedo

May 4, 2021.Reading time 20 minutes.

"Home" - 2013 (Ink & Graphite on Paper - 24x36 in.)

Erik’s graduate exhibition, “Decolonizing Place and Time,” will be on display at the Graduate Art Studios Gallery at the M Street Arts Complex in downtown Fresno beginning May 14 and running through the summer.

MFA Creative Writing Program Celebrates 25th Anniversary

May 4, 2021.Reading time 10 minutes.

Jeffery Gleaves, Sasha Pimentel and Navdeep Singh Dhillon

Not even a global pandemic can keep the Department of English’s highest degree program from celebrating 25 years of alumni accomplishments

Solution-focused panel to discuss violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

April 28, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

Left to right: Zara Arboleda (moderator), BoNhia Lee, Davorn Sisavath, Brynn Saito, Varaxy Yi

Communications director and former journalist Zara Arboleda will moderate the panel discussion, “Violence Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: A Conversation About Solutions” at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 4 on Zoom. Registration is free and the community is invited to join.

‘Agony of Ecstasy’ production tackles gender norms

April 28, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

A woman and a man, loosely dressed as dentists, peer into your mouth. The woman is holding a knife and fork while the man holds sticks with horned balls on the end.

“The Agony of Ecstasy” is a compilation of four short plays exploring the performative aspects of gender norms and the power struggle at the heart of human relationships.

Video: 2021 Armenian Genocide Commemorative Virtual Event

April 25, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

Armenian Genocide Monument at Fresno State

The Armenian Genocide Commemorative Committee of Fresno has prepared a video, “2021 Armenian Genocide Commemorative Virtual Event,” in place of the annual commemorative event at the Armenian Genocide Monument at Fresno State.