Fresno State announced today a new campaign for the public to support the University’s student success initiatives with its first Day of Giving (D.O.G.) — a 24-hour digital fundraising campaign on Thursday, Nov. 2.
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October has been particularly busy, filled with music, art and literature events as well as exciting news from our alumni.
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Fresno State was ranked No. 3 among the top universities in the country that help low-income students find financial success, according to a recent ranking the “2017 Social Mobility Index” (SMI).
Read MoreLast weekend, Oct. 21-23, the Barking Bulldogs Debate Team participated in the Las Vegas Classic Debate Tournament at UNLV, a prestigious national tournament with 77 highly competitive teams participating.
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“Celebrating 30 Years of Clarinet” will celebrate the three decades of clarinet at Fresno State by showcasing one of the most prominent clarinet performer-teachers today – Mark Nuccio, principal clarinet of the Houston Symphony Orchestra and former New York Philharmonic acting principal clarinet, interim principal clarinet, associate principal clarinet and Eb clarinetist for 17 years.
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The Honorable Dr. Mariano Florentino Cuellar, California Supreme Court Justice, will lead two panels of legal and education experts discussing the “Historical Impact of Case Law and Legislation on the Education of Chicano/Latino Student in the Central Valley” at a symposium from 1 to 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 27, in the Satellite Student Union at Fresno State.
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The Fresno State faculty who are teaching in the Rhetoric & Writing Studies program in the Department of English are working to change the conversation about writing on campus, in the community, and beyond. In our fourth installment, meet Dr. Tom McNamara, an assistant professor of English who came to Fresno State in 2016.
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Two respected names in the Valley’s media scene — Joe Rosato Sr. and Jim Tucker — will be honored at the MCJ Hall of Fame and Scholarship Reception.
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The award-winning Afghani photojournalist shared her story with a full house in the Peters Business Auditorium on Oct. 12. Her talk was followed by a reception in the Phebe Conley Art Gallery, where her photos are on display.
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Several Arts and Humanities emeriti faculty members gathered for brunch on Wednesday, Oct. 25, with CAH student ambassadors Chris Carreon and Yeng Xiong, Dean Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, Associate Dean Honora Chapman and several members of the Dean’s Office staff.
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Fresno State Theatre Arts majors are working all across the country in varied fields. Theatre alumnus, Josh Feemster, is one former student whose degree led him to the silver screen.
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This week on Fresno State Focus — a public affairs program produced by Media, Communications and Journalism students — anchor Brenda Billingsley of Huron talks with a survivor of attempted suicide about overcoming hopelessness. Reporter Elisa Navarro of Tulare checks out the Clothing Closet and how it helps give many students a successful start. Have you ever heard of […]
Read MoreThe Ethics Center will examine “Ethics, Theology, and The Reformation at 500” from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26, in North Gym 118. A diverse panel will discuss this 500-year legacy.
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The Armenian Studies Program and Hamazkayin Taniel Varoujan Chapter of Fresno are co-sponsoring a special event — a concert by the National Chamber Choir of Armenia, under the direction of Robert Mlkeyan, featuring Robert Amirkhanian.
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CineCulture presents “Nowhere to Hide” at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium.
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When Warren R. Paboojian is called a “Bulldog in the courtroom,” he smiles.
“After being a lawyer for over 30 years, I’ve developed a little bit of a nickname,” Warren says with mirth in his eyes. “Whenever someone calls me a Bulldog, I’m pretty proud of that.”
Warren’s Bulldog pride shines because of his rich experience at Fresno State and his family’s path to create a better life for him.
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In a sometimes emotional address during a celebration of the National Day on Writing at Fresno State, keynote speaker and alum Dr. Nicole Gonzales Howell said her time as a graduate student in the English Department at Fresno State was a “turning point” for her as a writer.
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Artwork by Diego Gutierrez Monterrubio, a member of the Department of Art and Design faculty, will be on display from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Consulate of Mexico in Fresno, 7435 N. Ingram Ave.
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The Fresno State faculty who are teaching in the Rhetoric & Writing Studies program in the Department of English are working to change the conversation about writing on campus, in the community, and beyond. In our third installment, meet Dr. Virginia Crisco, an associate professor of English who came to Fresno State in 2005.
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Award-winning journalists Boyd Huppert and Chad Nelson will present a free workshop on storytelling from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, in Speech Arts 172 at Fresno State. This workshop is presented by the Department of Media, Communications and Journalism and the Fresno State chapter of RTDNA.
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This summer, the Armenian Studies Program sent 13 students and two professors to visit the country they have dedicated their studies to—Armenia.
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~ Photo above: Carol and her current trainee, Debra ~ Reprinted from Campus News, Oct. 16, 2017 Carol Sera knew a lot about teeth before coming to Fresno State last year. Now, as the administrative support assistant for the College of Arts and Humanities, she feels she has a lot to smile about. “I feel […]
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Distinguished American pianist Peter Serkin will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, in the Music Building Concert Hall, playing works by Mozart and J.S. Bach.
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Several events this weekend — including “A Scotch, Brew and Art Affair” — will honor the memory of local artist and Fresno State arts curator Edward O. Lund III, benefiting the Edward O. Lund Foundation, which provides scholarships for art students who are participating in the College of Arts and Humanities Study Abroad in London […]
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A new stage adaptation of the influential Richard Wright Novel, “Native Son,” takes center stage Oct. 27 through Nov. 4 at the Dennis and Cheryl Woods Theatre at Fresno State. The adaptation of “Native Son,” written by Nambi E. Kelley and directed by Thomas-Whit Ellis, is the second show of University Theatre’s 2017-2018 season.
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The Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures will present an evening with author Dr. Aaron Poochigian, celebrating the release of his book “Mr. Either/Or.” Poochigian teaches Classics and Humanities for the department.
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After decades of war and an oppressive Taliban regime, four Afghan photojournalists face the realities of building a free press in a country left to stand on its own.
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Faith Sidlow, an assistant professor in the Department of Media, Communications and Journalism, will moderate a panel discussion on “Fake News, Alternative Facts and Media Bias,” with The Fresno Bee Executive Editor and Senior Vice President Jim Boren, journalist and writer Lloyd Carter, and PowerTalk 96.7 radio host Trevor Carey. This event is presented by Friends of the Madden Library.
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The Jewish Studies Lecture Series for the fall semester begins with a talk by Sven-Erik Rose, titled “In Adorno’s Blind Spot: Yiddish Poetry from the Warsaw Ghetto,” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the Henry Madden Library (Room 2206).
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The Leon S. Peters Ethics Lecture Series continues with a talk by Christopher Sterling, a Fresno State professor in the Craig School of Business Department of Management, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, in the Alice Peters Auditorium, PB 191. Sterling will discuss the role of envy in the workplace. Sterling’s research focuses on the challenge of dealing […]
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The dedicated students who perform in the Bulldog Marching Band come from various backgrounds, representing nearly every academic major on campus. Participation is extra-curricular, with students committing six to eight hours of practice each week – in addition to their class work, performance and travel time. To recruit and retain the most talented students, scholarships are critical.
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The Fresno State faculty who are teaching in the Rhetoric & Writing Studies program in the Department of English are working to change the conversation about writing on campus, in the community, and beyond.
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This week’s Fresno State Focus, a public affairs program produced by media, communication and journalism students that airs at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays during the semester, presents its first fall edition Oct. 11 with anchors Elisa Navarro-Aceves of Tulare and Matthew Roby of Manchester, England, talking to Ahson Haider of the Associated Students Inc. about Homecoming.
Read MoreThe Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures and the German Club will screen Germany’s first comedy about Hitler, “My Führer: The Really Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler.” Directed by Dani Levy, “My Führer” pays homage to Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” by satirizing the cult of personality around Hitler. The film, released in 2007, was Germany’s first comedic attempt at dealing with the National Socialist past and aids in understanding not only Germany’s history, but also its current political climate.
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Fresno State will host a celebration of the National Day on Writing on Friday, Oct. 20 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Room 2206 of the Henry Madden Library. The event will feature work from Fresno State student writers, and those who attend will have an opportunity to share why they write.
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Mediator Mentors will celebrate International Day of Conflict Resolution on Monday, Oct. 16, with a panel on the “Religion of Peace” from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Peters Building 191. Panelists will include representatives from the Jewish, Catholic and Muslim community. The event will include an award ceremony for the winners of the Mediator Mentors’ 2017 Art […]
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Fresno State’s CineCulture film series and Fresno Filmworks present “Lucky,” actor Harry Dean Stanton’s final film, Friday, Oct. 13.
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“Voice and Silence: Women in Opera and Philosophy” is a lecture-recital scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, in the Fresno State Concert Hall. In this collaboration between the Department of Music and the Department of Philosophy, soprano Dr. Maria Briggs and philosopher Dr. Tina Botts will explore the role of women in operatic dramas and philosophy.
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The MCJ Department welcomes two new professors: Dr. Nancy Van Leuven and Dr. Wes Wise.
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The Fresno State faculty who are teaching in the Rhetoric & Writing Studies program in the Department of English are working to change the conversation about writing on campus, in the community, and beyond. This fall, we will introduce you to these professors and tell you about the ways in which their research, teaching and service — to both the university and to the discipline — intersect.
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Dr. Boris Adjemian, director of the AGBU Nubar Library, will present a lecture entitled “The AGBU Nubar Library in Paris: Safeguarding Western Armenian Heritage through Documentation, Research, and Publication” and “The Armenians of Ethiopia” at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 9, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium, Room 191. The presentation is part of the Fall Lecture Series of the Armenian Studies Program.
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An original children’s bilingual opera commissioned and presented last year by the Fresno State Opera Theatre — “Lucinda y las Flores de la Nochebuena” — has been picked by the San Francisco Opera for its school opera education extension program, to be performed in December.
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The Department of Art and Design in collaboration with the Center for Creativity and the Arts, present, “The Other Eye on Afghanistan: Photographs by Farzana Wahidy,” opening on Oct. 9 and continuing through 26 in the Phebe Conley Art Gallery in the Conley Art Building. “The Other Eye on Afghanistan: Photographs by Farzana Wahidy” is […]
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CineCulture presents “Bitter Harvest” at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium at the Student Recreation Center.
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Award-winning Cuban writer Aida Bahr will lead several discussions at Fresno State on Oct. 3 and 4. The events will be bilingual.
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The International Cello Festival will take place from Oct. 5 through 8 on the Fresno State Campus, taking the final gala concert into the community at the Paul Shaghoian Concert Hall. The festival focuses on talent from the Central Valley taking part in three days of intense master classes, cello ensemble rehearsals, two concerts and more.
Read MoreLast weekend, the Barking Bulldogs Debate Team attended the Golden Gates Debate Tournament at California State University, San Francisco and had a very strong showing.
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Last night, Ret. U.S. Navy Captain Scott Kelly appeared in Fresno as the featured speaker kicking off this year’s season of the San Joaquin Valley Town Hall lecture series. As a member of the Town Hall board, Honora Chapman, the associate dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, had the pleasure of introducing Kelly to the audience at the William Saroyan Theatre
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It’s been an eventful second month of the semester, and we’ve been busy celebrating the successes of our students and welcoming our new faculty and staff to the college!
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Dr. Jaydene Elvin joins the Department of Linguistics as an assistant professor, coming to Fresno State from Western Sydney University in Sydney, Australia.
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“Armenians and Turks: Challenges and New Paths Forward towards Reconciliation” will be the topic of a panel discussion at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium, Room 191, on the Fresno State campus. The event is part of the Fall Lecture Series of the Armenian Studies Program.
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The Center for Creativity and the Arts and the Department of Art and Design paid tribute to Juan Felipe Herrera’s two-term tenure as poet laureate of the United States in an exhibition titled “Magnifying the People’s Voice: A Laureate’s Journey Across America” and with the publication of a companion catalog, documenting the work was on display in the exhibition
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Belgian duo Jolente De Maeyer, violinist, and Nikolaas Kende, pianist, will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, in the Music Building Concert Hall, doing works by Schubert, Mendelssohn and Beethoven. This concert is a special event of the Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert series, and the first concert of the 2017-18 International Chamber Music Series.
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Four new staff members bring with them a diverse range of experience and expertise in the theatre arts. Though each artist works in different capacities, they all work toward the same end goal: producing phenomenal theatre productions.
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Fresno State’s Theatre for Young Audiences has provided quality theatre productions for children throughout the Valley since 1928, while giving college students vital performance and touring experience.
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CineCulture presents “The Promise” at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium at the Student Recreation Center (5010 N. Woodrow Ave.).
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The Rebozo Revival Festival, “El Renacimiento del Rebozo,” returns to Fresno for a week-long celebration with the opening ceremony and art exhibition 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 25, at Fres.co (1918 Fresno Street).
The festival, which is part of Fresno State’s Hispanic Heritage Month observance, is presented by the University and Lourdes Sevilla (founder and creator of the festival) in collaboration with several community partners for the Center for Creativity and the Arts 2017-18 lineup.
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Spanish and voice students took their learning outside of the traditional classroom and into Fresno State’s Concert Hall on Friday, for a cross-disciplinary lecture-recital that examined Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.”
This collaborative effort between the Department of Music and the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures combined operatic singing, lecture and a question-and-answer segment in a 50-minute class performance.
Read MoreThe Barking Bulldogs Debate Team traveled to Kansas City, MO, last weekend to participate in the University of Missouri-Kansas City debate tournament.
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The U.S. News and World Report’s 2017 Best College rankings issued today again placed Fresno State among the top three best public universities in graduation rate performance nationwide.
Fresno State scored third highest among public national universities and was No. 4 overall this year. Last year, the University ranked No. 1 among public national universities and No. 3 among all national universities.
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The Center for Creativity and the Arts 2017-18 theme will be “Voice and Silence: Expressions of the Human Spirit and Community.”
“’Voice and Silence’ will look at the various ways in which we communicate our ideas, points of views and concerns regarding current events,” said Cindy Urrutia, coordinator of the center.
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California State University, Fresno continues to find new ways to honor the late U.S. Poet Laureate Philip Levine, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and professor emeritus of English, more than two years after his death. In May 2017, Fresno State dedicated the new Philip Levine Reading Room inside the Henry Madden Library, a room that now houses Levine’s extensive collection of more than 2,000 books. Levine’s wife, Frances, donated their personal library, a gift made to inspire future generations of poets and readers.
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Debasis Chakroborty will perform a concert of classical Hindustani music at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, in the Concert Hall at Fresno State. Chakroborty performs using a modified Hawaiian slide guitar. He will be accompanied on the tabla (a South Asian membranophone percussion instrument) by Shashanka Bakshi, a senior student of Samta Prasad of Banaras Gharana.
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A Q&A with 2008 theatre arts alumna Samantha Watson, now a successful New York City stage manager.
Read MoreFresno State’s CineCulture film series presents “Paper Lanterns” at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium.
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“Armenians, Greeks, and Kurds: A People’s History of the Ottoman Empire” will be the topic of a major conference organized by the Armenian Studies Program at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept 22, and at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23. There will be a reception from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 22, immediately preceding the first night’s session. The conference will feature eight scholars from through the United States and Turkey.
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Dr. Robert B. Lull and Dr. Brian Cozen join the Department of Communication as assistant professors, both with scientific communication backgrounds.
Read MoreThe Department of Art and Design presents “Curiosity,” artwork by recently retired faculty member Charles Shields in the Phebe Conley Art Gallery at Fresno State. Shields will give a talk from 4:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14, with a reception to follow.
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Several groups from the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California will perform a free concert Thursday at Fresno State – the Concierto Coro Ensenada, Banda de Guerra and tenor José Ortega. The groups are in Fresno to participate in the Aniversario de Independencia de México at Fresno City Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 13.
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Fresno State’s Department of Music and the Center for Creativity and the Arts present Dr. Tammy Kernodle, a musicologist and specialist on women in jazz. This lecture is part of the Global Music Series and part of the CCA’s 2017-18 theme “Voice and Silence: Expressions of Community, Advocacy and the Human Spirit.”
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~ By Miguel Gastelum, communications specialist for University Theatre Fresno State University Theatre presents its first show of the 2017-18 season, “A Particle of Dread (Oedipus Variations),” written by Sam Shepard and directed by J. Daniel Herring. “A Particle of Dread (Oedipus Variations)” is the last play written by the late American playwright, Sam Shepard. Shepard was […]
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Fresno State’s CineCulture film series presents “The Fencer” at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium.
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From Sept. 14-15, young men from across the Valley will come together to perform in the 16th annual “Real Men Sing Choral Festival.”
Read MoreAkira Ichioka, the Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco, will give a presentation on Tokyo from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, in the University Business Center at Fresno State, PB 191. A reception will follow the presentation.
Read MoreThe Leon S. Peters Ethics Lecture Series begins its fall semester line-up with “Constitution Day: A Dialogue for Democracy” from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 16, in North Gym 118. Topics will be free speech, American values, civility and opportunities for civic action.
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The Fresno State Art and Design Department will present “New Faculty Works,” an exhibition of professional artwork created by two new faculty members, Dr. Ahran Koo and Dr. Laura Huisinga, on Sept. 7 and Sept. 16, at the M Street Graduate Art Studios in downtown Fresno.
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Dr. Luis J. Gordo Peláez and Dr. Ahran Koo join the Department of Art and Design as assistant professors.
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A lecture on “Fifty Years of Armenian Literature in France: A Zenith of Diasporan Literature,” by author and translator Christopher Atamian at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, is the first presentation in the Armenian Studies Program’s 2017 Fall Lecture Series, supported by the Leon S. Peters Foundation.
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Pianist Mauricio Náder will kick off the 46th season of the Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series at Fresno State. The series opens at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, in the Concert Hall. The Mexican Consulate of Fresno and Arte Américas are co-sponsors of this event. “The Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series brings to campus […]
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University leaders — including CSU Chancellor Dr. Timothy P. White, Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro and the dean and associate dean of the College of Arts and Humanities — all spoke out in support of DACA students in response to the announcement of the impending end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
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Fresno State’s CineCulture film series and Fresno Filmworks present “Pop Aye” at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, at the Tower Theatre (815 E. Olive Ave.). “Pop Aye,” by Singapore-born filmmaker Kirsten Tan, is a road film about a disenchanted architect named Thana who bumps into his long-lost elephant, Pop Aye, on the streets of Bangkok, Thailand.
Read MoreThe Music of America Concert Series presents “The Fresno Blues Review” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, in Fresno State’s Satellite Student Union. The concert will feature four local blues acts: Bobby Logan, Ed Burke, Square One and Deja Blues. Dr. John Karr, who teaches music history and ethnomusicology in the Department of Music, says […]
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Dr. J. Ashley Foster and Dr. Alexander Adkins Jaramillo both join the Department of English as new faculty members.
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Are you passionate about the College of Arts and Humanities? Share your enthusiasm with others Fresno State students! Sign up today to be an ambassador for our college. Student Ambassadors are instrumental in connecting the College to the broader Central Valley community, as well as making potential students and their parents aware of the important educational opportunities that can be obtained through our College and the University.
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The latest national ranking of the top universities in the United States shows Fresno State’s approach to student success is again among the nation’s best at combining academic excellence with economic opportunity. Washington Monthly, a D.C.-based magazine known for its annual rankings of American colleges and universities, announced Monday that Fresno State placed No. 17 on its list of the top national universities, moving up eight spots from last year.
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Author and translator Christopher Atamian will present a lecture entitled “Fifty Years of Armenian Literature in France: A Zenith of Diasporan Writing” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium, Room 191 on the Fresno State campus.
“Fifty Years of Armenian Literature in France” was published as Volume 6 in the Armenian Series of The Press at California State University, Fresno in 2016. This is the first presentation in the Armenian Studies Program 2017 Fall Lecture series, which is supported by the Leon S. Peters Foundation.
Large-scale photographs by grad student Sara Deasy will be featured in her master’s Grad Show, the first exhibition of the fall semester in the Phebe Conley Art Gallery at Fresno State. The exhibition consists of 10 44-by-66-inch prints in the main gallery space, and 12 12-by-18-inch black-and-white images in the back portion of the gallery. Deasy’s […]
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Dr. Vadim Keyser joins the Department of Philosophy as an assistant professor, coming to Fresno State from San Francisco State University.
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Fresno State welcomed its newest Bulldogs at the New Student Convocation in the Save Mart Center on Monday, Aug. 21. Our College’s Jes Therkelsen, an associate professor in the Department of Media, Communications and Journalism, gave the keynote address on the topic of curiosity. Therkelsen and fellow MCJ professor Candace Egan were awarded the Spirit of […]
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The fall Fresno Poets’ Association Reading Series will include an accomplished poet alumnus from Fresno State, a public radio producer from Youth Radio and the faculty from the Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing at Fresno State.
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Indira Sultanić and Amila Becirbegovic join the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures as assistant professors, both originally from Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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Of the 60 new faculty members at Fresno State this fall, about 22% of the new hires are in the College of Arts and Humanities. Dr. Gina Sandi-Diaz joins the Department of Theatre Arts as an assistant professor, coming to Fresno State from the University of Kansas.
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From preserving indigenous languages in the College of Arts and Humanities, to drone research in the Lyles College of Engineering, to air pollution research in the College of Health and Human Services, Fresno State faculty and students are tackling some of the region’s most pressing issues and developing new ideas and solutions every day. For students, this focus on applied research offers opportunities to take classroom learning out into the field and gain valuable experience that will help provide solutions for the region or boost job skills needed after graduation.
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The College of Arts and Humanities is holding its second annual new student convocation at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 30, in Fresno State’s Satellite Student Union.
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Dr. Tim Skeen, a Fresno State professor of English, is the University’s new James and Coke Hallowell Professor of Creative Writing, starting this fall.
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The Fresno State CineCulture Series kicks off its fall 2017 lineup of film screenings with “The Eagle Huntress” at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1. Most CineCulture screenings are at 5:30 p.m. on Fridays during the fall semester in the Peters Education Center Auditorium (5010 N. Woodrow Ave. in the Student Recreation Center). Some screenings are […]
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Calling all thespians — fall theatre auditions are here! The Fresno State Department of Theatre Arts will hold preliminary auditions for its fall season at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, in the John Wright Theatre on campus.
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Dr. Marnel Niles Goins, a Fresno State professor in the Department of Communication, has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Outstanding Leadership Award, awarded by the California State University, Fresno Women’s Association. Niles Goins was one of two recipients of the faculty award this year, sharing the honor with Dr. Carmen Caprau from the Department of Mathematics.
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A new video archive project founded in the fall of 2016 provides a way for multiple generations of creative writers to connect with authors essential to the literary fabric of Fresno. The Fresno Poets Archive Project is a series of recorded poetry and prose readings, with dates ranging from the 1980s to the early 2000s.
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The rebozo festival is returning to Fresno in September as the Rebozo Revival Festival. A rebozo is a long woven cloth garment from Mexico and Central America traditionally worn as a shawl, head covering, belt, baby sling or backpack. Rebozos are worn today for fashion and function throughout the Americas.
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The College of Arts and Humanities at Fresno State 