Professor Mai Der Vang wins American Book Award
Author Mai Der Vang, an assistant professor of English at Fresno State, won an American Book Award for her documentary poetry collection, “Yellow Rain.”
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Juan Felipe Herrera wins Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
U.S. Poet Laureate Emeritus Juan Felipe Herrera, a professor emeritus of Chicano and Latin American studies at Fresno State, won a Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize in recognition of outstanding lifetime achievement in poetry.
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Dr. Ray McKnight
Dr. H. Ray McKnight, a Fresno State professor emeritus of English, passed away on Aug. 5 in Richmond, California. He was 88.
Read MoreNew Faces: Sean A. Gordon
The College of Arts and Humanities welcomes new faculty Dr. Sean A. Gordon to the Department of English. He earned a Ph.D. in English and American Studies from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he recently defended his dissertation, “On Being Dispersed: The Poetics of Dehiscence from ‘We the People’ to Abolition.”
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Steve Adisasmito-Smith
Dr. Steve Adisasmito-Smith, a Fresno State associate professor of English, passed away on July 10. He was 57.
Read MoreFall Armenian Lecture Series begins with Der Matossian talk on ‘The Horrors of Adana’
Dr. Bedross Der Matossian will present an in-person lecture entitled “The Horrors of Adana: Revolution and Violence in the Early Twentieth Century” at 7 p.m. Friday, August 26, at the Whitten Boardroom of the Smittcamp Alumni House.
Read MoreFrances Levine, longtime Fresno State supporter, dies at 94
Frances Levine, whose gift to Fresno State of her U.S. poet laureate husband’s extensive personal book collection sparked the creation of the Philip Levine Reading Room inside the University library, passed away in Fresno on June 13. She was 94.
Read MoreKudos to Fresno Writers – Spring 2022
Kudos to #FresnoWriters is an ongoing series on the Fresno State MFA blog, celebrating the professional accomplishments of students, alumni, and faculty in Fresno State’s Creative Writing Program and the Department of English.
Read MoreIn memoriam: Dr. Robert O’Neil
Dr. Robert O’Neil, a Fresno State professor emeritus of English, passed away Oct. 22. He was 93.
Read More7 Questions with Chair of the Linguistics Department Dr. Sean Fulop
The Linguistics Department at Fresno State studies the human capacity for language. As a defining characteristic of the human experience, without language, civilization, culture, scientific and technological development would not be possible.
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