Kapoor focuses on expanding the Peace Garden legacy after stepping away from classroom

January 26, 2023.Reading time 15 minutes.

Dr. Kapoor stands at a podium at in the Peace Garden at Fresno State.

Dr. Sudarshan Kapoor taught his philosophy class for the last time in the fall of 2022, marking the end of an era.

Printmaking crosses artistic genres creating duplicative pieces for the people

December 13, 2022.Reading time 12 minutes.

Samuel Diaz with a blue apron on demonstrates wood block printing in three images. In the first image, he is applying black ink a woodblock with a roller, in the second image he is rolling the inked artwork through a relief press. The final image shows the white, gray and black self-portrait piece.

Printmaking focuses on photography and various printing techniques within a backdrop of Illustration, graphic design, photography, and book printing.

Study abroad is back!

October 26, 2022.Reading time 9 minutes.

the image shows many Fresno State students in abroad, site seeing.

The MCLL department is working with the study abroad office to arrange exciting courses that are academically worthwhile, economically feasible, and degree-enhancing while giving students a life-changing educational experience.

New York Times photojournalist and former philosophy student pursues doctorate at Harvard

October 26, 2022.Reading time 7 minutes.

Now a Ph.D. student in anthropology at Harvard University, his path has been anything but ordinary.

Jain, Hindu and Gandhi symposium explores practice of inner peace in a turbulent world

September 27, 2022.Reading time 7 minutes.

Silhouette illustration of Gandhi, dressed in a white robe with a walking stick on an orange background. Artwork by Albert Haro.

The symposium explores practical pathways to inner and outer peace and harmony through the teaching of Mahatma Gandhi and Jain and Hindu dharma traditions.

New Faces: Nicola Olsen

September 20, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

We are excited to welcome Nicola Olsen as she joins the Department of Theatre and Dance as Assistant Professor of Piano. She teaches Drama 137 Creative Dramatics, Drama 136(S) Puppetry, Drama 138A Children’s Theatre and Drama 138B Children’s Theatre.

New Faces: Michael Krikorian

September 19, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

Michael Krikorian returns to his alma mater, Fresno State, as he joins the Department of Music as an Associate Professor.

New Faces: Peter Klimo

September 16, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

We are excited to welcome Peter Klimo as he joins the Department of Music as Assistant Professor of Piano. He teaches applied piano lessons, accompanying, piano pedagogy, piano literature and class piano III.

New Faces: Jesse Scaccia

September 14, 2022.Reading time 9 minutes.

We are excited to welcome Jesse Scaccia as he joins the Department of Media, Communication and Journalism as Associate Professor. He teaches courses in media writing and news and media literacy.

Genocide survivor teaches lessons from the holocaust

April 21, 2022.Reading time 7 minutes.

“As we finally crossed the border into Germany, the bus stopped. People got out and ran to a nearby grocery store to buy something to eat,” Becirbegovic said. “We were starving, but didn’t have any money left.”