~ Photo above, from left, Dean Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, Associate Dean Honora Chapman and undergraduate Dean’s Medalist Cathleen Fagundes at the Arts in Motion event on April 29. Fresno State has a bold vision to elevate Central California and become a region known for creativity, arts and culture. That vision begins with empowering our talented College […]
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~ By Jefferson Beavers, reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com Fresno State will mark the opening of the Philip Levine Reading Room inside its Henry Madden Library with a dedication ceremony at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 5. The dedication will be co-hosted by the College of Arts and Humanities, the library and Fresno State Provost Lynnette Zelezny. The ceremony […]
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~ Promo video produced by Brad Shirakawa ~ Article by Lisa Maria Boyles and Lucero Benitez In conjunction with the Henry Madden Library’s exhibition “9066: Japanese American Voices from the Inside,” Nikiko Masumoto will do a special adaptation of her performance “What We Could Carry” from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5, in the Table Mountain Rancheria Reading […]
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The College of Arts and Humanities lost Bob Hirth on Friday, Feb. 10. Hirth, a passionate and active member of the Arts and Humanities Advisory Board, died after a battle with cancer. He was 71. Fresno State honored Hirth by posting the campus flags at half-staff on Monday, March 13. “Bob is a symbol of […]
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~ By Dean Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, originally published in The Fresno Bee The President’s Commission for the Future of Arts and Humanities at Fresno State is tasked with engaging with the larger community, assessing the opportunities for advancing the College of Arts and Humanities and its students, and increasing the awareness of the value of the […]
Read MoreThis week’s ArtHop will feature showings by two women with connections to Fresno State’s Department of Art and Design. A mixed-media wall piece by art professor Joan K. Sharma will be on view as part of the “Women’s Work” exhibition at the Spectrum Gallery during the month of March. ArtHop and the opening reception are from 5 to […]
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The College of Arts and Humanities is fundamental to the University, complementing and augmenting every major on campus. We train engaged professionals and produce civic-minded graduates, experts in writing and rhetoric, and visionary artists who enrich our world and elevate our quality of life. This is achieved through donors’ commitment to the College of Arts […]
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Our College transforms the lives of our students and raises the quality of life in our Valley thanks to the support of people who believe in our mission. Gifts to the College allow us to provide scholarship support to students, enrich the development of our faculty, and build our resources and facilities. To that end, Dennis […]
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For more than 50 years, Fresno State’s Theatre for Young Audiences has provided college students with performance and touring experience, while providing quality theatre productions for children throughout theValley. Arts education programs have shown to improve the developmental growth of school-aged children, while lowering delinquency and truancy rates in at-risk youth. Unfortunately, due to the restriction of school budgets, arts programs […]
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~ By Lisa Maria Boyles Brass horns play rousing music that fills the stadium. Drums punctuate the beat. Color guard dancers flash their flags in sync with the music. Their music makes our feet tap, our voices cheer, and gets our enthusiasm rolling. There’s no denying it. The spirit shown by the Fresno State Bulldog […]
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~ By Jefferson Beavers, reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com Fresno State celebrated trailblazing Hmong-American alumnus Soul Vang (soulvang.net/) for creating an endowed scholarship and annual poetry prize aimed at encouraging students to pursue their passion for writing about the Asian-American experience. Vang, a poet and educator who holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing and a […]
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The College of Arts and Humanities is fundamental to the University and to our greater community. Every student at the University comes through our College to complete their general education requirements. With 150 full-time faculty members, the College of Arts and Humanities serves more than 8,000 students, representing a third of Fresno State’s student population. The […]
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The creation of the Philip Levine Reading Room will soon begin on campus at the Henry Madden Library. The reading room will house Levine’s personal collection of poetry and literature, generously donated by his family to benefit Fresno State and the community. The reading room will be located on the second floor of the Henry […]
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The College of Arts and Humanities at Fresno State 