The 2023 Arts and Humanities Showcase

March 13, 2023.Reading time 5 minutes.

The Arts and Humanities Showcase offers a unique opportunity, through various performances, exhibits, lectures and workshops, to immerse yourself in the creativity and cultural diversity of Fresno State’s talented students.

Language HUB supports international students on the Women’s Basketball team

October 26, 2022.Reading time 10 minutes.

Elif Bayrak is posing by laying down on the ground with a basketball under her head.

“Communication is one of the most important things on the court. We are always communicating with our teammates both on and off the court. They all speak English, so I need to speak English with them too.” ~ Elif Bayrak

Cognitive Science alum steers to a career in machine learning

April 27, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

Diana Tinio stands in front of the Fresno State entrance sign in her graduation regalia.

“It’s very interdisciplinary. There are a lot of fields that go into it. There’s linguistics, psychology, anthropology, computer science.” ~ Diana Tinio

Audia Dixon and Steven Hensley named 2022 President’s Medalist

March 21, 2022.Reading time 24 minutes.

Undergraduate Dean's Medalist Steven Hensley, Dr. Honora Chapman, and Graduate Dean's Medalist Audia Dixon are wearing their commencement regalia and wearing their Dean's Medals in front of the rose garden with blooms of white, pink, yellow and red.

Meet the 2022 College of Arts and Humanities Dean’s Medalists and Students of Distinction.

Welcome to Arts in Motion Showcase Week!

March 20, 2022.Reading time 7 minutes.

Arts in Motion, Celebrating Student Excellence with images of a graduate, mascot Victor E. playing the saxaphone, a painter creating a mural, a musician playing drums and a person operating a high-end video camera.

A festive display of artistic expression and humanistic discipline culminating in a celebration of student excellence.

Student of Distinction: Kiana Reyes

March 16, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

“As for my goals and plans after graduation, I hope to work for an institution where I can assist those struggling in communication due to language barriers. I hope to be a bridge for those who need a multilingual channel of communication as an interpreter, translator, or teacher for students learning English.”

Student of Distinction: Sho Akamine

March 16, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

“After fostering my continued development and my ability to contribute to the field of cognitive and psycholinguistics in the Ph.D. program, I desire to achieve my goals of becoming both a researcher and an educator charged with communicating to students the fascination of the associations between language and the mind.”

International linguistics conference welcomes speakers from 20 countries

November 8, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

onference on Linguistics (WECOL) Saturday and Sunday Nov. 13-14, virtually on Zoom. Registration is free and open to the public. The conference will feature speakers from six continents and 20 countries.

7 Questions with Chair of the Linguistics Department Dr. Sean Fulop

October 27, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

Sean Fulop poses with a grey background.

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.