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.

Meet our 2022-23 Italian Studies Scholarship Recipients

August 30, 2022.Reading time 13 minutes.

Top (left to right): Abigail Olguin-Serna, AnnMarie Kornele, Audra Burwell and Kathy Franco. Bottom row (left to right): Monica King, Nayeli Guerrero, Regina Rivera and Valerie Kurylo.

We proudly present some of this year’s Italian Studies scholarship recipients. Your support plays a direct role in ensuring these students’ success. As they graduate and find their place in the community, they are destined to elevate our lives and become an inspiration for life.

Dean’s Council supporter Antonio Petrosino receives an honorary doctorate

June 24, 2022.Reading time 11 minutes.

A boy of about 11 years old, Antonio Petrosino, watched as this mix of soldiers from around the world passed through his town of Coperchia, in the mountains just north of Salerno in Southern Italy. He would try to observe the soldiers who spoke different languages and came from diverse cultures.

Judy Chicago and Antonio Petrosino to receive honorary doctorates at CAH commencement

May 18, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

Headshots of Judy Chicago and Antonio “Tony” Petrosino

Fresno State will award honorary doctorates to acclaimed artist Judy Chicago and longtime local educator Antonio “Tony” Petrosino as part of Fresno State’s 111th commencement season.

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.”

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: Andrea Ramirez Arana

March 17, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

“My future plans include obtaining my teaching credentials and a Master’s degree of Arts in Spanish. I also see myself teaching in a dual-immersion classroom, helping kids and parents who don’t know English. That would be one of the ways in which I would love to give back to the community.”

Student of Distinction: German Cervantes Ledesma

March 16, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

“My plan for the future is to keep teaching Spanish in Higher Education. As a long-term goal, later in the future, I will pursue a Ph.D. in Mexican and Latin American literature and teach in a four-year university, hopefully, Fresno State.”

Artist 2Fik explores identity and isolating effects of dating apps

February 11, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

2Fik's different characters are shown all together

The Fresno State French Program kicks off their Spring 2022 lecture series with “ROMANCE AIN’T DEAD, 2FIK! An artistic project about dating apps, performing and curating our online selves.”