MOMA purchases work created in 1970s feminism art program at Fresno State

July 7, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Nancy Youdelman (right) with her daughter (left) at the SFMOMA installation.

The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City has purchased the installation “I Tried Everything” (1972) created by Fresno State alumni Nancy Youdelman, Dori Atlantis, Jan Lester Martin, and Suzanne Lacy.

Inspired for life: Recent Arts and Humanities grads see early success

May 28, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Interior Design graduate throws her arms wide during commencement at Bulldog Stadium.

We celebrate and congratulate those recent alums who have found their path forward.

Recent Music grad lands dream job at Firebaugh High School

May 5, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

In his job, Ledesma does a little bit of everything. He directs the jazz band, two concert bands, symphonic band, the wind ensemble and teaches the music theory class.

Fresno State Alumna Named Fifth Fresno Poet Laureate

April 23, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

Fresno State alumna Megan Anderson Bohigian has been named the City of Fresno’s fifth poet laureate, serving as the city’s literary ambassador.

On the Books: Ashley Wells

March 8, 2021.Reading time 17 minutes.

In a February email interview, communication specialist Jefferson Beavers spoke with Ashley about traveling the long road to publishing, finding the right moment for the horse-girl narrative, and re-imagining the American West.

Alumnus, community advocate Zoyer Zyndel dies at 34

January 6, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

Zoyer Zyndel, a Fresno State alumnus known for his community volunteering and advocacy, particularly with the Central Valley’s LGBTQ communities, died in Fresno on Dec. 26. He was 34.

A Rising Recent Grad

November 24, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Fresno State alumna Gina Avalos sets up her shot for KSBY-TV.

Avalos graduated from Fresno State in May with a degree in media, communications and journalism. The final two months of her college experience were flipped upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic, as her classes shifted to virtual instruction.

Fresno State alumnus Anthony Cody finishes as finalist for National Book Award for Poetry, shares influential books

November 19, 2020.Reading time 14 minutes.

Anthony Cody - National Book Award finalist

Dressed up in black, with a bowtie, burgundy jacket and matching burgundy Pumas, author and Fresno State alumnus Anthony Cody waited with anticipation in the virtual green room for the 71st National Book Awards to be announced.

Alumna Kaelyn Rodríguez explores connections of ethnicity, history and art in LA

November 4, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

Alumna Kaelyn Rodríguez in her Ph.D. robes from UCLA.

Rodríguez began her journey in higher education at Fresno as an Art/Art History major. Following her graduation in 2012, she went on to get her Master’s in Art History from UC Riverside in 2014, followed by a Master’s in Chicana/o Studies from UCLA in 2016. Just months ago, she achieved her Ph.D. in Chicana/o Studies from UCLA.

Poet Alumnus Named Finalist for National Book Award

October 9, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

Anthony Cody in front of stairs at Fresno State.

Author and Fresno State alumnus Anthony Cody’s debut poetry collection, “Borderland Apocrypha,” has been named a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award for Poetry.