English faculty serves as grand marshal for 108th Commencement

May 23, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

As grand marshal, bearing the mace — the ornamented wood staff carried by the Commencement ceremony’s senior faculty member — carried added significance for Henson. Her husband served as the ceremony’s grand marshal and mace-bearer at least three times before his retirement. Zumwalt was back in attendance this year to watch Henson march in.

PHOTOS: Celebrating our 2019 College of Arts and Humanities graduates

May 22, 2019.Reading time 23 minutes.

All that I am and hope to be, I owe to those who believe in me.

On Friday, May 17 and Saturday, May 18, hundreds of College of Arts and Humanities students celebrated their accomplishment with family, friends, faculty, administrators, and staff. Here are photos from those events.

National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman Jon Peede delivers inspiring 2019 CAH Convocation address

May 20, 2019.Reading time 10 minutes.

Jon Parrish Peede, NEH Chairman speaks at the 2019 CAH Convocation.

Full speech…

Join us as we celebrate our 2019 College of Arts and Humanities graduates

May 17, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

The community is invited as the College of Arts and Humanities 2019 Convocation celebrates our graduates at 12:15 p.m., Friday, May 17 at the Save Mart Center. The event will feature guest speaker Jon Parrish Peede the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

Meet the 2017 Dean’s Medalists for the College of Arts and Humanities

May 18, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

~ By Kathleen Schock, reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com Seven of Fresno State’s schools and colleges, along with the Division of Student Affairs, select an outstanding student to honor as their Dean’s Medalist for the class of 2017, one each from the graduate and undergraduate level. The deans selected the undergraduate and graduate medalist based on academic excellence, community involvement […]

2017 CAH Convocation set for May 19

May 10, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

Graduates of the College of Arts and Humanities (Summer 2016, Fall 2016 or Spring 2017) are eligible to participate in the 2017 College of Arts and Humanities Convocation ceremony taking place at 12:30 p.m.* Friday, May 19, in the Save Mart Center Tickets for this event will not be required. Academic Regalia is required and can […]

U.S. News ranks Fresno State nation’s top public university in graduation rate performance

September 13, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

~ Reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com September 13, 2016 – California State University, Fresno, was singled out as the nation’s best public university in graduation rate performance in U.S. News and World Report’s 2017 Best College rankings issued today. The graduation rate performance category uses the university’s actual performance as compared to predicted performance based on student […]