Howard’s project, titled “Embodying the Jain Ideals of Heroism and Freedom,” will explore how Jain thinkers and activists worked to support women’s rights in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Inspired by the work of the Endowed Chair in Jain and Hindu Dharma at Fresno State, over ten new philanthropic partners added gifts to the fund to ensure that Jain and Hindu Dharma studies are taught in perpetuity.
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“What stands out in her writing is that she identifies the central philosophical issue and the resources needed to address it —down to the sentences in the readings that express the most pertinent and persuasive justifications for a view — without fear of challenging distinctions and multi-faceted claims.” ~ Dr. Mariana Anagnostopoulos, associate professor of philosophy.
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The M.K. Gandhi Center: Inner Peace and Sarvodaya will hold a grand opening event at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, at its new location at the Fresno State Library (Room 3109).
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Fresno State students and faculty traveled to Chicago this August to attend the Parliament of the World’s Religions. The parliament is an organization whose goal is to cultivate harmony between the religions and spiritualities of the world and was attended by religious leaders and followers, scholars and students.
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Undergraduate Steven Hensley and graduate Audia Dixon were awarded Fresno State’s top academic honors for the class of 2022.
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The Top Dog Alumni Awards will be televised on ABC 30 at 7 p.m. (PDT) on Sunday, May 1, and streamed online for those outside the Fresno area.
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The Department of Philosophy presents the Spring 2022 Jain and Hindu Symposium “Intricate Web of Life: Microorganisms to the Divine” at 4 p.m. Friday, April 22, in the North Gym.
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Fresno received a $1.5 million pledge from the Ravi and Naina Patel Foundation to establish an endowed fund to create and support the “M.K. Gandhi Center: Inner Peace and Sarvodaya” in the College of Arts and Humanities.
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The Fresno State Ethics Center, in conjunction with the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Better Business Bureau of Central California, will name Ashley Swearengin as the 2021 Ethical Leadership Award recipient during their Celebration of Ethics. Emceed by Emily Erwin, the televised event will air at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, on KSEE24.
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The College of Arts and Humanities at Fresno State 