Dr. Kapoor receives lifetime award from FCOE Foundation

September 12, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

In this March 27, 2012 photo, Dr. Sudarshan Kapoor holds a red rose as he stands by the statue of Cesar Chavez in the Peace Garden at Fresno State.

Philosophy Department professor Dr. Sudarshan Kapoor was among four who were honored by the Fresno County Office of Education (FCOE) Foundation for a lifetime of educational contributions. The 2018 FCOE Honors Gala was held on September 15, 2018, at the Fresno City College Old Administration Building. “Dr. Kapoor’s legacy of nonviolence reflects principles at the […]

This month in the Arts and Humanities — a February review

March 1, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

We look back on another eventful month in the College of Arts and Humanities. Here are the top five stories from the month of February.

Alumni News: Dean’s medalist becomes a linguistics professor across the globe

February 16, 2018.Reading time 9 minutes.

Dr. Jason Brown (third from right) and his team, a group of Naasioi elders and community members on an ethnobiological expedition in Bougainville, collect photographs and record the Naasioi names of plants and animals.

Dr. Jason Brown, a Fresno State alum, was awarded the graduate dean’s medal in 2002 while earning his master’s degree in linguistics. Now he is a professor at the University of Auckland and the head of the Linguistics Society of New Zealand.