English Major Out in the World: Kayla Mendoza

Kayla Mendoza in front of a large bookshelf.

Fresno State alumna Kayla Mendoza decided that she wanted to get out of her comfort zone and travel to new and different places, so she landed a teaching job at an English language academy in Seoul, South Korea.

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Kudos to Fresno Writers — Spring 2024

Fresno State alumna Olivia Muñoz, left, won the Latin-American Poetry Chapbook contest and will publish her debut book this fall; new alumna Hermelinda Hernandez Monjaras won the Arts and Humanities Graduate Dean’s Medal.

Kudos to #FresnoWriters is an ongoing series on the Fresno State MFA blog, celebrating the professional accomplishments of students, alumni, and faculty in Fresno State’s Creative Writing Program and Department of English.

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Kudos to Fresno Writers — Fall 2023

Two images of men cut together, part of the MFA students, faculty, and staff distinction for fall 2023

Kudos to #FresnoWriters is an ongoing series on the Fresno State MFA blog, celebrating the professional accomplishments of students, alumni, and faculty in Fresno State’s Department of English and Creative Writing Program.

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In Memoriam: Dr. Eugene Zumwalt

Professor Emeritus Eugene Zumwalt. Photo by George Johnson

Dr. Eugene Zumwalt, a Fresno State professor emeritus of English, passed away on July 27 in Tollhouse, California. He was 99.

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