Kapoor focuses on expanding the Peace Garden legacy after stepping away from classroom

January 26, 2023.Reading time 15 minutes.

Dr. Kapoor stands at a podium at in the Peace Garden at Fresno State.

Dr. Sudarshan Kapoor taught his philosophy class for the last time in the fall of 2022, marking the end of an era.

New Faces: Nicola Olsen

September 20, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

We are excited to welcome Nicola Olsen as she joins the Department of Theatre and Dance as Assistant Professor of Piano. She teaches Drama 137 Creative Dramatics, Drama 136(S) Puppetry, Drama 138A Children’s Theatre and Drama 138B Children’s Theatre.

New Faces: Michael Krikorian

September 19, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

Michael Krikorian returns to his alma mater, Fresno State, as he joins the Department of Music as an Associate Professor.

New Faces: Peter Klimo

September 16, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

We are excited to welcome Peter Klimo as he joins the Department of Music as Assistant Professor of Piano. He teaches applied piano lessons, accompanying, piano pedagogy, piano literature and class piano III.

New Faces: Jesse Scaccia

September 14, 2022.Reading time 9 minutes.

We are excited to welcome Jesse Scaccia as he joins the Department of Media, Communication and Journalism as Associate Professor. He teaches courses in media writing and news and media literacy.

English professor Mai Der Vang named finalist for Pulitzer Prize in Poetry

May 11, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry Mai Der Vang stands in front of a green field and a setting sun.

Author and Fresno State professor Mai Der Vang was honored May 9 as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, for her groundbreaking book of documentary poetry, “Yellow Rain.”

Jim Boren receives Champion of Journalism Education Award

May 4, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

Ed Galdrikian (left and Jim Boren (right)

The award was presented to Boren by retired high school journalism educator Ed Galdrikian and recognized him for speaking at educational journalism conferences and conventions around the state and volunteering at an inner-city elementary school to help underperforming students improve their reading levels.

New Faces: Virginia Patterson

November 22, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

We are excited to welcome Virginia Patterson as she joins the Department of Art and Design as the Assistant Professor in Graphic Design.

Art professor receives international recognition for ‘Controlled Burn’

November 8, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Left: Professor Joan K. Sharma in front of an abstract painting. Right: image "Controlled Burn - Yosemite" shows a forest fire on the Yosemite Valley floor below Half Dome.

“As I photographed the billowing smoke from the prescribed burn with Half Dome in the distance, I knew that it was an iconic image.” ~ Joan K. Sharma

Dr. Veena Howard gives ‘Truth Force/Love Force’ TEDx talk

September 30, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Dr. Veena Howard delivers her TEDx talk virtually in a cream colored room with two blue backdrops.

Dr. Veena Howard explores Gandhi’s revolutionary teachings and informs us how we too can implement such profound actions into our lives.