Dr. Vartan Matiossian to speak about his “What’s in a Name?” book on the Armenian Genocide

January 7, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

Dr. Vartan Matiossian, Executive Director of the Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Church, will speak on “What’s in a Name: Language, the Politics of the Armenian Genocide, and Medz Yeghern” at 7:00 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28 on Zoom. The presentation is part of the Spring 2022 Lecture Series of the Armenian Studies Program and is […]

In memoriam: Dr. Robert O’Neil

December 10, 2021.Reading time 8 minutes.

Dr. Robert O’Neil, a Fresno State professor emeritus of English, passed away Oct. 22. He was 93.

Remembering Professor Emerita June Marian Gill

December 9, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

She began working at Fresno State in 1971 and taught French, Spanish and cross-cultural courses. Gill retired from Fresno State in 2004 and was granted emerita status for her years of excellence.

Dr. Sergio La Porta named Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities

December 6, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Dr. Sergio LaPorta in next to his office bookshelf and his office window.

In an email on Monday, December 6, Dr. Honora Chapman, dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, announced that Dr. Sergio La Porta had accepted the Associate Dean position effective January 2022.

Largest Nautanki folk opera in the US to be staged by Fresno State professor Devendra Sharma

December 2, 2021.Reading time 8 minutes.

Dr. Devendra Sharma in a traditional nautanki performance

Dr. Devendra Sharma received a grant from the Hewlett 50 Arts Commission to present “Princess Nautanki.”

MCLL alumnus Dr. Julio Puente Garcia receives International Latino Book Award

November 17, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

On left: Fresno State Alum Dr. Julio Puente Garcia and right the cover of his award winning book "Acrobatics Angelinas" that depicts power lines and palm trees in front of a mostly cloudy sky.

Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures alumnus Dr. Julio Puente Garcia received the Rudolfo Anaya Award in the Best Latino Focused Fiction Book category at the International Latino Book Awards for “Acrobatics Angelinas.”

Fresno State hosts affordable, digital training for journalists with NLA’s NewsTrain

November 11, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

A group of women gather around a computer during NewsTrain training.

California State University, Fresno will be hosting the News Leaders Association’s premier digital-skills workshop.

MCJ Hall of Fame celebration honors alumni and former faculty, raises funds for scholarships

November 10, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

Jan Yanehiro, Tommy Rouse and Don Priest

The hybrid event will be held in person at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, at Fresno State’s University Dining Hall. Tickets are $50 and are limited to the first 50 registrants. For the first time, the celebration will also be streamed live through Zoom and later broadcast on CMAC.tv. Tickets for the virtual event are $8.

Bulldog Marching Band selected as 2023 Rose Parade participant

November 8, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

Bulldog Marching Band members cheer as they learn they will be playing at the Rose Bowl.

The Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band was selected by the Tournament of Roses Association as an official participant of the 2023 Rose Parade on Jan. 2, 2023, in Pasadena.

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