Two English Dept faculty members familiar with the yearly California blaze

August 17, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

Laurel Hendrix and Howard Hendrix appear in their firefighting gear.

For Howard and Laurel Hendrix, raging California wildfires are personal. In addition to teaching in the Fresno State English Department, the husband and wife team are active community volunteers in fire prevention.

Message from the Dean

At this moment in time, there is no doubt that the arts and humanities allow us to seek a deeper understanding of ourselves and our world. Our faculty and students have been grappling with the question of what it means to be human in their mostly virtual classes, while the medium through which they are teaching and learning truly puts the quest for enlightenment into new perspective. As this newsletter attests, our College’s talented faculty have dedicated their careers to transforming the lives of our students by providing an excellent, innovative education, and they are forging ahead this fall with the same commitment. More…