Research Week 2023 kicks off on April 17 with a presentation by Hector Tapia III! Info about the week, recent awards, and more in this month's newsletter conta.cc/3JYOMca #FresnoState #research

We are honored to have Arts and Humanities professor Mai Der Vang featured on the The CSU website alongside various other ambitious, dedicated and passionate members of the CSU system. Read more: bit.ly/3Z0PY3k

This year’s Arts and Humanities Top Dog honoree is author and English literature alumnus James A. Ardaiz

It is with much excitement and joy that I announce I will be starting a fully funded Ph.D. in Comparative Literature with a focus in Classics at UC Davis this fall; my research will focus on animal fables from classical antiquity, Africa, Mesoamerica, and medieval Europe. 🎉

One week from today: Fresno State #ResearchWeek kicks off with two exciting events Fresno State Library Full schedule online tinyurl.com/37aau46f #research #studentsuccess

At today’s Arts in Motion ceremony, MFA candidate Mialise Carney was named graduate dean’s medalist! And BA student Lindsay Norton was named undergrad dean’s medalist runner up! And MA candidate Mia De La Cerda was named graduate dean’s medalist runner up! All from English!

Meet the award recipients from the 2023 Young Writers’ Conference! These amazing high school students and teachers shined bright today at Fresno State for our 43rd annual conference. More photos soon!

I sit and meditate—my dog licks her paws on the red-brown sofa so many things somehow it all is reduced to numbers letters figures without faces or names only jagged lines —Juan Felipe Herrera poets.org/poem/here-and-… Share a #PocketPoem for Poem In Your Pocket Day!

NEW FACULTY: We will soon welcome Dr. Michele McConnell as an assistant professor. A specialist in English education, Dr. McConnell in the fall will teach Engl 131 Literacy Studies, and CI 161 Methods and Materials in Secondary Teaching.

NEW FACULTY: We will soon welcome Prof. Juan Carlos Garzon Mantilla as an assistant professor. A specialist in world literatures, Prof. Mantilla in the fall will teach Engl 30 Readings in World Literature, and Engl 101 Masterpieces of World Literature.

NEW FACULTY: We will soon welcome Prof. Brenna Womer as an assistant professor. A specialist in creative writing, Prof. Womer in the fall will teach Engl 164 Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing, and Engl 265, the MFA Seminar in Creative Nonfiction Writing.

.Arts and Humanities graduate Mialise Carney was homeschooled as a child and by 16, she hadn’t opened a textbook in years. However, a Fresno State alumna mentored her and inspired her to continue her education. She’s now a successful writer and editor, mentoring the next generation.

We announced a new guaranteed admissions program this week called Bulldog Bound. ❤️🐾 It means that students from partnering districts who meet the minimum The CSU requirements are guaranteed a spot at Fresno State after they graduate! Learn more: bit.ly/3BjrNnh

Measure P outside consultant recommends Fresno parks department create division “dedicated to expanding citywide arts and culture.” (To-do list: lawn fertilizer, WD-40 the swings, pick Shakespeare play.) What about Fresno Arts Council Council? wp.me/p9kpeY-7dI Miguel Arias

As we count down to commencement, join us in congratulating our Dean's Medal Honorable Mention from the Department of English: Mia De La Cerda, M.A. bit.ly/3HudQX2

As we count down to commencement, join us in congratulating our Standard Bearer from the Department of English: Lindsay Norton bit.ly/40SBSC0

It's Commencement Day! Please join us in congratulating our Graduate Dean's Medalist from the Department of English: Mialise Carney, M.F.A. bit.ly/3LroIpA

Poetry from our #APAHM list: Mai Der Vang’s YELLOW RAIN (Graywolf Press) is “a reinvestigation of chemical biological weapons dropped on the Hmong people in the fallout of the Vietnam War.” bookshop.org/a/500/97816444…

Please join us this coming Saturday, June 3rd at Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center for a reading by Los Angeles poets vickievertiz & heidi andrea restrepo rhodes, digital poetry and reading by @anthony_cody & J.MichaelMartinez. Special guest Luis Rodriguez letraslatinasblog2.com/post/latinx-di…

Congratulations to Fresno State English Department alumna Roda Avelar for winning the prestigious Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship! The $27,000 prize is intended to support young, exceptional U.S. poets.📝 Find out more: bit.ly/3Z4N27e