FRESNO STATE — The Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band will perform at the 2025 Rose Parade, in Pasadena, CA. This is the band’s second appearance at the prestigious event in just two years. The Tournament of Roses Association recently selected the band, which will be one of the 20 groups to march in the 136th annual parade. A Return to ...
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Frances Levine, Longtime Fresno State Supporter, Dies at 94
FRESNO STATE — Frances Levine, whose gift to Fresno State of her U.S. poet laureate husband’s extensive personal book collection sparked the creation of the Philip Levine Reading Room inside the University library, passed away in Fresno on June 13. She was 94. The generosity of Frances Levine — known by friends as “Franny” — was emblematic of her life ...
Read More »English Professor a Finalist for Pulitzer Prize in Poetry
By Jefferson Beavers, Fresno State FRESNO STATE — 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.” The book integrates archival research and declassified government documents to examine the biological warfare that threads through wars involving Hmong people. In lyrical poems ...
Read More »Largest Nautanki Folk Opera in U.S. to be Staged by FSU Prof
FRESNO STATE — According to Fresno State communication professor Dr. Devendra Sharma, nothing compares to the satisfaction and fulfilling experience of watching the nautanki, a North Indian form of opera. His memories are enveloped by the beautiful singing backed by instruments and the presence of thousands of people standing on bullock carts and their roofs to reward the troupe with ...
Read More »MCJ Hall of Fame Celebration Honors Alumni and Former Faculty, Raises Funds for Scholarships
FRESNO — The 2021 Media, Communications and Journalism (MCJ) Hall of Fame and Scholarship Celebration will honor individuals who are experts in their fields while raising scholarship funds for students following in their footsteps. 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 ...
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