Fresno State English Department

Congratulations to @FresnoStateEngl 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

Poetry from our #APAHM list: Mai Der Vang’s YELLOW RAIN (@GraywolfPress) 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 @BBLitArts for a reading by Los Angeles poets @vickievertiz & heidi andrea restrepo rhodes, digital poetry and reading by @anthony_cody & @JMMartinezPoet. Special guest @luisjrodriguez letraslatinasblog2.com/post/latinx-di…

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

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

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 @FresnoArts Council? wp.me/p9kpeY-7dI @MiguelArias_D3

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

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

.@FresnoStateCAH 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.

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!

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!

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.

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 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.

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!

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

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. 🎉

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

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

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