Fresno State disciplined one faculty member and two other staffers for sexual harassment and other complaints between 2016 and 2019, and they are among 54 California State University staffers named in sex harassment cases resolved between 2017 and 2021, EdSource reported Tuesday. According to the report, Fresno State took...
Fresno State Plans $18M in ‘Climate Smart’ Farm Upgrades
Fresno State News Fresno State’s Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology will receive $18.75 million in one-time funding from the state in its 2022-23 budget to provide infrastructure needed to build programs that prepare future generations for regenerative agriculture practices. This will build long-term stability for food and...
Local Education Leaders Push Bill to Boost Black Students’ Academic Scores
Two local School Board members recently made a trip to Sacramento in support of a proposed Assembly Bill to provide more financial resources for students who are struggling the most academically. In much of the state, including Fresno and Clovis, those students are Black. According to the Office of...
Local Tax Hike to Benefit Fresno State Would be a First, Experts Say
Just how much do Fresno County residents love Fresno State? Enough to willingly pay higher sales taxes for the next 20 years? Proponents of a proposed ballot measure, the "California State University, Fresno Facility and Academic Program Improvement Initiative Measure," are betting that there are enough Fresno State graduates,...
What’s in a Stadium Name? Backlash Over $10M Valley Children’s Deal
Valley Children’s Healthcare’s $10 million, 10-year deal for the naming rights to Fresno State’s football stadium has prompted a backlash on social media and across the community that some say will make them think twice before donating to support the children’s hospital. The deal, which was announced in August...
Fresno State Needs a New Name for Library, Gets One for Football Stadium
CSU trustees voted unanimously Wednesday afternoon to remove the name of Fresno State's longtime and now disgraced librarian from its library and to rename the university's football stadium. The trustees followed the recommendation of a Fresno State task force and President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval to remove Henry Madden's name from...
Hey Fresno State Football Fans, Here’s How to Tailgate at USC Game
Fresno State News The Fresno State Alumni Association is hosting a tailgate on the road as Fresno State football visits USC on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The tailgate, open to all fans and alumni, will be at Jesse Brewer Jr. Park (3777 Menlo Ave....
Local Hospital’s $10 Million Rebranding of Bulldog Stadium Set for Vote
Fresno State's Bulldog Stadium could be sporting a new name soon, even as the university's library sheds its old name. Next week the California State University Board of Trustees will consider recommendations to rename the stadium as Valley Children's Stadium and to remove Henry Madden's name from the library....
Central Valley Inmates Can Earn Fresno State Social Science Degree
Fresno State News A new program offered by Fresno State will allow incarcerated students at Valley State Prison and Central California Women’s Facility, both in Chowchilla, to earn a bachelor’s degree in social science, expanding access to higher education among one of the most marginalized populations in the state....
UCSF Fresno Now a Hub for Medical School Pathway for Community College, Fresno State Students
UCSF Fresno News Tuesday marked the launch of the California Medicine Scholars Program as part of a statewide strategy and investment by the Department of Health Care Access and Information to strengthen the California community college to medical school pathway. As its first established action, the program, housed at the...