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Congratulations Dr. Lisa Bryant on becoming a 2024 Carnegie Fellow
Congratulations Lisa Bryant on becoming a 2024 Carnegie Fellow
Congratulations Undergraduate COSS medalist Jose Santiesteban
Center for Community Voices will evaluate Fresno's first ever Guaranteed Basic Income program
Congratulations COSS Graduate medalist Angel Rojas
Julia Shatz
Congratulations Julia Shatz for receiving a 2024 ACLS project development grant.
COSS Faculty in the news
CSU Takes a Deep Dive into Politics
Elections will be happening this fall. Professors all over the California State University System are fiding new and unique ways to teach students about our democratic process and elections.
“It’s important for people to understand how elections work, and the best way for people to have trust in the system is seeing how the system works,” Dr. Lisa Bryant says.
(July 8) Read full story
Why are there 2 separate elections to fill McCarthy's seat?
Dr. Thomas Holyoke, professor, Department of Political Science, was quoted on the confusion caused for voters with having two separate elections to fill McCarthy's seat.
Stories from COSS
Alumna paints a brighter world celebrating Black art and culture
Artists are known as mirrors to society. But for artist Audia Dixon, art is more than a mirror — it is an opportunity to reflect all that can be beyond what already exists. Read more...
Intersectional feminism and radically accepting the whole self: an interview with Ericka Huggins.
March is Women’s History Month. To celebrate Women’s History Month, educator, author and activist from the Black Panther Party Ericka Huggins will be a guest speaker Read more...
COSS Students
Congratulations College of Social Sciences Graduate medalist Angel Rojas
Angel Rojas didn’t come from an academic family, but his family always encouraged him to pursue happiness. For Rojas the pursuit of happiness was tied to his love of learning. Rojas is the 2024 College of Social Sciences Graduate Dean’s medalist. Read more...
Congratulations College of Social Sciences Undergraduate Medalist Jose Angel Santiesteban
Jose Angel Santiesteban always knew he wanted to be a professor one day, but he had no idea how to achieve his goal. Santiesteban is a first generation Political Science major and this year’s undergraduate College of Social Sciences Dean’s Medalist. Read more...
Undergraduate research opportunities help grad student find career path
Since her first visit to the Fresno State campus as a child with her uncle, Citlalli Rendón Guzmán envisioned her future as a Bulldog. Today, Rendón Guzmán is a graduate student in the Kremen School of Education and Human Development, studying to get her master’s degree in counseling. Read more...
Moot court: preparing tomorrow's lawyers
During a cold December morning, Fresno State junior Cameron Flowers and senior Simran Kaur deliver their closing arguments defending the right to privacy for Mindy Vo. Vo is a pharmacist who was recently arrested for buying and selling birth control in the state of Olympus. Read more...
First-generation student embraces culture, overcomes barriers to graduation
Separated from her Native American culture and community, Noel Aguilar-Zazueta had forgotten who she was as she entered college. Read more...
COSS Press Release
Political Science professor awarded Carnegie Fellowship to research political polarization
Fresno State political science professor Dr. Lisa Bryant is one of 28 Andrew Carnegie Fellows who will receive stipends of $200,000 each for research related to political polarization. Read more...
Fresno State students bring home wins from Model UN competition
Fresno State’s inaugural Model United Nations team returned home with multiple wins after attending the 73rd Model United Nations of the Far West Conference in San Francisco April 19 through 23. Read more...
Fresno State professors featured in upcoming Netflix documentary series
Fresno State’s faculty will be on display beginning March 12 when the nine-episode docuseries “Turning Point: The Bomb and The Cold War” premieres globally on Netflix. To celebrate the documentary and the participation of two Fresno State professors tied to the project, a special screening will be held Read more...