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Education

29 Nov

Task force forming to rename Fresno State library; namesake’s writings antisemitic

published on November 29, 2021 - 4:37 PM

Fresno State’s campus library is the latest facility slated for a renaming after the controversial views of its namesake have

18 Nov

New career technical education building ‘way beyond shop class’

published on November 18, 2021 - 3:23 PM

Fresno High School hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday morning to celebrate the grand opening of its newly built career

15 Nov

$1M gift of late Fresno biz owner to help students from foster care

published on November 15, 2021 - 1:42 PM

A program that gives Fresno State students who were formerly in foster care or homeless a leg up has received

19 Oct

Madera Community College nursing program shines in new rankings

published on October 19, 2021 - 3:13 PM

The Central Valley has been in need of health care workers especially since the pandemic. Madera Community College is making

12 Oct

$1.2M grant to address behavioral health among Latino, Hmong population

published on October 12, 2021 - 2:01 PM

When Monica Tonga decided to pursue social work as a career, she knew she wanted to help people of color,

08 Oct

Marie Wilcox, who saved her tribe’s language, dies

published on October 8, 2021 - 1:57 PM

VISALIA, Calif. (AP) – Marie Wilcox, a Native American woman in California who saved her tribe’s dying language, has died.

01 Oct

California pushes 1st US vaccine mandate for schoolchildren

published on October 1, 2021 - 11:42 AM

(AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the nation’s first coronavirus vaccination mandate for schoolchildren, requiring that all

22 Sep

Reedley College aviation program receives $1M in state funds

published on September 22, 2021 - 2:03 PM

Reedley College is receiving funds for its Aviation Maintenance Technology and Flight Science programs thanks to secured state funding. Today

17 Sep

$1.25M grant to encourage women engineering professors at Fresno State, other CSUs

published on September 17, 2021 - 2:10 PM

When Dr. Lalita Oka joined Fresno State in 2013, she was the only female professor in the Civil and Geomatics

10 Sep

New Fresno State store to open at Campus Pointe

published on September 10, 2021 - 12:45 PM

A shopping center near Fresno State is getting ready for the grand opening of its new campus store, Kennel Marketplace

BLOG: SB 7 puts automation on trial, could stall workplace innovation

Posted: June 30, 2025 at 2:42 pm

The California Chamber of Commerce has identified Senate Bill 7
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BLOG: Using fallowed ag land for solar farms opens training, job opportunities for local workers

Posted: at 2:00 pm

In all the talk about the San Joaquin Valley’s groundwater
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