Diagnosed with HIV/AIDS at age 26, Austin Nation faced his mortality until the life-extending drug AZT was released. At 40, Nation beat back his demons to live his best life as a drag performer and nursing professor at Cal State Fullerton. His autobiographical show, “Becoming Austin Nation — From Crack to Ph.D.: A Drag Queen’s […]
Carl Jackson, a loving husband, father and professor at California State University, Fullerton, passed away on Nov. 8 of natural causes after several years of fighting hard against a number of age-related health challenges. He was 86. Jackson blazed a trail in academia as one of the first professors of Afro-ethnic studies at Cal State […]
Cal State Fullerton continuously strives to prevent, respond, and recover from potential disasters and emergencies. This month, Abby Holmen became the CSUF Police Department’s new emergency preparedness and mission continuity manager. Holmen’s role is critical to the safety of CSUF’s more than 41,000 students and 5,000 faculty and staff members. A North Dakota transplant and […]
Artist and Cal State Fullerton Professor of Art, Lawrence T. Yun will be featured at the Palos Verdes Art Center (PVAC) beginning December 1 in an exhibition entitled “Lawrence T. Yun: Engineered Botanicals,” a survey of the artist’s extensive catalog of botanical watercolors from 1999–2019. While the PVAC show marks the first time the botanicals […]
ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology), the Baltimore-based agency that accredits engineering and computer science programs has appointed Raman Unnikrishnan, professor of electrical and computer engineering and the former long-time dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science as a mentor/advisor to its global council. The Global Council formulates and recommends policies and […]
Sarah Rafael García, visiting professor of creative writing for the Latinx Lab, will teach “Creative Writing through Public Art” at CSUF during Spring 2024. Currently, García is leading students through multi-media literary projects in an intermediate creative writing course (ENGL 306) titled “Ethnofiction Through Contemporary Narratives,” which combines storytelling with the digital humanities. Next semester, […]
On Monday, Nov. 6, Cal State Fullerton will host one of hundreds of simultaneously staged readings of six bold new plays in “ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence.” The six plays represent the winners of its national short play competition created by the ENOUGH! initiative, which calls on teens to confront gun violence by creating […]
Part of our campus tradition is to recognize cultural heritage months on campus. In November, our campus will be recognizing and honoring Native American Heritage Month. This annual recognition provides a fantastic opportunity for our campus community to come together and celebrate the rich history, contributions and diversity of Native American individuals and their communities. […]
Adam Golub, professor of American studies, is featured in the documentary “Tragically Viral,” now streaming on Tubi. The documentary looks at the dark and sometimes deadly side of social media and Internet fame. As a pop culture expert, Golub offers commentary on various viral trends and their tragic consequences.
Sudarshan Kurwadkar, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Cal State Fullerton, recently completed his Summer Faculty Fellowship Program at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. During his 12-week fellowship at the USAFA, he investigated STEM attrition among the academy cadets. He worked with Maj. Christopher Francis and Lt. Col. James Bowers to […]