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Congratulations to our next cohort of Marcus Fellows and Assistants and their faculty mentors! Learn more about the winning projects and how to apply.

Fellowship http://ow.ly/Hiut50JxsKn
Assistantship Grant http://ow.ly/SNsK50Jxrz0

This weekend! Learn about the latest research findings and significant work in the study of chanoyu (the Japanese tea ceremony). Registration/info: https://t.co/fBVJg7r29B

The 8th Ocha Zanmai: International Conference on Chanoyu and Tea Culture | College of Liberal & Creative Arts Ocha Zanmai: San Francisco International Conference on Chanoyuand Tea Culture (SFICCTC) is an interdisciplinary conference series that presents the latest research findings and significant work in the study of chanoyu (the Japanese tea ceremony), including various aspects of chanoyu culture as well....

New: Students at 45 California colleges — including San Francisco State University — who volunteer in their communities can receive $10,000 for college. Visit: https://www.californiavolunteers.ca.gov/californiansforall-college-corps/

📷: SF State student Kiefer Cropper bandages the arm of a person at the Southeast Health Center in San Francisco after administering a COVID-19 vaccine.

In memoriam: Arthur Hough, professor emeritus of Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts. Obituary: https://lca.sfsu.edu/lcanews/2022/01/18/821119-memoriam-arthur-hough-professor-emeritus-broadcast-and-electronic

Congratulations to SFSU Creative Writing Department grad Shruti Swamy on winning a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship! 👏🏼

Shruti Swamy Profile of 2022 NEA Creative Writing Fellowship in Prose recipient Shruti Swamy.

When Victor De La Rosa was an Art major at San Francisco State University in the 1990s, he longed for a Latinx faculty mentor. Then he decided to become one. Now, as the director of his alma mater’s School of Art, he is seizing the opportunity to make a wide impact of his own.

New SF State School of Art director weaves diversity, inclusion into curriculum | SF State News Professor Victor De La Rosa has looked for diverse, inclusive mentors ever since he was an Art major at SF State

“Every day can take you to a new story. That’s the beauty of San Francisco.” — Pietro Pinto, SFSU Cinema Department MFA graduate

Recent graduate wins at CSU Media Arts Fest for two straight years | SF State News Film school in San Francisco provides some of the world’s most breathtaking backdrops for a student short. A recent San Francisco State University graduate student from Italy discovered something even more desirable, boosting the filmmaker’s burgeoning career and helping him land slots (and awar...

“Intelligence plus character — that is the goal of true education. The complete education gives one not only power of concentration, but worthy objectives upon which to concentrate.” — Martin Luther King Jr., 1947

In 1971, Maya Angelou visited The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University to read from her book “Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie.” Listen: https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/poetrycenter/bundles/238548

📷: Two black and white photos of Maya Angelou from her 1971 talk on campus. Photos from SF State student newspaper, The Phoenix.

SF State Cinema Professor Artel Great leads a four-part seminar exploring the hidden histories of Black cinema and social change. Free from the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD). Jan. 12 – Feb. 12.

Black Cinema & Social Change - Lecture Series (2022-01-12) Join Dr. Artel Great, the SFSU George and Judy Marcus Endowed Chair in African American Cinema Studies for this four-session seminar exploring the hidden histories of Black cinema and social change. Over the course of our seminar sessions, we will analyze a range of feature films, both document

“While at San Francisco State, I met even more people who provide opportunities for marginalized folks in journalism. These mentors taught me technical skills I needed and how to stand up for myself and other q***r and trans Black, Indigenous and people of color in the workplace.”

Shaylyn Martos: Finding Their Way - KQED Engaging other journalists of color has helped YR Media's Shaylyn Martos find her career path, and much more.

For Journalism graduate Julie Savoia, “interior design is another form of storytelling. I get to tell the story of peoples’ lives.”

10 Questions: Savoia uses design to 'tell the story of peoples' lives' 10 Questions: Julie Savoia of Shawback Design uses design to "tell the story of peoples' lives"

Campus Alert: San Francisco State University is temporarily moving to remote modalities until February 14 due to the Omicron surge. Spring semester classes will still start on January 24. Read the message from SF State President Lynn Mahoney: https://news.sfsu.edu/announcements/president-temporarily-moving-remote-modalities

📷: The San Francisco State University sign at the campus gate by 19th Avenue and Buckingham Way on a sunny day

From the 1942 San Francisco State College yearbook: Radio broadcasting enters the curriculum. Student producers included George Fenneman, Bob Sweeney, Bill Roddy, Pierre Salinger, Louise Winter, Ed Roman and Jeanne Kirwin, under the direction of English and Speech Professor Baxter M. Geeting. They produced shows over a local and national hookup. “Quiz the Profs” aired on KQW and “Americans All” aired on KSFO.

📷: courtesy of J. Paul Leonard Library at SF State/University Archives

Debt is a hidden burden for Americans experiencing homelessness, Journalism graduate Lori Teresa Yearwood writes.

Lori Teresa Yearwood: My bill for being homeless in Salt Lake City was $54,000 Lori Teresa Yearwood writes that her bill for being homeless in Salt Lake City was $54,000

Marc Stein, SF State’s Jamie and Phyllis Pasker Professor of History, has launched “Q***r Pasts” for studying LGBTQ history.

Introducing Q***r Pasts: A New Digital History Platform Q***r Pasts is a new digital history platform that will present topical exhibits featuring historical essays and primary sources.

Campus has reopened following the holidays. Spring semester classes begin Jan. 24. Happy New Year!

The San Francisco State University campus will be closed between Dec. 23 and Jan. 2 for the holidays. Wishing everyone a safe and joyous break and Happy New Year!

📷: The main entrance to the Humanities Building on a rainy day

Works of art by alum Angel Rafael Vázquez-Concepción’s “are kaleidoscopes of patterns and colors that contain subtle messages about nuclear radiation, energy and weapons.”

Abstract Art Brings Atomic Healing To Nuclear Power Debate The work of a San Francisco artist is creating space for reflection and introspection about nuclear technology’s impact on society.

The only exhibition of bell hooks’ watercolor paintings took place at SF State’s Fine Arts Gallery, Professor Mark Johnson recalls.

Celebrated author bell hooks dies at 69 SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Celebrated author and feminist Gloria Jean Watkins, commonly known as her pen name ‘bell hooks’, has died at the age of 69. Her family made the announcement…

Mourning the loss of San Francisco State University alumna Anne Rice, bestselling author of “Interview with a Vampire” and other works of gothic fiction.

She was preceded in death by her husband Stan Rice, who was an SF State graduate and professor.

‘Vampire Chronicles’ author Anne Rice, dead at 80, had deep Bay Area ties San Francisco and Berkeley played key roles in the life of Anne Rice, famed author of...

From the 1944 SF State yearbook: Students share books in the International Relations Club library, endowed by the Carnegie Foundation.

📷 from the San Francisco State University photographic timeline project (https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/timelineproject)

Read about how alum Avi Vincour became Metallica’s studio technician — and occasional mandolinist.

Heavy metal mandolin: How one Bay Area folk singer forged an unlikely career with Metallica Ahead of Metallica's 'San Francisco Takeover,' Avi Vinocur reflects on his unique role with the band — and what folk and metal have in common.

The latest issue of SF State Magazine begins with a bang thanks to a cover photo of the TNT Traysikel, a karaoke party on wheels co-created by SF State School of Art Associate Professor Michael Arcega. Inside, readers will find stories about dedicated student activists, groundbreaking faculty members, world-changing alumni, a huge new addition to campus and much more.

Visit: https://magazine.sfsu.edu/fallwinter-2021

📷: The TNT Traysikel near the Golden Gate Bridge.

Alum Larry Vuckovich and his Bay Area jazz all-stars are booked to perform at Yoshi’s in Oakland later this month.

Meet Calistoga's jazzman Larry Vuckovich Vuckovich plays jazz and tells anecdotes on his weekly Saturday night streaming presentations.

Shab-e Yalda is approaching!

“From a religious aspect, the pomegranate is considered a heavenly fruit and perhaps the original forbidden fruit,” Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies, San Francisco State University research fellow Nader Mehravari tells The New York Times. “It is also a sign of fertility, light and goodness, which is why it is so auspicious on Yalda night as a symbolic opposing force of darkness.”

Welcoming Brighter Days on Yalda With Pomegranates Iranians celebrate Shab-e Yalda, the winter solstice, surrounded by symbolic foods.

“This year’s champions are shining examples of what happens when colleges and universities embrace policy that supports California students and work intentionally to close racial equity gaps,” said Michele Siqueiros, executive director of The Campaign for College Opportunity.

SF State honored for support of Latinx transfer students | SF State News San Francisco State University was recognized this month for its successful support of Latinx transfer students, utilizing a California law that has streamlined admissions requirements. The Campaign for College Opportunity named San Francisco State as an Equity Champion for Excellence in Transfer fo...

Oxford University Press will publish Professor Trevor Getz’s “The Montford Point Marine Project,” created with History student Robert Willis. Accompanying the book will beoral history videos with veterans in Los Angeles and the northeastern U.S., produced by San Francisco State University students and funded in part by The Boeing Company.

Read more about the project: https://news.sfsu.edu/news-story/faculty-student-history-team-create-graphic-novel-exploring-first-black-marines

SF State makes the top 25 among best colleges for Anthropology degrees, per Academic Influence: https://academicinfluence.com/rankings/discipline/best-anthropology-liberal-arts-colleges 👏🏼

📷: A student wearing a hat is smiling while crouching during an archaeological dig