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The research, community outreach and educational activities of Liberal & Creative Arts instructors and students are frequently the topic of news stories nationally, internationally and in SF State publications.

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Professor Nichols Discusses Use of 'Deepfake' Tech to Protect People's Identities in Documentaries
Wednesday, July 01, 2020
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SF State Crisis Fund Lends a Hand to Students Affected by COVID-19
Monday, June 29, 2020
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Professors Hayduk, Pahnke Propose Funding Options for California Schools
Monday, June 29, 2020
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Fifty-Year Bond between El Tecolote, SF State Strengthens during Pandemic
Friday, June 26, 2020
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Professor Pahnke Proposes Reallocating Police Funds to Black Farmers
Thursday, June 25, 2020
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Alum Del Martin, Her Wife Were Pioneering Lesbian Activists
Thursday, June 25, 2020
Photo of Lani Ka’ahumanu marching in Pride Parade holding shield reading "Bi-Phobia"
Alum Lani Ka’ahumanu, Bisexual Rights Pioneer, Helped Found SF State Women and Gender Studies Department
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Photo of Kayla Ratliff pointing her finger on a page of a book while seated at a table in J. Paul Leonard Library
Students’ Donor-Funded Research Addresses Pressing Issues of the World
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
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Professor Gomes Co-Writes Article on Achieving Equity in Design
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
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Professor Christina Sabee, Conflict Resolution Expert, Named Interim Associate Dean
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Photo of students, faculty and staff carrying a San Francisco State University banner while marching in 2019 Pride Parade
History Professor Marc Stein Looks Back at 50 Years of Celebration, Resistance at LGBT Pride Parades
Monday, June 22, 2020
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Alum, Former Instructor Jorge Oliver Named Dean of Pratt Institute School of Art
Monday, June 22, 2020
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Professor Viator: N.W.A.'s Anti-Racist Protest Understood Vulgarity, Controversy Were Necessary to Draw Attention to Police Brutality
Monday, June 22, 2020
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Alum Camille Eden, VP at Nickelodeon, Discusses Animation Careers for Black Women
Monday, June 22, 2020
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Iranians Mark Milestone with Pride Event Co-Hosted by Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Photo of Diego Rivera's Pan American Unity mural at City College of San Francisco
Professor Cherny Discusses How Murals Became Tools of Persuasion, from Diego Rivera to the New Deal
Thursday, June 18, 2020
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Congratulations to the Class of 2020!
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
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Twelve Outstanding Grads To Be Recognized at Virtual Commencement
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
As Columbus Statue in SF Defaced, Professor Issel Comments on Evolving Perspectives of History
Monday, June 15, 2020
In Praise of Big Noses, with Professor Persis Karim
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Homer-Inspired Performance at Center for Greek Studies Encourages Empathy, Equity
Wednesday, July 01, 2020
Artist's WPA-Era Teapot Likely Made in Professor John Magnani's Studio
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Will SF Voters Embrace Tax Hikes during Recession? Professor McDaniel Discusses
Monday, June 29, 2020
Alum Deborah Eliezer Named Artistic Director of FoolsFury
Friday, June 26, 2020
Professor Dollinger Discusses Annexation's Effect on American Jews
Thursday, June 25, 2020
Alum Robert De Andreis' 1980s Columns on AIDS Resonate Today
Thursday, June 25, 2020
Alum Annette Bening Gives Commencement Speech for Point Foundation Scholars
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Students Protest for Racial Justice on Campus
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Alum Adela Solis Named Principal of St. Rita School in Sierra Madre
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Documentary by Alum King Yaw Soon Opens KQED Homemade Film Festival
Monday, June 22, 2020