Spanning the arts, humanities and social sciences, the College of Liberal & Creative Arts (LCA) is committed to inspiring the next generation of thinkers, makers and doers. We are home to world-class ...

The most popular African American-helmed comedies of the 1980s and 1990s made millions of people laugh, but San Francisco ...

DAILY NEXUS (UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA) -- The final dance of the night, “Libète,” Haitian for “freedom,” was dedicated to Alicia Pierce. A Haitian dance teacher at SFSU, Pierce passed ...

KQED-FM (SAN FRANCISCO) -- One of San Francisco State’s most influential anti-Vietnam War organizers was a popular English instructor named George Mason Murray. He also happened to be the minister of ...

The College of Liberal & Creative Arts welcomes six new tenure-track faculty members to its ranks this year. These accomplished scholars bring unmatched knowledge and insight to share with students in ...

What started as a class assignment has turned into a national award for a San Francisco State University student who has since graduated. Jae Hamilton is a first-place winner in the Broadcast ...

SYFY WIRE -- Most cartoon characters are unaware that they’re naked, unless a designer puts them into a costume. Animation historian and San Francisco State media professor Karl Cohen says that early ...

TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT HERALD -- Conklin has written pieces for orchestra, chamber ensemble, jazz band and choir, and his music has been performed across the nation by groups ranging from the Oberlin ...

Long before his illustrations would be seen at restaurants and on television, LeRoid David drew art in school yearbooks. Not just the covers. Every year he would sign dozens of yearbooks with a ...

Overview The Poetry Center's Mazza Writer in Residence for Fall 2023, Josiah Luis Alderete, along with visiting with students as guest artist in classes across the SF State campus through the first ...

About the Marcus Early Career Research Award The Marcus Early Career Research Award is supported by the George and Judy Marcus Funds for Excellence in the Liberal Arts and provides a one-semester ...

In 2018, San Francisco State University announced a $25 million gift from alumni and philanthropists George and Judy Marcus, the largest gift in University history. Five years later, the gift ...