News & Events
Student Research Symposium Winners
The 3rd annual SDSU Student Research Symposium (SRS) took place March 5-6. The presentations were juried and organized by academic disciplines.
Congratulations to our winners!
President's Award
Amanda Sheres (Masters, Anthropology) "Ecological and Cultural Interconnections Between the Guizhou Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus brelichi) and Local Communities at Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve, China"
Kimberly Burke (Masters, Women’s Studies) "Excessively Manipulated: Cornrows in the Courtroom"
Jonathan Hecht (Undergraduate, Philosophy) "Burge, Marty, and Fallibility"
Dean's Awards
Karl Kyler (Undergraduate, Philosophy) "A Philosophical Endeavor into a Female Philosopher"
Lauren Ross (Masters, Art History) "Ricas y Famosas, the Camp-Fire: Fetishizing the Body, the Object and the Photograph"
Sean Crotty (Doctoral, Geography) "The Geography of Day Labor in the San Diego Metropolitan Area"

SGI World Peace Club Award
We are pleased to learn that Dr. M.C. Madhavan, Emeritus Professor in Economics and Asian Studies, was honored with the SGI World Peace Club Award. He was honored at the opening ceremony for the Gandhi, King, Ikeda Peace Exhibit on Friday, February 5, 2010. Read more about the ceremony...


Hansen/Hostler Lecture Series
This year's Hansen/Hostler lecture series theme is: Killing for A Higher Cause: Political Violence in a World in Crisis and is organized by Dr. Dipak K. Gupta and Dr. Latha Varadarajan. Please join us for these free lectures. Read more about the lectures...

Arusha Peace Institute
Join us for the 2nd Annual Arusha Peace Institute, Conflict Resolution in East Africa. The course will take place June 6-27, 2010. Students can earn three units of SDSU Credit in ISCOR 450 or General Studies 450. The program activities are located in Arusha, a city in the northern highlands of Tanzania where some of Africa’s most important peace treaties have been signed. Read more about the Arusha program...

New Summer Program in Coimbatore India
Spend twenty-five days discovering India’s rich culture and history. Visit the manufacturing and business center of Coimbatore, India, located in southern state of Tamil Nadu. Participants will enjoy fully appointed accommodations on the PSG campus in Coimbatore, where they will meet prominent political and educational figures and interact with local students. Learn more about the Coimbatore program...

Mexican Riviera Cruise
Join CAL and PSFA Alumni and friends for a seven-day educational cruise along the Mexican Riviera. The cruise departs for sunny Mexico on April 10, 2010. Read more about the cruise...

Looking for past news stories from our college?
Please visit our archives.
Alumni Travel Back in Time
Maxine Mahon is the founding director and innovative force behind the California Ballet Company. Forty years ago, she set out to create a company grounded in the classical tradition, and capable of incorporating contemporary movement into its repertoire. Read more...

Monty Award Winners
View the list of all the College of Arts and Letters Monty Awardees Over the Years and the photo gallery for the 2009 awards ceremony.