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The College of Arts and Letters (CAL) is at the very heart of liberal arts education at San Diego St

CAL's programs in the humanities and social sciences are offered through 18 academic departments and a number of interdisciplinary programs, each of which is designed to help students understand their role in society and to develop aesthetic sensibilities.

10/07/2026

The new Africana Research & Cultural Restoration Center is now open. Students, community members, faculty, deans, the provost, and President Adela de la Torre joined a celebration last week to inaugurate the center housed in the College of Arts and Letters.

Learn more about the center's vision and the people behind it: https://www.sdsu.edu/news/2026/09/new-center-at-sdsu-to-shape-the-future-of-research-across-the-african-diaspora

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09/30/2026

What does a career path look like when you’re willing to explore how far it can take you? 🚀

Former NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy Captain Wendy B. Lawrence joined SDSU students at the third annual BDA Connect mixer to share stories about her journey — from navigating uncertainty after graduation to becoming the first woman astronaut sent to space by the U.S. Navy.

Her advice to students: pursue your dreams, build a support system, and stay open to possibilities you may not have considered yet.

For Big Data Analytics students, the conversation was also a reminder that careers in data can take you far beyond the expected — from space exploration and satellite imagery to environmental research and understanding our world.

Your education can open more doors than you think. Engage with possibility. Engage with your future. 🚀

Read the full story, here: https://cal.sdsu.edu/news/former-astronaut-visit

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1) USN Captain Wendy B. Lawrence speaks to students and alumni at the 3rd annual BDA Mixer on September 4, 2026. (Photo: Gabriela Fernandez)

2) Students from the Master of Science in Big Data Analytics program and Master of Science in Big Data Analytics Online Global Campus program gather with Gabriela Fernandez, and Ming-Hsiang Tsou, director of Big Data Analytics. (Photo: Tim Boyd)

3) (L to R): Big Data Analytics alumna Ashton Perez, Ming-Hsiang Tsou, Captain Wendy B. Lawrence, Gabriela Fernandez. (Photo: Tim Boyd).

4) Students engage in a group activity as Captain Lawrence watches, during the BDA Mixer on September 4, 2026. (Photo: Gabriela Fernandez)

5) Captain Lawrence points to the Ellen Ochoa Pavilion sign on SDSU’s campus. Ochoa is also a member of Astronauts for America. (Photo: Gabriela Fernandez)

09/18/2026

Recording can document the truth. It can also cross a line.

New SDSU MALAS student Natalie Gonzalez (and recent SDSU Department of English & Comparative Literature alumna) brings awareness about the impact of recording vulnerable populations without consent, through her award-winning research on Meta Glasses and voyeurism. Her work earned second place at the Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs annual conference this summer.

Challenge technology. Question its impact. Engage with the issues shaping our world.

Read Natalie’s story, here: https://cal.sdsu.edu/news/natalie-gonzalez

📸: Natalie Gonzalez in the SDSU Press office where she works part-time.
📸 Natalie at the AGLSP Annual conference with other attendees.

09/10/2026

What can a QR code tell us about the future of food?

For CAL senior Zora Heneghan, that question has become a research project. Working with geography professor Keavy McFadden, Heneghan is studying how the shift to QR codes on food packaging could change what consumers know about nutrition, sourcing, allergens, food safety — and the food system itself.

Blending political science, food studies and technology, she’s asking bigger questions about transparency, access and who gets to shape the information we see.

Because sometimes research starts with a simple question: Why?

Read the full article about Zora's research — https://www.sdsu.edu/news/2026/09/research-by-qr-code-a-new-perspective-in-food-studies

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09/04/2026

Podcasting: Talk Meets Technology and Training at SDSU.

CAL students from ISCOR and other majors are actively using the podcast studio in the Digital Humanities Center to create valuable content.

Read more about the library's Digital Humanities Center where podcasting takes place at SDSU.
https://www.sdsu.edu/news/2026/09/talkng-in-the-library-the-boom-in-podcasting-at-sdsu

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1. (L to R): Lorraine Bayard de Volo (guest) with Parker Allard (ISCOR alumnus '26) and Alexis Briggeman.
2. From left, Digital Humanities Center student employees Luca Daversa and Trinity Buck, with Patrick Flanigan, programs and operations specialist.
3. Professor EJ Sobo records a session with Patrick Flanigan.
4. Alumnus ('26) Joshua Scott records at the studio.

08/24/2026

Welcome CAL students!

A new semester means new ideas, new connections, and new possibilities.
This is where your passion meets purpose.
Engage with purpose.
Engage with the future.
Engage here.

Visit the CAL website often (cal.sdsu.edu), to learn about news and events, alumni, scholarships, career opportunities and more.

08/21/2026

CONGRATULATIONS CAL T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST WINNERS for 2026!
Annalise Smith and Luisa Nicasio co-designed the new CAL first-year T-shirts.
Annalise is a third-year political science major and Luisa is a fourth-year urban studies major.

All incoming CAL first-year and new transfer students receive the 2026 T-shirt after Convocation and during welcome week events.

📸 L to R: Luisa Nicasio and Annalise Smith

08/19/2026

08/13/2026

First-year and new transfer students, stop by after SDSU Convocation on Saturday, August 22 and grab a free gelato and T-shirt. (RSVP required).

Relax with CAL from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. under the market umbrellas on the Main Stage Lawn between Don Powell Theater and Gattas Pavilion. Meet other families and students new to SDSU and the College of Arts and Letters.

We can't wait to see you on Saturday, August 22.

RSVP by August 14: https://forms.gle/u99jVVA1VEHv13Uo9

RSVP:

08/11/2026

🎉 Congratulations to newly promoted professors in CAL.

— Audrey Beck | Sociology
— Angela Coker | Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
— Atsushi Nara | Geography
— Daniel Sousa | Geography

Women's Studies Department, SDSU

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Tuesday	8am - 4:30pm
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