News Stories

Join SSU police officers for coffee and conversation on Wednesday, Feb. 1 from 9:30-11 a.m. in Charlie Brown’s Café. There is no agenda or speeches, just open conversation, a chance to ask questions, voice concerns and get to know the police officers.

Thomas Johnson and Vyacheslav Fedotov

The 46th Sonoma State University Computer Science Colloquium features lectures on topics like evading Big Brother in the modern world, progress on Mars exploration, and more. Lectures are Thursdays at noon in Salazar 2016. Admission is free, parking is $5-$8 on campus.

Feb. 9

The School of Social Sciences annual Brown Bag Lecture Series features presentations by Sonoma State faculty on their current areas of research. Topics for this spring's series include Latinas and academia, social network analysis of captive Hamadryas Baboons, and more.

There will be plenty to talk about when Pulitzer-winning journalist, filmmaker and immigration rights activist Jose Antonio Vargas speaks at Sonoma State University on the topic of "A Post-Election Conversation About Immigration in America" on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 6:30 p.m.

Sonoma State University presents an exhibition of abstract art by married couple Laurie Fendrich and Peter Plagens, "Black White Color Life: Recent Works on Paper,” in the University Art Gallery, Feb. 15-Mar. 12, with a special joint lecture taking place at noon on Wed., Feb. 15 in Art 136.

Michael Rosenfeld, social demographer and professor of sociology at Stanford University, discusses the current state of same-sex unions and the changing American family at noon on Thursday, Jan. 26 in Stevenson 1002 at Sonoma State University.

Sonoma State University's new Jewish Music Series features local and international talents, showcasing music that reflects the broad spectrum of the Jewish experience including classical and folk songs, Yiddish theater, Eastern European Klezmer, Jewish-influenced classical works, and songs about