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Twenty-two SSU students learned firsthand about Japan’s legal system, history, and culture during a 12-day study-abroad program led by Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies professors Diana Grant and Bryan Burton.

”Land, Sky, and Sea: A Tapestry of Perspectives,” a group exhibition opening Feb. 6 in the University Gallery, features the work of SSU alumna Catherine Daley ‘13 and two other Sonoma County artists, Adrian Mendoza and Bambi Waterman.

The 2025 SSU/Redwood Empire Jazz Festival, a free competitive, educational event for middle school, high school, and junior college jazz bands and combos, will take place February 14 in Green Music Center. 

Sonoma State University today announced that it will lay off faculty, eliminate several academic departments and degree majors, and discontinue its intercollegiate athletics program in order to address a projected $23.9-million budget deficit in 2025-26. 

Alumna Allyssa Concepcion’s heart was set on going to a SoCal college, but her father, Jim Perez ‘84, convinced her to look at Sonoma State. 

An interview with Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Sarah Ellison appeared on the Inside Higher Education website January 10, entitled, "New on the

An SSU-designed survey to gauge Sonoma County Sheriff’s officers’ effectiveness in community-oriented policing launched this month, and all county residents are invited to participate. 

SSU alumni Luke Fleming '22 and Will Carlson '18 were featured in “New Sonoma County coffee shop seeks to uplift foster youth,” broadcast by CBS News Bay Area.

Alumna Laura Díaz ‘06 talked about inspiration drawn from Sonoma State and her current on-campus project with Dr.

Bella Davidson was accepted to Sonoma State in 2020 to major in early childhood studies.