Umar Ghuman, associate professor of public administration, can still see the look on the face of a man he was asked to meet with about how to fund an afterschool program

Stanislaus State’s presentation series Next Up: Forward Thinking continues this fall with a watch party and interactive live discussion of the documentary film “exiled,” which is based on the personal experiences and 25 years of research on trauma and refugees by Pollie Bith-Melander, an assistant professor of social work at Stan State.

Stanislaus State’s fall semester has been underway for a little more than a month, and the University has already earned several noteworthy laurels. Here’s a recap of highlights from the past month: