A new master plan for Cal State Dominguez Hills' sprawling 1960s-era north Carson campus calls for upscale shops and housing to meet the needs of students and generate revenue to bolster austere state funding. University officials hope to develop the unwelcoming east side of the 261-acre campus with public-private business partnerships for restaurants, shops, market-rate apartments, student and faculty housing, and offices ... Source: Daily Breeze ... Read More
Archives for March 2017
Professor Vivian Price Awarded Fulbright Scholarship to Teach in Liverpool, England
Vivian Price, professor of Interdisciplinary Studies/PACE and coordinator of Labor Studies at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), has been awarded a 2017-18 Fulbright Scholarship to teach at the University of Liverpool in England during the spring 2018 semester. In Liverpool, Price will teach a course focused on labor studies and the environment that is tailored to the region. Her students will research how trade unions and the Labour Party are addressing the important issues of jobs and the environment. Toward the end of the semester the students' work will be on public display. “After studying literature on labor and the environment, students will interview ... Read More
In Search of Diversity in the World of Physics
While Ximena Cid was growing up, her family marched alongside Cesar Chavez and farm workers advocating for Chicano civil rights. “My parents raised us in a very social-activist family,” says Cid, whose mother is Chicana and Native-American Yaqui, and her father was born in Mexico. When Cid embarked on an education in the sciences, she was keenly aware of her ethnic difference; there were not many people of color pursuing physics, and there were certainly very few women of color in her classes. She was the first person of Latin-American or Native-American decent to graduate with a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Texas, Arlington. In the decade since, Cid, an assistant professor ... Read More
Nearly 800 Local Students Attend Male Success Alliance’s Annual Spring Summit
Eagerly seeking motivation and inspiration, nearly 800 young men of color from 18 middle and high schools converged on California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) on March 17 for the Male Success Alliance's (MSA) 8th annual spring summit “Reclaiming Our Legacy” to learn how to reach their potential, and find the tools and resources to do so. Each spring, MSA hosts the day-long summit which attracts students from MSA partner schools from the Compton, Centinela, and Lynwood school districts. The students, many dressed for success in suits or ties, attended workshops and breakout sessions throughout the day. They got to know CSUDH students from their neighborhoods, schools, and ... Read More
Professor Jerry Moore Shares Life in the Field in Latest Book ‘Incidence of Travel’
Jerry Moore, professor and chair of the Department of Anthropology at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), has authored the book “Incidence of Travel: Recent Journeys in Ancient South America.” (University Press of Colorado, March 2017). In telling his stories, the award-winning author relives personal experiences and archaeological studies throughout South America to provide an understanding of the ways “traditional peoples” carved dynamic cultural landscapes in the region. Moore's rich narration vividly acquaints readers with a variety of archaeological sites and remains as he reflects on what these places might have been like in the past. Moore's other books include ... Read More
