California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) undergraduate Juan Venegas knows the value of hard work and isn’t afraid to give everything his all. For Venegas’ perseverance and dedication to his future and to helping others, the California State University (CSU) is honoring him as CSUDH recipient of the 2019 CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement. The Award is the CSU’s highest recognition of student achievement, providing annual scholarships to one student on each CSU campus who demonstrates superior academic performance, personal accomplishments, community service, and financial need. Growing up with his single mother in a low-income neighborhood in San Jose, ... Read More
Archives for September 2019
Corina Benavides-Lopez is Guided by the Enduring Principles of Social Justice
Corina Benavides-Lopez considers the principles of social justice – access, equity, rights, and participation – to be the most enduring values in her life. The assistant professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) also believes that social justice is at its weakest when narrowly applied, which is why Benavides-Lopez teaches its tenets as accessible for everyone. “I don’t feel that I have the right to choose what, or whom, is most important when it comes to addressing the critical issues around social justice in my research, or in the classroom,” she said. CSUDH has presented Benavides-Lopez with the 2019 Lyle E. Gibson Dominguez ... Read More
Cornel West Talks ‘Race Matters’ during Dymally Distinguished Speaker Series
Cornel West, the prominent author, professor, and provocative public intellectual, addressed hundreds of fans, friends, and admirers on Sept. 27 as the featured speaker during the Dymally Distinguished Speaker Series. The series is hosted each semester by California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political & Economic Institute. With the theme "Rise of Racism in America: Revisiting ‘Race Matters,’” West's address broadly centered on his book “Race Matters,” which was published in 1993, a year after the L.A. riots. It features a collection of West’s essays on race in America, which remain relevant today. View the Cornel West address in its ... Read More
Dr. Cornel West to be Featured Speaker of Dymally Distinguished Speaker Series
(Carson, CA) – Cornel West, the prominent author, professor, and provocative public intellectual, will be the featured speaker during the Dymally Distinguished Speaker Series on Friday, Sept. 27, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Torodome Gymnasium at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). The lecture is FREE. With the theme “Rise of Racism in America: Revisiting ‘Race Matters,’” the Dymally Distinguished Speaker Series is hosted by CSUDH’s Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political & Economic Institute. “Race Matters” was published in 1993, a year after the L.A. riots. It features a collection of West’s essays on race in America, which remain relevant today. West is the ... Read More
CSUDH Becomes First Public University in Southern California to Offer Doctor of Occupational Therapy
(Carson, CA) – With the passing of Assembly Bill 829, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) will become the first public university in Southern California to offer a Doctorate of Occupational Therapy (OTD). Passed by the California Legislature on Aug. 15 and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Aug. 30, AB 829 grants the California State University (CSU) system the authority to develop OTD programs on its campuses. Along with CSUDH, San Jose State University has also been approved by the CSU to create an OTD program. The two universities are currently the only CSU campuses to offer master’s degrees in the booming field. “The Legislature appropriately recognized and ... Read More
