In light of the ongoing protests and resulting nationwide conversations about racism in America, CSUDH President Thomas A. Parham announced the formation of a Racial Reconciliation Task Force in an email to the campus community. In announcing the group's formation, Parham said that its function would be “to assist our campus in identifying ways in which this university can achieve greater degrees of congruence between our aspirational goals and the policies, practices, and institutional customs that frame our educational enterprise.” The task force will be co-chaired by Donna Nicol, chair of the Africana Studies department, and Anthony Samad, director of the Mervyn Dymally African ... Read More
Archives for July 2020
Exhibition Explores ‘100 Years of the Women’s Vote’
The passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920 ended a nearly century-long battle for the right for women to vote. In recognition of those early activists and reformers, and those carrying the torch today, CSUDH students have honored their lives and legacy with the online exhibition “100 Years of the Women's Vote.” Presented by the Donald R. & Beverly J. Gerth Archives and Special Collections and the Women's Studies Program at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) - with funding from a $5,000 California Humanities grant - the exhibit has been physically on display since early spring 2020, but has been unavailable for public viewing due to the COVID-19 ... Read More
CSUDH Students Can Now Major in Women’s Studies
After several years of hard work and advocacy, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) will begin offering women's studies as a major in fall 2020, after many years of the discipline being a minor course of study. “Women's studies courses have been offered at CSUDH since the 1990s,” says Jenn Brandt, associate professor and program coordinator of women's studies. “When Mitch Avila came in as dean (of the College of Arts and Humanities), raising the program to a major was one of his priorities. There's so much growth going on at Dominguez Hills, this was the right time institutionally for us to support this new major.” Avila's enthusiasm for the project was a big factor ... Read More
President Parham Selected for California Campus Compact Executive Board
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) President Thomas A. Parham has been selected as a new member of the California Campus Compact (CACC) executive board. His three-year term began July 1. “As a servant leader, it is an honor to be nominated and now join with my president colleagues in fostering increased levels of community and civic engagement for our students and broader campus communities,” said Parham. “The co-curricular learning and skill acquisition that occurs in this domain is an essential part of a university experience, and I am pleased to lend my voice and energy in helping to operationalize this mission.” The CACC works to build the collective commitment of ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: June-July 2020
Our faculty members participate in conferences around the world, conduct groundbreaking research, and publish books and journal papers that contribute to their field and highlight their expertise. We feature those accomplishments and more in this section. To share faculty news, email ucpa@csudh.edu. College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences Hamoud Salhi, associate dean of International Education and senior international officer, appeared on Algeria Daily News (An-Nahar) to discuss Algeria's debate regarding the introduction of a new amendment to allow the military to intervene and participate in a peace mission for a regional conflict. Salhi also appeared on the network Echorouk News ... Read More