With a webcam fixed in a way that hid his work, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Studio Art major Jacqueline Mendoza was intrigued by how hard her young student was working with pipe cleaners and a transparent grid to create a sculpture of the Watts Towers. When the boy lifted his artwork, Mendoza was amazed by the amount of work he had produced, and how excited he was to share it. Mendoza is a teaching artist assistant in CSUDH’s PRAXIS City ArtS Parks (PRAXIS CAP), which provides an artistic outlet to youth 8-11 years of age in the City of Carson during COVID-19 through a series of free virtual Zoom courses. She is currently teaching in the PRAXIS CAP Winter ... Read More
Archives for January 2021
Dymally Institute Presents Anti-Racism Webinar
(Carson, Ca.) Eddie Glaude Jr., a New York Times bestselling author and NBC “Meet the Press” political commentator, will be the Dymally Distinguished Speaker during its Black History Month Anti-racism webinar “White People Only (and other practitioners of unconscious race bias): An Anti-Racism Workshop for Racial Reconciliation,” on Wednesday, Feb. 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The webinar will be hosted on Zoom by the Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute (Dymally Institute) at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), and the Dymally Institute advisory board. It comes out of a campuswide charge by CSUDH President, Thomas A. Parham to move ... Read More
CSUDH wins $100,000 Getty Research Grant for PST Initiative
(Carson, CA) – California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) University Art Gallery has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Getty Foundation. The funds will be used to conduct research related to the gallery's contribution to the next Pacific Standard Time initiative in 2024, which this time focuses on the relationship between art and science. Entitled “Brackish Waters Los Angeles,” the CSUDH project will revolve around the concept of brackish water sites, areas where fresh and ocean water intermix. The exhibition will explore this notion both literally, with scientific research into Southern California's waterways, and metaphorically, as an 'in between space' of great change ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: February 2021
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 Arts and Humanities Donna Nicol, associate professor and chair of Africana Studies, served as an expert panelist for Al Jazeera English's documentary series, The Big Picture, which focused on private foundations' impact on Black lives through the pandemic, social protests, and politics. The discussion will be featured on Al Jazeera in the two-part series “The Big Picture: A Race for ... Read More
‘Social Justice Wednesdays’ Offer Students Financial Advice
In recognition of Black History Month, and the racial wealth gap experienced by many CSUDH students, the Rose Black Resource Center has partnered up with the Loker Student Union (LSU) to host weekly courses on Instagram Live titled “Social Justice Wednesdays: Make Dollars with Your Sense.” Taught by experts to provide students practical financial advice, the virtual discussions will take place on the LSU’s Instagram account each Wednesday in February from noon to 12:45 p.m. Developed with the understanding that financial literacy is a social justice issue, the virtual discussions will feature such topics as spending and saving money, credit card frugality, and entrepreneurship – all ... Read More
