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 Arts and Humanities Salim Faraji, professor of Africana Studies, was featured on a panel hosted by the U.S. Africa Institute and U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa on June 24, 2021. The discussion centered on Juneteenth 2021, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in the U.S. Mara Lee Grayson, assistant professor of English, had her poem ... Read More
Archives for June 2021
Hispanic Outlook: CSUDH University Art Gallery and PRAXIS Program
Source: Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine Community Engagement and Dialogues on Social Justice Through Art: CSUDH University Art Gallery and PRAXIS Program support Hispanic Artists California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) is embedded in the South Los Angeles community, with a long history of reaching out to underserved populations. It is currently one of the most diverse public university campuses in the United States, and in 2020 it was ranked by Hispanic Outlook as one of the Top 100 Schools for Hispanic Students (25th rank for Bachelor’s Degrees and 54th rank for Master’s), as well as the 35th University with highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the nation. ... Read More
College credit for playing video games? At some California campuses, it’s happening
Source: CalMatters Listen to an interview of article author Marisa Martinez on KCRW's Press Play. Growing up as the youngest child of four, Fernando Gomez would often pass the time by watching his two older brothers play the video games Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy while sitting cross-legged on his brother’s bed. Gaming “kind of brought us together,” Gomez said. It also inspired him to create San Francisco State University’s first student-run esports program as an undergrad — experience he parlayed into a post-grad job as the digital content coordinator for the Portland Trailblazers. “That experience is 100% why I’m here today, doing what I do now,” Gomez ... Read More
California State University campuses in Los Angeles County awarded grants to increase transfers
Source: EdSource A new initiative aims to increase the number of students transferring from community colleges in Los Angeles County to two of the county’s California State University campuses. A coalition of nonprofit organizations, called the Los Angeles Postsecondary Education Funders Collaborative, announced Thursday that they will award $550,000 in grants to CSU Dominguez Hills and CSU Northridge, with the goal of helping more students transfer to those campuses from eight community colleges in the county. Of that grant money, $300,000 will go to Northridge and $250,000 to Dominguez Hills. With five CSU campuses and 21 community colleges in LA County, students often encounter ... Read More
Nursing students partner with LAFD in vaccine rollout
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Toros have sought innovative ways to help frontline workers, promote health and safety, and assist those struggling with basic needs. Now, CSUDH nursing students have stepped up to help the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) with the mammoth task of vaccinating Angelenos. The 12 participating students are working toward their Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Normally, they would complete community-based clinical hours at designated sites as part of their course requirements. However, those sites all but shuttered last year due to COVID-19 restrictions. Associate Professor of Nursing Nop Ratanasiripong, decided to pivot her BSN 423 Community-Based ... Read More
