The CSUDH Gerth Archives and Special Collections has been awarded two grants to assist in cataloguing several of its notable collections. The archives received a $100,000 grant from the California State Library to support CSUDH's LGBTQ History Access Project. The funds will enable the archives to hire an archivist to catalog, arrange, and describe several collections related to the Southern California LGBTQ community. They will also allow the Gerth Archives to stage a speaker's series related to the collections. “The Archives is very pleased that we were able to get the grant because there are a limited number of prominent LGBTQ archives in the state,” says Greg Williams, director of ... Read More
Archives for March 2022
On View Now: Exhibitions by Lauren Halsey and Toni Scott
Experience art on campus by viewing the two current exhibitions: "Transcend" by Toni Scott, on view in the University Library, and "Lauren Halsey" by Lauren Halsey, on view in the University Art Gallery. Details about the exhibitions are below. Toni Scott “Transcend” features paintings and sculptural works that reimagine our differences and celebrate our shared experiences of being human. The Multicultural Art Gallery at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) proudly presents “Transcend,” an exhibition of works by Southern California-based visual artist Toni Scott on view from November 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022. Scott's work often explores her ethnicity as a ... Read More
Ilia Calderón Inspires at Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series
Speaking between news broadcasts from Miami on March 17, Univision anchor Ilia Calderón shared her life story, reflections on overcoming barriers, and words of wisdom with the CSUDH community. Calderón was the featured speaker for the Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series, a program which invites prominent public figures to discuss their experiences within the context of society's most pressing issues. The spring lecture, in celebration of Women's History Month, focused on women in media and film–specifically, women of color–and why having diverse voices in these spaces is important in the struggle to overcome racism and sexism. For the first half of the event, CSUDH President Thomas ... Read More
CSUDH Bulletin Takes Honors at College Journalism Awards
By Gabriel Gomez, Bulletin Staff Reporter CSUDH's student newspaper, the Bulletin, has won six California College Media Association (CCMA) 2022 Excellence in Student Media Awards. The awards were announced at the Associated Collegiate Press Spring National College Media Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Long Beach, with students representing journalism schools from across the nation in attendance. Three CSUDH seniors and three alumni were presented with first, second, and third place awards at the ceremony. Bulletin reporters Raven Brown, Brenda Fernanda Verano, Nova Blanco-Rico, Jasmine Nguyen, Darlene Maes, Daniel Tom, and Jasmine Contreras were recognized for stories written ... Read More
War in Ukraine: Hamoud Salhi Explains the Context, and What the Future Holds
CSUDH Associate Dean of International Education and Senior International Officer Hamoud Salhi discusses the underlying geopolitical causes that have led to the current Russia-Ukraine conflict. Salhi specializes in international politics and comparative politics with an emphasis on the Middle East and Northern Africa, terrorism and counterterrorism, and political change in the Third World. Russia calls the situation in Ukraine a “military operation,” the U.S. calls it an “invasion,” and the public at large and media refer to it as a “war.” What's in a name? Why are there such differences? If you watch State Department daily briefings or White House press conferences, you get the ... Read More
