CSUDH Professor of History Bianca Murillo has received a 2022 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) fellowship through the Awards for Faculty program for her next book, Financing Africa's Future: A Socio-Economic History of Ghana, 1950-1980. The highly competitive NEH faculty awards support advanced humanities research by scholars at Historically Black Colleges, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities. A total of 25 grants were awarded nationally. This is Murillo's second major project involving Ghana–her first book, Market Encounters: Consumer Cultures in Twentieth-Century Ghana was published in 2017. That book traced the evolution of consumerism in the ... Read More
Archives for March 2022
CSUDH Students Advocate for Basic Needs with Congressmembers
Students' basic needs must be met in order for them to thrive. That was the central message Toros conveyed to Congressmembers Adam Schiff and Nanette Barragán during a visit to the CSUDH Urban Farm on March 4. Schiff and Barragán, who represent California's 28th and 44th districts respectively, met with students to discuss food and housing insecurity, as well as what can be done to meet their basic needs. The visit came a day after the representatives introduced the Food for Thought Act of 2022–a bill which would provide free meal programs to community colleges and minority-serving institutions to help end food insecurity among college students. Before Schiff and Barragán sat down ... Read More
Theatre and Dance Stage “The Motherf**ker with the Hat” by Stephen Adly Guirgis
What: “The Motherf**ker with the Hat,” a play by Stephen Adly Guirgis When: April 13, 14, 15, and 16 at 7 p.m., and April 15 at 2 p.m. Where: The University Theatre at California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1000 E.Victoria St., Carson, CA, 90747 Tickets: Livestream tickets are $18 per night. Live audience tickets are $18 per night as conditions allow in response to COVID-19. Student tickets are $10. To reserve a ticket, visit www.csudh.edu/theatre-arts/buy-tickets/. Contact: Call CSUDH Performing Arts at (310) 243-3589, or email at PerformingArts@csudh.edu. Note: This play contains adult language, graphic ... Read More
Daily Breeze: Reps. Schiff, Barragán Discuss Food-for-Students Bill at Cal State Dominguez Hills
Source: Daily Breeze Students shouldn't go hungry. That's what a new bill from Reps. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, and Nanette Diaz Barragán, D-San Pedro, aims to ensure doesn't happen. The Food for Thought Act, introduced in the House of Representatives on Thursday, March 3, would authorize the secretary of education to make grants to colleges and universities to provide free meals to low-income students. “Students who are impacted by hunger simply cannot participate in school as fully as students who have reliable access to food,” a press release from Schiff's office said. “The Food for Thought Act will help eliminate this barrier for countless college students and ensure that students have ... Read More
Staff Spotlight: Paola Carbajal-Kerr
When Paola Carbajal-Kerr says, “I'm proud to be a Toro,” she means it. The CSUDH alumna and current residential life coordinator for University Housing has been studying or working on campus for 15 years–she joined the Toro staff right after graduating from the university. “I worked in Student Affairs as an undergraduate student programmer for the Multicultural Center (now Multicultural Affairs),” she says. “I had so many great mentors at the time that I decided to join their ranks in helping to support students!” In her current position, Carbajal-Kerr leads the programmatic efforts for students living in the Residence Hall, as well as supervising the work of the student staff in the ... Read More
