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. College of Arts and Humanities Kirstin Ellsworth, assistant professor of art history, presented “The Spiritual Spaces of the International Style: Edward Larrabee Barnes' Christian Theological Seminary” at the Sixth Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities in Osaka, Japan, in early April. Nancy Erbe, professor of negotiation, conflict resolution and peacebuilding, lectured on international human trafficking at IV Semana Acadêmica de ... Read More
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Outstanding leadership, service by CSUDH students, faculty, staff honored
More than 100 nominations were submitted for the 2015 President's Student Leadership and Service Awards to honor both students for their service to the campus and community and their academic excellence, as well as staff and faculty who support them in those efforts. The university celebrated the achievements and accomplishments of the nominees and the ultimate winners during a reception on April 28 in the Loker Student Union Ballroom. University President Willie J. Hagan commended all the nominees for their active participation on campus and noted that student involvement “plays a major role in defining the vision for the future of this campus and as they work with other students, ... Read More
Presidential Scholars honored by university, donors and friends during benefit
When California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Presidential Scholar Suzanne Rodriguez told university President Willie J. Hagan she would graduate summa cum laude during his inauguration dinner last year he replied, “You'd better!” She did not disappoint. Rodriguez, a liberal studies major, will graduate summa cum laude when she is conferred with her bachelor's degree during commencement this spring. Rodriquez was one of 22 Presidential Scholars honored during the 2015 Presidential Scholars Benefit held April 30 in the Stadium Club at the StubHub Center located on the CSUDH campus. The Presidential Scholars program has been supported since its inception in 1990 by ... Read More
Erwin Chemerinsky talks law and inequality during inaugural Social Justice Distinguished Speakers Series event
Drawing from his nationally recognized expertise in constitutional law, U.S. Supreme Court rulings and appellate litigation, Erwin Chemerinsky recently spoke at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) to address some of today's most pressing societal issues related to equality and the role law has played in addressing them. Chemerinsky, founding dean and professor of law at the University of California, Irvine's (UCI) School of Law, visited campus as the first speaker of the CSUDH's Public Policy Institute's inaugural Social Justice Distinguished Speakers Series. The lecture was the first of many upcoming events planned by the institute that will engage the community in a ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills to bestow honorary doctorate on actor, humanitarian Forest Whitaker
Academy Award-winning actor and renowned social activist Forest Whitaker will return to his hometown of Carson on May 16 to receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) and serve as a keynote speaker during the university's College of Arts and Humanities Commencement Ceremony. The ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. in the StubHub Center Tennis Stadium on campus and is one of five college-based commencements taking place May 15 and 16 in celebration of the approximately 4,000 students graduating from CSUDH. Forest Whitaker is the founder and CEO of the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI), an international non-profit ... Read More
2015 Faculty Award Winner: Professor Nancy Erbe
Considering all that Nancy Erbe has done around the world as an educator and peace builder, it likely came as no surprise to her colleagues and students at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) when she was unable to accept the 2015 Presidential Outstanding Professor Award in person. Erbe, who is a professor of the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding (NCRP) program at CSUDH, is currently serving as the 2014-2015 Fulbright-PUC (Pontifícia Universidade Católica) Rio de Janeiro Distinguished Chair in American Studies in Brazil, which also focuses on international relations, urban studies and social inequalities. She has also served as a Fulbright Specialist ... Read More
2015 Faculty Award Winner: Professor Fahimeh Rezayat
When Fahimeh Rezayat, professor of information systems and operations management at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), knows she has significantly influenced a student, she doesn't rest on her laurels; she becomes inspired to work harder. Rezayat received the Lyle E. Gibson Dominguez Hills Distinguished Teacher Award, which recognizes individuals whose teaching is not only exemplary, but who demonstrate an active interest in the progress of students and seeks new and creative ways to engage them. The award was named after CSUDH's founding university vice president of academic affairs. “Working for students who work full-time, have children and still come to learn at ... Read More
2015 Faculty Award Winner: Associate Professor Mekada Graham
Mekada Graham brought a unique distinction with her to California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH): she is the first in her family to earn a college degree. How is that unique at CSUDH, where many among the campus community are from local underserved communities? The difference is she earned her Ph.D. at the University of Hertfordshire, in Hertfordshire, her Master of Social Work (MSW) at the University of Hertfordshire, and her B.A. with honors at Middlesex University, which are all in England, where she was born and raised. “I am the first in my family to gain college degrees let alone become an academic, which seems improbable given my working-class background and ... Read More
26 alumni return to CSUDH to teach during Professor for a Day
Influential civic leaders, heads of industry, artists, professors and law enforcement personnel: these are just some of the 26 California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) alumni who returned to campus April 16 to share with students details about their professional careers during the second annual Professor for a Day. Organized by the Office of Alumni Programs, Professor for a Day provides current CSUDH students a glimpse into the variety of fields and careers available to them after they graduate from college through the shared experiences, insight and advice of successful CSUDH alumni. The honorary professors represented the range of corresponding degrees offered at CSUDH ... Read More
Poems
This is the text version of the poems featured in National Poetry Month: 3 CSUDH poets share insights, teaching and their writing. No time to Die by Lucilla Maclaren Spillane I thought I was dying and I knocked at Death's door. As I lay in a bar, like a rag on the floor, and I promised for sure, not to drink any more. "I've not called your number," said a voice in my head, or was it God saying “It's not time to be dead?” I should promise for sure, not to drink any more. And then the voice told me: "Now you've got to be strong, And go back through your life to where you first went wrong.” So I promised for sure, not to drink any more. I took my second chance and ... Read More
