Source: L.A. Times Edgar Roa was mostly raised by an immigrant mother without a high school degree, surviving on welfare benefits as his family frequently moved around Southern California in pursuit of affordable housing. But he is poised to graduate next spring with a degree in a medical field with median earnings of $126,318 five years after graduation, and from a university with an average net cost of just $4,000 annually. Those low tuition costs and high earnings — along with his GI Bill benefits and a federal Pell Grant — will enable Roa to graduate debt free and transform the future of his family. He attends Cal State Dominguez Hills, one of the state’s most effective ... Read More
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L.A. Times: How a Jaguar Cub Wound Up in a California Suburb
Source: L.A. Times This article features Ed Newcomer, a CSUDH lecturer of criminal justice and former Fish and Wildlife agent. At less than a month old, unsteady on his small paws, the jaguar cub was already working. While others born in the Amazon rainforest were still being nursed by their mothers, he was rented out to do a photo op in a Texas hotel room for $1,000 an hour. People snapped their fingers to get the cub’s attention and held him on their laps. They posed with him for photos later posted on Instagram. In video of one such photo shoot, the cub — smaller than a house cat — shrank back from the loud voices around him. As the jaguar wandered on the hotel carpet, ... Read More
Daily Breeze: New Black-Serving Institution Designation to Bolster Black College Student Success
Source: Daily Breeze/Southern California News Group Some California colleges and universities will soon show their commitment to the success of African American students in higher education. Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed SB 1348, which establishes the the nation’s first designation of Black-Serving Institutions, or colleges and universities that will provide extra support for Black students, who historically have had disproportionate access to educational resources. The bill, authored by Sen. Steven Bradford, D-Gardena, will become law on Jan. 1. The designation, similar to the existing federal recognitions of Hispanic-Serving Institutions and Asian American and Native American ... Read More
Community History-Making at Forefront of Archives Event
History isn’t bound by the walls of a university, library, or museum. It can be created, examined, and rewritten by the individuals and communities who have too often been misrepresented or excluded from institutional narratives. That was the central message of the “Our Memory, Our Stories: Reimagining Histories of a Multicultural Los Angeles” event on Sept. 17, a collaboration between the CSUDH Gerth Archives & Special Collections, Black Resource Center, and Latinx Resource Center. Students heard from a panel of Black and Latinx scholars and curators about how they can contribute to that crucial work of sharing unknown histories. The panel included Rose Mitchell, former librarian ... Read More
Field Work Gives Toros Hands-On Training in Water Resource Management
About 2,600 miles of rivers and streams run through Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in Northern California. These waterways provide irrigation to the fertile San Joaquin Valley, whose agricultural production, including food manufacturing and wineries, generated more than $4 billion in 2023. These waterways also serve as the perfect outdoor classroom to train the next generation of water resource managers, environmental scientists, and others who will help California better manage one of its most precious natural resources. Every two years, John Keyantash, professor and chair of the Department of Earth Science and Geography at CSUDH, leads field work here and elsewhere in the ... Read More
CSUDH’s Dedication to Access and Affordability Reflected in Its National Rankings
Over the last several years, CSUDH has excelled in national rankings measuring social and economic mobility, access, and student outcomes. 2024 is no different, and the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report and Washington Monthly, among others, affirm the university's commitment to uplifting students and helping them to ascend the economic ladder. CSUDH placed 6th on Third Way's 2024 Social Mobility Index, which measured how 1,205 four-year institutions enroll students from low-income backgrounds, graduate students into high-paying careers, and apply promotional messaging towards solving the U.S.'s social mobility problem. Forbes also named CSUDH among "25 Colleges with ... Read More
Univision: ASI President Discusses Civic Engagement on “Road to the White House”
Source: Univision Los Angeles [Video, Spanish, from 18:26] CSUDH Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) President Edgar Mejia-Alezano appeared on Univision to speak about the Ballot Bowl voter registration competition, election season, and what issues are impacting young people the most. Watch from 18:26: ... Read More
Toro Gabriella Amaya Earns the 2024 CSU Trustees’ Award
Gabriella Amaya’s passion for occupational therapy stems not simply from a deep desire to be of service to others. “It’s about building and regaining people's independence by doing the things they love most and need to do,” she says. “I have so much drive for doing the best I can in my own life. I want to help my future patients do the same and to live to their fullest capacity, no matter what their circumstances might be.” Amaya grew up in North Hollywood, Calif., but moved to Palmdale in her senior year of high school. She graduated from California State University, Northridge, in 2021 with a degree in child development. She’s currently in the second year of CSUDH’s graduate program ... Read More
Brackish Water Los Angeles Explores the In-Between
Taken literally, brackish water is where salt and fresh waters meet. However, in Brackish Water Los Angeles, the current exhibition in the CSUDH University Art Gallery, it becomes an expansive metaphor for the in-between environments, ecosystems, and infrastructure of Los Angeles. The opening reception for Brackish Water Los Angeles is Sept. 18 from 4-7 p.m. in the University Art Gallery. All of the CSUDH community is welcome to attend. Co-curated by Aandrea Stang and Debra Scacco, the art and research project examines issues of access, inclusion, ecological racism, and cultural/class interchanges along L.A.’s waterways. It is also part of Getty’s PST ART: Art & Science Collide ... Read More
CSUDH Theatre Performance: “Marcus is Walking”
What: Marcus is Walking by Joan AckermanWhen: Oct. 2-5 and Oct. 10-12 at 7:00 p.m., and Oct. 4 and 11 at 1:00 p.m.Where: Edison Theatre (University Theatre Complex)Tickets: $10 for students and $15 for General Admission. To reserve a ticket, visit www.csudh.edu/theatre-arts/buy-tickets/.Contact: Call the CSUDH Performing Arts Department at (310) 243-3589, or email PerformingArts@csudh.edu. The CSUDH Department of Theatre and Dance presents "Marcus is Walking" by Joan Ackerman, directed by theatre faculty Brian Stevens. Performances are in the Edison Theatre; the show will run Oct. 2-5 and Oct. 10-12 at 7:00 p.m., and Oct. 4 and 11 ... Read More
