In honor of Black History Month, the Department of Africana Studies and University Archives and Special Collections at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) present “The Font of Black Culture in Los Angeles: The Alfred and Bernice Ligon Aquarian Collection” beginning Feb. 10 Featuring historical items from the famed Aquarian Book Shop in Los Angeles that were recently donated to the university's archives department, the exhibit will run through Sept. 1 in the archives' gallery. To commemorate the donation and the opening of the exhibit, a special reception will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. on Feb. 10. “I am proud and honored to have facilitated the acquisition of this ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: January 2015
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 Salim Faraji, associate professor and chair of Africana studies, was interviewed about the historical context of the color hierarchy that exists in the African American community between light-skinned and dark-skinned African Americans, and the nature of colorism outside the United States as a global phenomenon in the documentary “Light Girls” directed by Bill Duke, which aired on the OWN Network on Jan. ... Read More
Statement from President Hagan on Death of Two Students
Dear Campus Community, It is with great sadness I write to inform you that two of our students, Mr. Joseph Labori and Ms. Vanessa Carrisoza, both in their second year at CSU Dominguez Hills, died Tuesday night in Torrance when their car was struck head-on by another vehicle. The University has been in contact with the families this morning to extend condolences and to offer assistance in their time of need. The families currently are finalizing plans for a joint memorial service and we will update the campus as details become available. Additionally, a fund has been established by family and friends to assist Joseph and Vanessa's parents with funeral expenses. Donations can be made ... Read More
Carnegie Fellowship Supports College of Education Professor’s Work in Africa
Irene Osisioma, associate professor of teacher education at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has been awarded a Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship. Funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and managed by the nonprofit Institute of International Education, the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship facilitates engagement between scholars born in Africa who are now based in the United States or Canada and scholars in Africa on mutually beneficial academic activities. One of only 60 academics to be chosen by the fellowship during its second round of grant awards, Osisioma will work for three months beginning in May with faculty at National Open University of ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: November 2014
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 Mary Au, lecturer in the Department of Music, performed two public concerts in Dubois and Riverton, Wyoming, in October. Professor of art Gilah Yelin Hirsch's article “Artist as Shaman” has been published in “Shamanhood and Art” by the Polish Institute of World Art Studies and Tako Publishing House. College of Education Jim Cantor, professor of teacher education, co-chaired the 2014 Conference of the ... Read More
