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. To share faculty news, email ucm@csudh.edu. Academic Affairs College of Business Administration and Public Policy College of Health, Human Services & Nursing Recent quotes and/or interviews in the media from faculty ... Read More
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Finishing What They Started
Source: Chronicle of Higher Education Fourteen years, one baby, a marriage and divorce, and three job moves after Desirée Vanderloop started college, she's finally closing in on a goal that had always seemed just beyond her grasp. When she walks across the stage next May to receive her bachelor's degree at Morgan State University, she'll join a growing number of returning adult students who are being lured back by programs designed specifically for people like them. The skills Vanderloop learned on the job as her interests shifted from pre-med to health-care technology will apply toward her degree. So will 90 of the 102 credits she accumulated, one or two courses at a time, while ... Read More
Symmetry: Ximena Cid Builds Community by Cherishing her Roots
Source: Symmetry Magazine It took Ximena Cid three tries to pass her introductory physics class as an undergraduate student at the University of California, Berkeley. Most people would have given up after the first attempt, and certainly after the second. But “I'm really stubborn,” Cid says. She was especially stubborn about passing a class in which she was both the only woman and, as an Indigenous Chicana, the only person of color. “When people tell me I don't belong in places, or I'm not good enough, it really gets me fired up and motivated just to prove them wrong,” Cid says. Now, as an associate professor and chair of the physics department at California State ... Read More
L.A. Sentinel: CSU Dominguez Hills Hosts CLBC’S African American Leaders Program
Source: L.A. Sentinel The African American Leaders for Tomorrow Program started on July 20 at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Created and led by the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC), this annual event invites high achieving students from throughout California that have been hand selected to participate in the conference. In partnership with CSU Dominguez Hills and the Mervyn Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute, this year's program will include leadership training and students will participate in workshops on topics such as the legislative process and civic engagement. Following last year's virtual conference, 56 students will ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: July 2022
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. To share faculty news, email ucm@csudh.edu. College of Arts & Humanities College of Business Administration & Public Policy Associate Professor of Public Administration Hugo Asencio, Associate Professor of Economics Jose Martinez, Associate Professor of Public Administration Fynnwin Prager, and alumnus John Tamura co-authored "The Impact of Local Government Economic Development Programs on City-Level ... Read More