Cornel West, the prominent author, professor, and provocative public intellectual, addressed hundreds of fans, friends, and admirers on Sept. 27 as the featured speaker during the Dymally Distinguished Speaker Series. The series is hosted each semester by California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political & Economic Institute. With the theme "Rise of Racism in America: Revisiting 'Race Matters,'” West's address broadly centered on his book “Race Matters,” which was published in 1993, a year after the L.A. riots. It features a collection of West's essays on race in America, which remain relevant today. View the Cornel West address in its ... Read More
Dr. Cornel West to be Featured Speaker of Dymally Distinguished Speaker Series
(Carson, CA) - Cornel West, the prominent author, professor, and provocative public intellectual, will be the featured speaker during the Dymally Distinguished Speaker Series on Friday, Sept. 27, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Torodome Gymnasium at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). The lecture is FREE. With the theme “Rise of Racism in America: Revisiting 'Race Matters,'” the Dymally Distinguished Speaker Series is hosted by CSUDH's Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political & Economic Institute. “Race Matters” was published in 1993, a year after the L.A. riots. It features a collection of West's essays on race in America, which remain relevant today. West is the ... Read More
CSUDH Becomes First Public University in Southern California to Offer Doctor of Occupational Therapy
(Carson, CA) - With the passing of Assembly Bill 829, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) will become the first public university in Southern California to offer a Doctorate of Occupational Therapy (OTD). Passed by the California Legislature on Aug. 15 and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Aug. 30, AB 829 grants the California State University (CSU) system the authority to develop OTD programs on its campuses. Along with CSUDH, San Jose State University has also been approved by the CSU to create an OTD program. The two universities are currently the only CSU campuses to offer master's degrees in the booming field. “The Legislature appropriately recognized and ... Read More
CSUDH Partners with Ross University School of Medicine to Increase Physician Diversity
(Carson, CA) - Sept. 10, 2019 - Hispanics comprise 18 percent of the U.S. population yet represent only 5 percent of U.S. physicians. In an effort to increase diversity in the physician workforce, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) and Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) announce an agreement to help more Hispanic students attend medical school. The agreement was signed Sept. 10 at CSUDH's campus by Thomas Parham, CSUDH president, Michael Spagna, CSUDH provost, and William F. Owen, M.D., FACP, RUSM dean and chancellor. The partnership creates an educational pathway program for CSUDH's graduates to study medicine at RUSM. Qualified students who earn full acceptance ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: August 2019
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 Natural and Behavioral Sciences Philip Vieira, assistant professor of psychology, has co-authored the article “Ultra-High-Precision, in-vivo Pharmacokinetic Measurements Highlight the Need for and a Route Toward More Highly Personalized Medicine.” The article details the experts' use of indwelling electrochemical aptamer-based (E-AB) sensors as a means of measuring pharmacokinetics rapidly and with high precision using a rat ... Read More
