To help address some of the world's most pressing environmental and sustainability challenges, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Professor of Biology Terry McGlynn has been named a fellow for the 2021-22 North American Cohort of the Earth Leadership Program. Emphasizing new forms of individual and collective leadership, the Earth Leadership Program enables skilled scientists with theoretical approaches to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders to address in a significant way environmental issues and policy on campus, in their fields, and in government. “I plan to be deliberative and effective at leveraging my platform in the scientific community to make a ... Read More
Male Success Alliance Receives $100,000 Grant from Kaiser Permanente
(Carson, Ca.) The Male Success Alliance (MSA) at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has received $100,000 from Kaiser Permanente as part of $8.15 million in grants awarded to 40 nonprofit and community-based organizations across the nation for programing that addresses systemic racism. Kaiser announced the funding on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as part of a $25 million commitment the nonprofit health system made in June 2020 to promote health equity and address racism-driven stresses that lead to poor health outcomes. It includes $1 million for 10 organizations in Southern California, and CSUDH was the only institution of higher education among the grantees. “CSUDH is ... Read More
Studio Art Students Teach Carson Kids Online in PRAXIS CAP Pilot Program
With a webcam fixed in a way that hid his work, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Studio Art major Jacqueline Mendoza was intrigued by how hard her young student was working with pipe cleaners and a transparent grid to create a sculpture of the Watts Towers. When the boy lifted his artwork, Mendoza was amazed by the amount of work he had produced, and how excited he was to share it. Mendoza is a teaching artist assistant in CSUDH's PRAXIS City ArtS Parks (PRAXIS CAP), which provides an artistic outlet to youth 8-11 years of age in the City of Carson during COVID-19 through a series of free virtual Zoom courses. She is currently teaching in the PRAXIS CAP Winter ... Read More
Dymally Institute Presents Anti-Racism Webinar
(Carson, Ca.) Eddie Glaude Jr., a New York Times bestselling author and NBC “Meet the Press” political commentator, will be the Dymally Distinguished Speaker during its Black History Month Anti-racism webinar “White People Only (and other practitioners of unconscious race bias): An Anti-Racism Workshop for Racial Reconciliation,” on Wednesday, Feb. 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The webinar will be hosted on Zoom by the Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute (Dymally Institute) at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), and the Dymally Institute advisory board. It comes out of a campuswide charge by CSUDH President, Thomas A. Parham to move ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: February 2021
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 ucpa@csudh.edu. College Arts and Humanities Donna Nicol, associate professor and chair of Africana Studies, served as an expert panelist for Al Jazeera English's documentary series, The Big Picture, which focused on private foundations' impact on Black lives through the pandemic, social protests, and politics. The discussion will be featured on Al Jazeera in the two-part series “The Big Picture: A Race for ... Read More
