Anderson Cooper, television personality and correspondent for “60 Minutes,” the nation's longest-running television newsmagazine, visited California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) to interview communications professor Nancy Cheever and psychology professor Larry Rosen for a story about the effects of habit-forming smartphone applications on people's behaviors and lives. The “60 Minutes” story, which aired April 9, featured former Google product manager Tristan Harris, who since leaving the tech giant has spoken out nationally about the development of smartphone apps–some of which he helped design–that he claims are purposefully designed by software companies to be addictive. ... Read More
2017 Community Engagement Symposium Showcases Faculty-Influenced Student Research
California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Center for Service Learning, Internships and Civic Engagement (SLICE) celebrated the innovative community engagement ideas and approaches of students, faculty, and community partners during the fourth annual Community Engagement Symposium. Hosted by SLICE in the Loker Student Ballroom April 3, the symposium was highlighted by the presentation of the 2017 Community Engagement Awards. This year's winners were: Community Hero Award: Thomas Philo, archivist in the University Library. Innovation is Sustainability Award: Jonathan Scheffler, director of the Physical Plant. Outstanding Community Partner Award: Steve Colman, executive ... Read More
Michael Spagna Named Provost, VP for Academic Affairs at CSU Dominguez Hills
Following a national search, Willie J. Hagan, president of California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), has appointed Michael E. Spagna as provost and vice president for academic affairs effective July 1, 2017. Since 2008, Spagna has been dean of the Michael D. Eisner College of Education at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), where he is known as a strong collaborator with extensive experience and diverse perspectives. At CSUN, he cultivated a relationship with Michael and Jane Eisner resulting in a $7 million gift to the university's Center for Teaching and Learning, where Spagna served as executive director for seven years. “As he articulated during his ... Read More
Haynes Foundation Grant Preserves Photographs Documenting Japanese-American Life in L.A.
California State University, Dominguez Hill's (CSUDH) Library Archives and Special Collections has received a $39,200 archival grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation to continue preserving the history of Japanese Americans in Los Angeles and throughout the state. Specifically, the grant will be used to create the Ninomiya Photography Studio Collection Access Project at CSUDH and preserve, catalog, and archive approximately 10,000 packets of photographic negatives taken by the former Ninomiya Studio, which was owned and operated by Japanese American photographer Ichiro Ninomiya in the Little Tokyo area of Los Angeles. Dating between 1949 and 1970, the negatives ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: March 2017
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 Laura Talamante, associate professor in the Department of History, had her article “Political Divisions, Gender and Politics: The Case of Revolutionary Marseille" published in the March 2017 issue of French History (Oxford University Press). Through the lens of regional politics, including divisions between Jacobins and Federalists in Marseille, this article highlights the malleability of gender constructs. ... Read More
