Source: Diverse: Issues in Higher Education CSUDH's Vice President and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer Bobbie Porter made the cover of Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. She was one of 40 women leaders honored for their groundbreaking work in higher education. Her feature is below. Dr. Bobbie R. Porter is the Vice President and Campus DEI Officer at California State University, Dominguez Hills, where she leads efforts to advance social justice across all aspects of the institution. She has served as the inaugural senior diversity officer at numerous institutions, establishing infrastructure for sustainable culture change. Focusing her career in service to minority ... Read More
CSUDH In The News
CBS News: Willda Jarrett, Sports Trainer Pioneer
Source: CBS News/KCAL9 Willda Jarrett made history at CSUDH in the 1980s when she became the first Black certified athletic trainer at a California four-year university. She continues to lead the way at CSUDH, training and mentoring the next generation as an adjunct professor of kinesiology. ... Read More
Forbes: How The Largest Black Youth Orchestra In America, ICYOLA, Is Redefining Who Belongs In Classical Music
Source: Forbes Music education is more than an opportunity to nurture talent. It is a powerful developmental tool that boosts language and cognitive abilities in young children. A focus on developing this skill paves neural pathways that are essential for mastering complex subjects like math and science. And studies have shown that engaging in music, especially classical music training, enhances brain function in children by improving memory, focus, and planning skills. Yet, despite these benefits, music education is often treated as a privilege, not the fundamental right it should be. A reality that disproportionately affects youth from inner-city neighborhoods where funding is scarce ... Read More
Palos Verdes Magazine: Unveiling the Palos Verdes Roots of CSUDH
Source: Palos Verdes Magazine With over 1,600 alumni residing in Palos Verdes today, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) continues to leave a lasting impact on the community—one that began right here on the Peninsula. Few people realize that this thriving institution of higher learning was originally envisioned as California State College, Palos Verdes, with its roots firmly planted in the rolling hills of the Peninsula. That same year, the institution formally adopted the name California State College at Palos Verdes. With just 40 students, 11 faculty members, and a handful of administrators, it was a modest beginning. However, the course of the college’s future ... Read More
L.A. Times: In 2024, Books by and about Southern California Latinas Shined
Source: L.A. Times My home office looks like a Jenga game of nonfiction books I read about Southern California Latino life this past year — and almost none were duds. They ranged from a history of gangs in East L.A. to a gorgeous coffee table tome about the cult classic “Blood In Blood Out” to a delightful children’s tale on the late Los Angeles Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela. As I devoured them all, one theme kept popping up: Latinas. As authors. As subjects. As both. Latinos don’t have enough of a presence in the Southern California literary canon, and that exclusion is even more pronounced for Latinas. That’s why I was excited to see so many voices, new ... Read More
