Source: Daily Breeze California State Dominguez Hills students discussed food insecurity and uncertain living situations, among other critical issues relating to college students, with a high-ranking federal education official on Thursday, April 7. U.S. Education Under Secretary James Kvaal visited the campus to hear from a small group of students about the federal programs that work – and don't work – to support them throughout their collegiate careers. “Dominguez Hills is known nationally for being one of the universities that does the best job at enrolling students from all backgrounds and helping them move up,” Kvaal said in the Loker Student Union. “We're trying very hard at ... Read More
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Long Beach Press-Telegram: CSUDH Art Exhibit Features South Central Artist Lauren Halsey
Source: Long Beach Press-Telegram The Cal State Dominguez Hills art gallery will launch its first exhibit since the coronavirus pandemic began, with the afrofuturism-and funk-inspired work of South Central artist Lauren Halsey going on display Saturday, March 12. Halsey incorporates architecture, and found, fabricated and handmade objects into her art, which is inspired by funk and afrofuturism. Indeed, the theme of her latest exhibition, which runs until Dec. 10 at Cal State Dominguez Hills, is “funkified placemaking” and afrofuturism, according to the University Art Gallery. Afrofuturism is a movement – spanning art, philosophy, academia and other disciplines – that envisions a ... Read More
Daily Breeze: Reps. Schiff, Barragán Discuss Food-for-Students Bill at Cal State Dominguez Hills
Source: Daily Breeze Students shouldn't go hungry. That's what a new bill from Reps. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, and Nanette Diaz Barragán, D-San Pedro, aims to ensure doesn't happen. The Food for Thought Act, introduced in the House of Representatives on Thursday, March 3, would authorize the secretary of education to make grants to colleges and universities to provide free meals to low-income students. “Students who are impacted by hunger simply cannot participate in school as fully as students who have reliable access to food,” a press release from Schiff's office said. “The Food for Thought Act will help eliminate this barrier for countless college students and ensure that students have ... Read More
LAist/KPCC: First Gen College Students’ Parents Are Often Left Out. Here’s What One University Is Doing To Change That
Source: LAist This story also appeared as a radio segment on KPCC. Looking back on her college application experience, Yesenia Fernández remembers that when it came time to fill out her financial aid forms, she had to wrestle her social security card out of her mother's hands. To cover the cost of standardized tests, she sold cakes around her neighborhood. “My mom didn't have money for that,” Fernández said. “Plus, she didn't understand why it was a worthwhile investment.” It wasn't that her mom didn't support her, she added. Growing up, her mother devoted her days off to volunteer at her school. With time, she became a fixture at parent meetings and school functions. Fernández's ... Read More
MyNewsLA.com: CSU Expands Program Providing iPads, Other Technology for Incoming Students
Source: MyNewsLA.com Students at six more California State University campuses, including five in Southern California, will be offered free iPads and other technology tools during the spring semester, the university announced Wednesday, expanding a program that now includes 14 CSU schools. Learn more about CSUDH's participation at csudh.edu/CSUCCESS. Under the program known as CSUCCESS – California State University Connectivity Contributing to Equity and Student Success – first-year and new transfer students at the participating campuses will receive an iPad Air, Apple Pencil and Apple Smart Keyboard Folio. Students will also be offered a free WiFi hotspot device. The students will keep ... Read More