CSUDH In The News

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

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

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

Source: Long Beach Press-Telegram Cal State Dominguez Hills has received the largest donation in its history from the company that developed Snapchat so the university can create an institute focused on addressing equity gaps in computing education. The university, near Carson, announced the $5 million donation on Wednesday, Nov. 3, saying the new institute – housed in the College of Education – will serve as a leader in computing education research, teacher preparation and curriculum development centered around equity and access, particularly for bilingual learners. The institute will also partner with Los Angeles-area school districts to make high-quality computer science ... Read More