CSUDH Associate Dean of International Education and Senior International Officer Hamoud Salhi discusses the underlying geopolitical causes that have led to the current Russia-Ukraine conflict. Salhi specializes in international politics and comparative politics with an emphasis on the Middle East and Northern Africa, terrorism and counterterrorism, and political change in the Third World. Russia calls the situation in Ukraine a “military operation,” the U.S. calls it an “invasion,” and the public at large and media refer to it as a “war.” What’s in a name? Why are there such differences? If you watch State Department daily briefings or White House press conferences, you get the ... Read More
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Study on California’s Freight Competitiveness Presented at Public Forum
At a public forum on Wednesday, March 23, Associate Professor of Information Systems and Operations Management Jian-Yu (Fisher) Ke and his team will unveil results of the South Bay Economics Institute’s latest study on the current position of California’s freight system compared with other states’, and policy recommendations to increase California’s supply chain competitiveness. The event will run from noon until 1:30 p.m. in the Loker Student Union, Ballroom C, and is open to students, faculty, and the surrounding community. The study, “Achieving Excellence for California’s Freight System,” was prompted by the recent relocations of several major California-based companies, including ... Read More
CSUDH Students Earn Eisenhower Transportation Fellowships
For the second year in a row, four CSUDH students have been named to the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) by the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration for their transportation-related research. A prestigious program that grants 150-200 applicants awards ranging from $1,500 to $10,000 a year, the DDETFP looks to consistently advance the transportation industry and workforce through education. The CSUDH student recipients are Kimberly Alejandra Campos, Lander Gaminde, Benjamin Pochop, and Hashaam Younis. In addition to the monthly stipend that funds their research, the awardees also had the opportunity in January 2022 to meet fellow ... Read More
CSUDH Launches New Strategic Plan: Going Far Together
With a land acknowledgement to the Tongva Nation by students Vanessa Esparza and Susanna Negrete—from the Pascua Yaqui Nation—to start the event, the CSUDH Strategic Planning Steering Committee launched the university’s new 2022 Strategic Plan on March 3. The Strategic Plan positions CSUDH as a socially just, equitable, and inclusive model urban university, and will serve as a blueprint for the university over the next eight years. The title, “Going Far Together,” reflects how collectivism supports a learning environment in which everyone can thrive—an overarching theme woven throughout the document. That sense of collective effort established the foundation of the strategic planning ... Read More
CSUDH Students Advocate for Basic Needs with Congressmembers
Students’ basic needs must be met in order for them to thrive. That was the central message Toros conveyed to Congressmembers Adam Schiff and Nanette Barragán during a visit to the CSUDH Urban Farm on March 4. Schiff and Barragán, who represent California’s 28th and 44th districts respectively, met with students to discuss food and housing insecurity, as well as what can be done to meet their basic needs. The visit came a day after the representatives introduced the Food for Thought Act of 2022—a bill which would provide free meal programs to community colleges and minority-serving institutions to help end food insecurity among college students. Before Schiff and Barragán sat down ... Read More
