Source: Sacramento State Newsroom They overcame bullying, poverty, violence, and racism in their youths. Through remarkable perseverance, they made it into the CSU system. Now they are thriving. The four current CSU students and one recent graduate helped kick off the 2022 Young Males of Color Conference, held at Sacramento State April 6-7. The annual conference, which attracted more than 500 students, educators and others from across the CSU and beyond, explored challenges that Black, Latino, Pacific Islander, and Native American young men face in higher education, while also considering programs and approaches that help make success attainable. “The conference is a wonderful ... Read More
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Daily Breeze: U.S. Education Under Secretary James Kvaal Visits Cal State Dominguez Hills
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
Students Share Achievements and Struggles with U.S. Under Secretary of Education
Marking the Biden-Harris administration's first visit to California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), U.S. Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal came to campus on April 7 to engage with students, learn how the university supports historically underserved and underrepresented college students, and discuss how the government can enact similar best practices on a national level. Kvaal first met with CSUDH administrators, who provided the under secretary with an overview of CSUDH's unique student population–the university has some of the highest rates of underrepresented, Pell-eligible, and first-generation students in the CSU. Kvaal shared his excitement about the ... Read More
Gerth Archives Wins New Grants
The CSUDH Gerth Archives and Special Collections has been awarded two grants to assist in cataloguing several of its notable collections. The archives received a $100,000 grant from the California State Library to support CSUDH's LGBTQ History Access Project. The funds will enable the archives to hire an archivist to catalog, arrange, and describe several collections related to the Southern California LGBTQ community. They will also allow the Gerth Archives to stage a speaker's series related to the collections. “The Archives is very pleased that we were able to get the grant because there are a limited number of prominent LGBTQ archives in the state,” says Greg Williams, director of ... Read More
On View Now: Exhibitions by Lauren Halsey and Toni Scott
Experience art on campus by viewing the two current exhibitions: "Transcend" by Toni Scott, on view in the University Library, and "Lauren Halsey" by Lauren Halsey, on view in the University Art Gallery. Details about the exhibitions are below. Toni Scott “Transcend” features paintings and sculptural works that reimagine our differences and celebrate our shared experiences of being human. The Multicultural Art Gallery at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) proudly presents “Transcend,” an exhibition of works by Southern California-based visual artist Toni Scott on view from November 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022. Scott's work often explores her ethnicity as a ... Read More