(Carson, Ca.) California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) will host a live stream production of Josefina López's classic comedic drama “Confessions of Women from East L.A.” on Nov. 12, 13, and 14 at 7 p.m. López is the celebrated author of “Real Women Have Curves.” Produced by CSUDH's Theatre Arts Department and featuring faculty lecturers Stefani Baez as director, and Marco Carreon as choreographer, the all-Latina cast is composed of four theatre arts majors who live in local communities that CSUDH serves: Diana Caranza, Genesis Garcia, Emma Soltero, and Andrea Velasquez. What: “Confessions of Women from East L.A.” by Josefina López When: November 12, 13, and 14 at 7 ... Read More
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CISE Receives $7.6 Million to Create Hybrid Teacher Credential Program
(Carson, Ca.) California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has been awarded the first year of a $7.6 million multi-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to develop an innovative teacher education program that offers the unique opportunity to earn a multiple-subject and single-subject credential in one program. Most universities only offer these credentials in separate programs. The Accelerated Preparation Program for Leaders in Education (APPLE) program will receive $4,946,297 over three years or $7,591.553 over five years to prepare approximately 350 teachers for the classroom. CSUDH students who has gone through APPLE will teach in the Los Angeles Unified ... Read More
CSUDH Ranked in Top 50 Nationally for Hispanic Enrollment, Graduation
(Carson, CA) California State University, Dominguez Hills ranks in the Top 50 of four-year universities nationwide for educating and graduating Hispanic students, according to The Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine's annual “Top 100 Colleges and Universities for Hispanics” issue. Every year, the publication surveys and charts the national progress of institutions of higher education that are committed to serving the educational needs of Hispanic students. The data is compiled from the Department of Education's database of completed higher education surveys from all 50 states. Based on data from the 2018-2019 graduating class, CSUDH made the Top 50 in the magazine's rankings in two ... Read More
Theatre and Dance to Host Webinar with ‘Real Women Have Curves’ Playwright Josefina López
(Carson, Ca.) California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Theatre and Dance Department will host a Zoom webinar and interview with Josefina López, celebrated playwright of “Real Women Have Curves” on Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. to discuss the production of her classic comedic drama “Confessions of Women from East L.A.” The webinar will also focus on López career as the most highly produced Chicana playwright. A prolific writer, López started her writing career at the age of 17 and has since had more than 100 of her plays produced throughout the country. To register for the webinar visit: https://csudh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EouQAkUOSu2kY7-l4JDYKw Best known for writing the play and ... Read More
CSUDH Partners with Multi-Media Artist Toni Scott
(Carson, CA) – California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has entered into an impactful strategic partnership with acclaimed mixed media artist Toni Scott to inform and inspire students and the broader community to explore emblematic historical and cultural themes through art. Scott's engagement with the CSUDH campus begins this fall and will open a new window of innovative academic and co-curricular endeavors. “This new CSUDH-Toni Scott collaboration represents a meshing of individual and institutional souls creating energy that feeds the other in reciprocal ways, and provides the broader community with a lifeline to its past, present, and future,” says CSUDH President ... Read More