(Carson, CA) Three national magazines have placed California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) high in their annual rankings of top universities in the United States, which include significant improvement in some categories. “To be ranked among the best public universities in the nation is a flattering recognition of our efforts to continue transforming our campus," said CSUDH President Thomas A. Parham. "The steady climb is a tribute to our faculty, staff, senior executives, and alumni; and a signal to our community and region that the quality of academic and co-curricular learning opportunities at Dominguez Hills is a great value and investment.” Money Money magazine placed ... Read More
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CSUDH Receives STARS Silver Rating for Sustainability Achievements
(Carson, CA) - California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has earned a “STARS Silver” rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) in recognition of its sustainability achievements. The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS) measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education. Since earning AASHE's “Bronze” rating in 2018, CSUDH's efforts to establish the next generation of student sustainability leaders has grown into a thriving student internship program. Dozens of interns and student volunteers have engaged nearly 2,500 people in sustainable campaigns and education, while working to ... Read More
CSUDH to Receive Mayme A. Clayton Collection of African American History and Culture
(Carson, CA) - California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) signed a historic agreement with the Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum (MCLM) board of directors to house the Mayme A. Clayton Collection of African American History and Culture on campus in the Gerth Archives and Special Collections. The university intends to begin immediately cataloguing and archiving the collection so that it is more visible and accessible to the public. The collection contains more than 2 million rare books, films, documents, photographs, artifacts, and works of art related to the history and culture of African Americans in the United States, with a significant focus on Southern California and the ... Read More
CSUDH-led Consortium Receives $550,000 to Develop Hybrid, Lab-Based Biology Courses
(Carson, Ca.) The California Education Learning Lab has awarded $550,000 to California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), El Camino College (ECC), and University of California, Irvine (UCI) to develop hybrid, lab-based biology courses that offer authentic research experiences. The new program will be designed to bring lab research to a much larger number of students, and to expand with demand. Housed in the Governor's Office of Planning and Research, the California Education Learning Lab (Learning Lab) was established by state law in 2018 to “increase learning outcomes and close equity and achievement gaps in the state, particularly in the science, technology, engineering, and ... Read More
CSUDH Awarded $2.9 Million NSF Grant to Create a Master Teacher Fellows Program
(Carson, CA) - The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Foundation a grant of more than $2.9 million to create a Master Teacher Fellows program, with the goal of developing exemplary teacher-leaders in science and mathematics for high-need K-12 schools. The Master Teacher Fellows (MTF) program is a partnership between CSUDH, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) - Local District South, and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. The six-year grant was awarded through the NSF's Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. The MTF's goals are to increase participants' content knowledge and pedagogical and ... Read More