(Carson, Calif.) Angela Y. Davis, an award-winning scholar and author on race, feminism, and prison industrialization, will be the featured speaker during the Dymally Distinguished Speaker Series on Monday, Feb. 11, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Torodome Gymnasium at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). What: Dymally Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Angela Davis When: Monday, Feb. 11, 4 to 6 p.m. Where: Torodome Gymnasium at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Information: The lecture is FREE. Davis' books will be for sale during the lecture. For more information contact the Dymally Institute at (310) 243-2659. Titled “A New Generation Finding its Voice,” the ... Read More
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Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be Featured Speaker during Presidential Lecture Series
(Carson, CA) California Attorney General Xavier Becerra will discuss the state's efforts to defend environmental protections critical to residents' health and well-being as the featured speaker of CSU Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series. The lecture and panel discussion will take place Thursday, Feb. 7 at 4 p.m., in CSUDH's Loker Student Union Ballroom. Themed “Fighting for a Sustainable Future and Healthy Communities,” the Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series is one of several events marking Thomas A. Parham's inauguration as the 11th president of CSUDH. What: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be featured speaker during Presidential ... Read More
CSUDH Receives $1.725 Million Faculty Gift to Establish Endowed Chair
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has received a $1.725 million legacy gift from Professor Emeritus of Political Science Lyman Chaffee, who passed away April 27, 2018. The bequest will be used to establish the L.G. Chaffee Endowed Chair of Global and Comparative Politics, the first endowed chair position in the university's history. The gift was formally presented to CSUDH by the surviving family of Lyman Chaffee on Jan. 17 during a check presentation reception hosted by CSUDH President Thomas A. Parham. Other university administrators in attendance included Michael Spagna, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs; Philip LaPolt, dean of the College of Natural ... Read More
KOKO’s Neighborhood Exhibit Opens in the University Art Gallery
(Carson, Calif.) KOKO's Neighborhood, an exhibition that runs Jan. 30 - March 23, 2019 at California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) University Art Gallery, features new work by contemporary Los Angeles artist Yoshie Sakai. The exhibition is Sakai's fourth installment of her ongoing video project “KOKO's Love,”which explores the everyday anxieties, fears, and joys of living, all depicted using the over-the-top tropes of a soap opera. In the “KOKO's Neighborhood” exhibition, Sakai introduces new characters to her ongoing video project. This new installment is called KOKO's House, a fully scripted reality show created in the vein of the current Netflix Japanese reality show ... Read More
‘Undocumented’ Examines the Tragic Impact of America’s Immigration Crisis
California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) production of playwright Elaine Romero's “Undocumented” examines the tragic impact of America's current immigration crisis with an immersive, multimedia portrayal of the many facets of the story. The show opens on January 25 at 8 p.m., and will run weekends through Feb. 4 in the CSUDH Edison Theatre. What: “Undocumented” When: January 25, 26, 31 at 8 p.m., and Jan. 27 at 2 p.m.; February 1, 2, 7, 8 and 9 at 8 p.m., and February 3 and 10 at 2 p.m. Where: University Edison Theatre. Tickets: $18 for general admission, and $13 for students and senior citizens. Click here for tickets. The play is intended for a mature ... Read More