(Carson, CA) – Cornel West, the prominent author, professor, and provocative public intellectual, will be the featured speaker during the Dymally Distinguished Speaker Series on Friday, Sept. 27, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Torodome Gymnasium at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). The lecture is FREE. With the theme “Rise of Racism in America: Revisiting ‘Race Matters,’” the Dymally Distinguished Speaker Series is hosted by CSUDH’s Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political & Economic Institute. “Race Matters” was published in 1993, a year after the L.A. riots. It features a collection of West’s essays on race in America, which remain relevant today. West is the ... Read More
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CSUDH Becomes First Public University in Southern California to Offer Doctor of Occupational Therapy
(Carson, CA) – With the passing of Assembly Bill 829, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) will become the first public university in Southern California to offer a Doctorate of Occupational Therapy (OTD). Passed by the California Legislature on Aug. 15 and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Aug. 30, AB 829 grants the California State University (CSU) system the authority to develop OTD programs on its campuses. Along with CSUDH, San Jose State University has also been approved by the CSU to create an OTD program. The two universities are currently the only CSU campuses to offer master’s degrees in the booming field. “The Legislature appropriately recognized and ... Read More
CSUDH Addresses Lack of Student Diversity in Biotech with Keck Grant
(Carson, CA) - California State University, Dominguez Hills’ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has received a $275,000 grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation to purchase state-of-the art biotechnology equipment and use it to address the lack of diversity of underrepresented students in life science majors. “We are excited and grateful to have the support of the W.M. Keck Foundation,” said CSUDH Assistant Professor of Chemistry Patrick Still, who co-wrote the grant with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Arumugam Thangavel and Associate Professor of Chemistry and Department Chair Kenneth Rodriguez. “This additional investment by Keck will help elevate the university’s profile as a ... Read More
CSUDH Partners with Ross University School of Medicine to Increase Physician Diversity
(Carson, CA) – Sept. 10, 2019 - Hispanics comprise 18 percent of the U.S. population yet represent only 5 percent of U.S. physicians. In an effort to increase diversity in the physician workforce, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) and Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) announce an agreement to help more Hispanic students attend medical school. The agreement was signed Sept. 10 at CSUDH’s campus by Thomas Parham, CSUDH president, Michael Spagna, CSUDH provost, and William F. Owen, M.D., FACP, RUSM dean and chancellor. The partnership creates an educational pathway program for CSUDH’s graduates to study medicine at RUSM. Qualified students who earn full acceptance ... Read More
Katy Pinto Recognized with CSU System’s Faculty Innovation and Leadership Award
(Carson, CA) –Katy Pinto, a professor of sociology at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), has been honored by the California State University (CSU) with the Faculty Innovation and Leadership Award (FILA) for her innovative approach to student advisement that encourages self-advocacy and professional development. Pinto was one of 19 CSU faculty members to receive the award, which honors faculty who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership to advance student success. Awardees receive $5,000, as well as $10,000 allocated to their academic department in support of ongoing innovation and leadership to advance student achievement at the CSU. “I was ecstatic when I heard I ... Read More
