(Carson, CA) - The Dominguez Poll, a survey undertaken by California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) and its Urban Community Research Center to gauge the opinions of residents within the university's service area on a variety of national topics, found that approximately 7 out of 10 respondents believe immigration has a positive effect on the United States. A total of 384 survey responses were collected, a statistically valid sampling to a 95 percent confidence level with a +/- 2.5 percent margin of error. The survey, which was conducted in both English and Spanish in November and December 2017, sought responses to questions related to the current level of immigration in the ... Read More
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President Hagan Joins the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) President Willie J. Hagan has joined the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, a collective of more than 150 higher education leaders dedicated to improving how colleges and universities address immigration-related matters affecting their campuses. Launched in December 2017, the alliance, which includes California State University Chancellor Timothy White, also supports the development of federal and state policies that create a welcoming environment for immigrant, undocumented, and international students on college campuses, while increasing public understanding of how such policies and practices impact students and ... Read More
University Art Gallery Showcases Contemporary L.A. Artists Involved in Community Engagement
“Praxis Studio” is an exhibition of new works by contemporary Los Angeles artists that speaks to ways in which the arts can deeply connect to community engagement and the context in which it is created. The exhibit will open with a reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Feb. 12 in the University Art Gallery at California State University, Dominguez Hills, and will run 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays through March 14. “Praxis Studio” features drawings, sound sculpture, design, and painting by EJ Hill, Ana Llorente, Juan Capistran and Hazel Mandujano, and Mario Ybarra Jr. It is guest curated by Leonardo Bravo, founder and organizer of the arts nonprofit Big City Forum. For more ... Read More
‘Before It Hits Home’ Opens at CSU Dominguez Hills on Feb.23
Playwright Cheryl West's award-winning drama, “Before It Hits Home” will run Feb. 23-March 11 in California State University, Dominguez Hills' Edison Studio Theatre as part of the university's Black History Month celebration. Set in Midwestern America in 1991, “Before It Hits Home” is a complex and powerful drama that explores the effect of AIDS on charismatic jazz musician Wendal Bailey, his lovers, parents, and even his 14-year old son. The play was the winner of the Helen Hayes Award for best new play in 1992. Wendal Bailey has never managed to make it big. After being diagnosed with the AIDS virus, he denies having had any sexual encounters with men. However, by the end of the first ... Read More
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Junot Díaz to Give Patricia Eliet Memorial Lecture
(Carson, CA) - Junot Díaz, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,” will be the guest speaker for the California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Department of English's 2018 Patricia Eliet Memorial Lecture on Feb. 1. WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 1, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: University Theatre, CSUDH, 1000 E. Victoria St., Carson, CA 90747. Click here for directions and a printable campus map. The lecture is FREE and open to the public, but tickets are required. TICKETS: click here. During the lecture, Díaz will address issues that coincide with “¡Adelante! Latinx Activism in California,” a spring 2018 campus-wide series of events ... Read More
