(Carson, CA) -- “Portals,” the global public art initiative created by Shared Studios, has chosen California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) as its new Los Angeles location, starting Nov. 14 through the end of the fall 2017 semester. “Portals” are mobile art installations housed in gold painted shipping containers equipped with immersive audio-visual technology, which enables participants to engage in live and full-bodied Criminal Justice Dialogues and other conversations with people in identical shipping containers across the globe. WHEN: The portal will be open Nov. 14 through the end of the fall 2017 semester, Monday-Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (please check the website ... Read More
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Department of Theatre and Dance Performs ‘The Little Prince’
(Carson, CA) -California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Department of Theatre and Dance will perform a musical version of the family classic, “The Little Prince,” directed by theatre faculty member Kelly Herman. Based on the famous novella by French writer, poet, and aviator Antoine de Saint Exupéry, and adapted into a musical by Rick Cummins and John Scoullar, the magical story tells of a pilot whose plane fails, leaving him stranded in the Sahara desert. But he meets a young prince who has traveled to Earth from a far-away planet. What follows is a charming but philosophical examination of the pitfalls of living as an adult. “'The Little Prince' speaks to our basic ... Read More
McNair Scholars Program Awarded $1.1 Million
(Carson, Ca.) - California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) McNair Scholars Program has been awarded a five-year $1,172,600 U.S. Department of Education (ED) grant to support the doctoral studies and research of underrepresented students. “This was an intense competition year! Students in the office cheered when we received the great news from Congresswoman Nanette Barragan's office,” said Michelle Martinez, director of the McNair Scholars Program, of the announcement which initiated the grant on Oct. 1. “We are very fortunate for the opportunity to continue this important program helping amazing students for another five years.” The McNair Scholars Program is a federal TRIO ... Read More
CSUDH Receives Grant to Improve Degree Completion for Male Students of Color
(Carson, Ca.) - California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has been awarded a $166,000 grant from the College Futures Foundation to improve bachelor degree completion for male students of color in the California State University (CSU) system. “Whether presented on a national or regional platform, the access, retention and graduation rates for young men of color are alarming,” said William Franklin, vice president for Student Affairs at CSUDH. He was also responsible for writing the grant and will serve as the principal investigator on this systemwide initiative. “While school success and postsecondary degree attainment of men of color at all levels in the national pipeline are ... Read More
‘Made in Cotton’ Exhibit Intertwines Production of Cotton with African American Experience
Three Los Angeles artists interpret the legacy of cotton in powerful mixed media works WHAT: “Made in Cotton: Mark Steven Greenfield, Karen Hampton and Raksha Parekh WHEN: October 25 - December 7, 2017 Mon-Thurs, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Opening reception, Wednesday, October 25, 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Conversation with the artists: 6 p.m. WHERE: University Art Gallery, LaCorte Hall, A-107 California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1000 E. Victoria St., Carson, Calif. Editors: Click here to download images of the artists' work. Closely intertwined with racial politics, the production of cotton and the history of slavery are encapsulated in the potent exhibit “Made in Cotton: Mark Steven ... Read More