Emeritus professor of English Hal Marienthal died on Jan. 3 after a long battle with cancer. Until his death, the native of Germany continued his 63-year teaching career through teaching and mentoring students in the Humanities External Master's Degree (HUX) program at California State University, Dominguez Hills, and taught screenwriting at the University of North Carolina, Asheville. “Hal contributed to the success of several programs and countless CSU Dominguez Hills students,” says Margaret Gordon, dean of the College of Extended and International Education. “He loved mentoring students, and his students adored and praised him. They frequently commented on how they cherished the ... Read More
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Kimberly Bohman-Kalaja: Professor of Literature Named Fulbright Scholar
Dr. Kimberly Bohman-Kalaja, associate professor of literature in the Humanities External Master of Arts (HUX) program at California State University, Dominguez Hills, has been named a Fulbright Scholar for 2010-2011. “I feel incredibly lucky and truly grateful,” she said of being selected for the prestigious program. Bohman-Kalaja will spend the spring 2011 semester–from February to August–at the University of Tirana in Tirana, Albania, where she will be lecturing and conducting research on the way in which Albania's writers are shaping the nation's identity. “I am interested in the way in which writers and poets see themselves in relation to their national identity,” said ... Read More
