On March 24, CSUDH and Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) signed a new partnership agreement focused on increased college preparation, access, and success for students from LAUSD Region South, which serves the communities closest to the university campus. Director of the Center for Innovation in STEM Education (CISE) Kamal Hamdan noted that LAUSD and CSUDH have already been strategic partners for many years, and that the new agreement was akin to a renewal of vows. "This agreement is about holding ourselves and each other accountable for making a better future for deserving young adults," he said. "It's about offering hope and opportunity." The initiative guarantees ... Read More
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CSUDH’s Dedication to Access and Affordability Reflected in Its National Rankings
Over the last several years, CSUDH has excelled in national rankings measuring social and economic mobility, access, and student outcomes. 2024 is no different, and the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report and Washington Monthly, among others, affirm the university's commitment to uplifting students and helping them to ascend the economic ladder. CSUDH placed 6th on Third Way's 2024 Social Mobility Index, which measured how 1,205 four-year institutions enroll students from low-income backgrounds, graduate students into high-paying careers, and apply promotional messaging towards solving the U.S.'s social mobility problem. Forbes also named CSUDH among "25 Colleges with ... Read More
Daily Breeze: With Karen Bass, Rex Richardson Mayor-Elects, CSUDH Counts 5 LA County Mayors as Alumni
Source: Daily Breeze When Karen Bass and Rex Richardson are sworn in as the mayors of Los Angeles and Long Beach, respectively, Cal State Dominguez Hills, near Carson, will have something particularly special to boast about: Five alumni will serve as mayors in LA County. Bass will soon make history as the first female mayor of America's second-largest city and Richardson will pave the way as Long Beach's first Black mayor. They join the ranks of fellow alumni - affectionately known as the 'Toros' - Carson Mayor Lula Davis-Holmes, Hawthorne Mayor Alex Vargas and Compton Mayor Emma Sharif. If that wasn't impressive enough, the state senator and assemblymember for the districts ... Read More
