California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) President Thomas A. Parham participated in a national town hall discussion on the value of voting as a means of creating substantive change hosted by Keepers of 306, an initiative of the National Civil Rights Museum (NCRM) on June 30. Moderated by Tracie Potts, senior Washington correspondent for NBC News Channel, “Where do we go from here? To the polls,” included Parham, along with Rabbi Jonah Pesner, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism in Washington, DC; Tennessee State Senator Raumesh Akbari, and Rev. Earle Fisher, pastor, educator, and founder of UP the Vote 901. During the panel discussion, Parham and the ... Read More
Administration
President Parham Hosts ‘Virtual Check-In’ on Racism, Protests
In response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of police and the resulting protests and turmoil throughout the United States, CSUDH President Thomas Parham hosted a virtual “community check-in” on Thursday, June 4, giving students and other members of the Toro community a chance to share their feelings about the unfolding events and the university's response. President Parham was joined by Rex Richardson, Long Beach City Councilperson; Framroze Virjee, president of CSU Fullerton; Donna Nicol, chair of the CSUDH Africana Studies Department; Catherine Jermany, coordinator of the Rose Black Resource Center; and psychologist Tiffany Herbert, psychologist, CSUDH Student Health and ... Read More
Diverse: Issues in Higher Ed: A Battle for the Soul of Our Nation
Op-ed by CSUDH President Thomas A Parham appears in the June 4 issue of Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a long way from Brunswick, Georgia and Louisville, Kentucky. Yet the three areas are now inextricably linked by the recent tragedies that befell African-American citizens - murdered in those locations by citizen vigilantes or police officers. Each illuminates a teachable moment that we would do well to learn from, and demonstrates that even during a historic pandemic, when we are all supposedly “in this together,” that we still have a long way to go as a society before we truly reach “togetherness.” These tragedies shout out a familiar refrain to ... Read More
LA Sentinel: “Adjusting to Adaptation: Educating University Students Amid the Covid-19 Health Crisis”
Opinion piece by President Parham Source: LA Sentinel Springtime is a season when thoughts turn toward warmer weather, new beginnings, and budding opportunities. Such is the case for freshman and transfer applicants to colleges and universities around the state and country, as both groups wait on that hoped-for letter of admission and consider which opportunity they will accept among the options they have been provided. California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), one of 23 campuses in the California State University system, has extended offers to its Fall 2020 class and is now awaiting students' decisions to enroll. This admissions season, however, brings a mixed bag of ... Read More
Center for American Progress: “A Q&A on Advancing Equity in Higher Education Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic”
Source: Center for American Progress William Franklin, vice president for Student Affairs, and Matthew Smith, interim associate vice president of student life and dean of students, were interviewed by the Center for American Progress for the Q&A: "An Investment for Generations: A Q&A on Advancing Equity in Higher Education Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic." The piece shares on-the-ground perspectives on how COVID-19 is disrupting higher education, far beyond the abrupt shift to online instruction. ... Read More
