In a Sunday church sermon and with characteristic boldness, the current vice chancellor of UCI and future president of Cal State Dominguez Hills made his ambition clear. Thomas Parham, who will take the reins of CSUDH next month, vowed to transform the university into “a destination campus, not a default campus.” Parham went on to declare he plans to turn 1.9 grade average students into students with 2.5 grade averages, to build 3.6 students into PhDs. If it sounds like the same old rhetoric, it's not. Parham was like no other vice chancellor at UCI and it's certain he won't be like any other public university president when he leads at Cal State Dominguez Hills. How's this ... Read More
Administration
Hamoud Salhi Adresses Relocation of the Embassy in Jerusalem on CCTN
 CGTN's Elaine Reyes spoke to Hamoud Salhi about the relocation of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem. Salhi is interim dean of undergraduate studies and a professor of political science at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Source: EBL News ... Read More
University Comes Together to Celebrate President Willie J. Hagan
President Willie J. Hagan inadvertently became an audience of one when he stepped out of the elevator on the second floor of the Loker Student Union into a well-choreographed flash mob on the way to his retirement party on May 9 at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Made up of dance students and volunteers, the flash mob continued to sing and dance around Hagan as they escorted him into the party, where he was greeted by hundreds of faculty and staff members there to wish him well and celebrate CSUDH's six years of growth and achievement under his leadership. The CSUDH Jazz Band provided ambient music for the party. ... Read More
President Willie J. Hagan Honored by U.S. Congress
Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragán recognized President Willie J. Hagan on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, honoring him for his stellar service in higher education and tenure as president of California State University, Dominguez Hills. Barragán represents the campus in the 44th District and is a strong supporter of the university. Her remarks were aired on C-SPAN. ... Read More
Thomas Parham Appointed President of CSUDH
The board of trustees of the 23-campus California State University System has chosen Thomas Parham as president of California State University, Dominguez Hills. Dr. Parham will take office in June as the 11th president of the university. California State University, Dominguez Hills, located in Carson between Los Angeles and Long Beach, enrolls nearly 13,000 undergraduate students and more than 2,000 graduate students. African Americans make up 13 percent of the undergraduate student body, according to the latest data submitted to the U.S. Department of Education. Currently, Dr. Parham serves as vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of California, Irvine. He has held ... Read More
