(Carson, CA) – “Legend and Legacy: José Guadalupe Posada and Contemporary Latinx Art,” a multimedia exhibition tracing the influence of Mexican illustrator José Guadalupe Posada on contemporary Latinx artists, will run Oct. 7–Dec. 13, Monday–Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and by appointment at the University Art Gallery at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). The public opening reception for the exhibition takes place Saturday, Oct. 5 from 3 to 6 p.m. The exhibit is FREE and open to the public. Known for his animated skeleton figures—or calaveras—used in annual Day of the Dead observances, Posada chronicled and satirized his society in street art that appealed to the ... Read More
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Faculty Highlights: July 2019
Our faculty members participate in conferences around the world, conduct groundbreaking research, and publish books and journal papers that contribute to their field and highlight their expertise. We feature those accomplishments and more in this section. College of Education Anthony Normore, professor emeritus of school leadership in graduate education, delivered the Walter D. Cocking Lecture at the International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership and the Educational Leaders Without Borders conference in July 2019 at Soka University of America in Aliso Viejo, CA. Normore’s presentation was titled “Human Rights, Civil Rights and Democracy in Context of Educational Leadership ... Read More
California Arts Council Awards CSUDH $135,000 to Expand PRAXIS City ArtS Parks Program in Carson
(Carson, CA) –The California Arts Council has awarded the PRAXIS City ArtS Parks program at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) a $135,000 Creative California Communities grant to expand to additional parks throughout the City of Carson to provide art workshops taught by working artists, and to create two public arts projects in the city. CSUDH’s PRAXIS art engagement program launched the PRAXIS City ArtS Parks program in the fall 2018 to expand narratives of South Los Angeles with afterschool art and mentoring programs. The program provides an artistic outlet for youth and local community to aspire and dream, while cultivating pride and specificity of place. The ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: March 2019
Our faculty members participate in conferences around the world, conduct groundbreaking research, and publish books and journal papers that contribute to their field and highlight their expertise. We feature those accomplishments and more in this section. College of Education Anthony Normore, professor and chair of Graduate Education, co-authored the book “Handbook of Research on Strategic Communication, Leadership, and Conflict Management in Modern Organizations.” Designed for professionals, leaders, managers, and human resource specialists, Normore’s book provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of managing and solving conflicts, and introduces updated ... Read More
Comedian DL Hughley Hosts Inaugural Dymally International Jazz and Arts Festival
(Carson, Calif.) – The Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute (Dymally Institute) at California State University, Dominquez Hills (CSUDH) announces celebrated comedian and television and radio personality DL Hughley as host of the inaugural Dymally International Jazz and Arts Festival. The festival takes place April 27, 1 to 10:30 p.m., at Dignity Health Sports Park (formerly the Stub Hub Center) on the CSUDH campus. Hosted in partnership with Rainbow Promotions, the Dymally International Jazz and Arts Festival will deliver a day filled with live music from two stages featuring jazz, reggae, Afro-Cuban, and R&B acts from four continents and the Caribbean, ... Read More
