This article is reposted from calstate.edu. With an aim to create new dialogues around the student learning experience, the CSU Young Males of Color Conference brought nearly 600 people to Cal Poly Pomona to discuss impactful changes in higher education. The conference explored the theme “Strength in Solidarity: Collectively Elevating the Voices, Experiences & Conditions of Men of Color.” It drew faculty, staff and students from across 23 universities—as well as partners from more than 20 California community colleges—to address access, retention, transfer and graduation rates for Black, Latinx, Asian Pacific Islander, and Native American men. “At our 5th ... Read More
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CSUDH Develops Course to Train DHR/Title IX Investigators
In December, CSUDH will roll out the first course in the history of the CSU system to train employees to become Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation (DHR)/Title IX investigators. The initial cohort will consist of CSUDH faculty, staff, and administrators, but future courses will be open to employees of all 23 CSU campuses. The genesis of the course occurred at the July 2024 meeting of the CSU Board of Trustees. In response to a report on the shortage of trained DHR/Title IX investigators throughout the system, trustee Diego Arambula suggested that universities should think about training their existing employees, rather than constantly searching for candidates with the relevant ... Read More
Toro Earns Black Student Success Scholarship, Aims to Elevate Black Artists
Armand Jovaughn Egere is proud to be a Black artist. “It’s a type of activism,” says the CSUDH fifth-year student. “The way my story is typically written, I’m not supposed to make it. But I’m out here beating the odds, and trying to be a symbol for other young Black artists.” Egere’s leadership, as well as his service promoting antiracism and culture change to elevate Black excellence, have earned him the CSU’s first-ever Black Student Success Scholarship, sponsored by the CSU Foundation. Egere is one of six CSU recipients for 2024-25, and will receive $5,000 in recognition of his efforts. “These scholars represent the highest ideals and brightest future of our university system and ... Read More
CSUDH Esports Wins 2024 Cal State Cup
Overcoming fierce competition, the CSUDH Esports Overwatch 2 Team claimed first place in the second annual Cal State Cup, a one-day bracket exclusive to CSU campuses. For the second year in a row, the tournament was also broadcasted from the Toro Esports Academy, which features a state-of-the-art broadcast booth. Joined by the CSUDH administration, officials from the CSU Chancellor’s Office presented the CSUDH Esports team with their winning plaque on May 6 in the Toro Esports Academy. “Beyond getting students involved in competition, esports teaches functional skills around coding, writing, math, and science,” said CSUDH President Thomas Parham. “Students are learning those hard ... Read More
EdSource: CSU Campuses Focus on New Strategies to Help Students of Color
Source: EdSource Last year, Cal State campuses received some sobering details about the growing gaps in graduation rates between students of color and their white counterparts. Instead of decreasing, the graduation equity gaps between Black, Latino and Native or Indigenous students have been increasing. But some campuses are targeting new dollars and deploying new strategies to specifically target students of color that will help increase graduation, persistence and retention. CSU’s Young Males of Color Consortium, which is housed at Cal State Dominguez Hills, received $3.2 million from a group of organizations including Ballmer Group, College Futures Foundation, ECMC ... Read More
