Source: Daily Breeze California State Dominguez Hills students discussed food insecurity and uncertain living situations, among other critical issues relating to college students, with a high-ranking federal education official on Thursday, April 7. U.S. Education Under Secretary James Kvaal visited the campus to hear from a small group of students about the federal programs that work — and don’t work — to support them throughout their collegiate careers. “Dominguez Hills is known nationally for being one of the universities that does the best job at enrolling students from all backgrounds and helping them move up,” Kvaal said in the Loker Student Union. “We’re trying very hard at ... Read More
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Students Share Achievements and Struggles with U.S. Under Secretary of Education
Marking the Biden-Harris administration’s first visit to California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), U.S. Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal came to campus on April 7 to engage with students, learn how the university supports historically underserved and underrepresented college students, and discuss how the government can enact similar best practices on a national level. Kvaal first met with CSUDH administrators, who provided the under secretary with an overview of CSUDH’s unique student population—the university has some of the highest rates of underrepresented, Pell-eligible, and first-generation students in the CSU. Kvaal shared his excitement about the ... Read More
