The CEOs of Metro and First 5 LA, along with leaders from Apple, Toyota, the entertainment industry, and philanthropic activism will keynote the six Commencement ceremonies for the CSUDH community on May 17 and 18. The 2024 CSUDH Commencement keynote speakers: More than 4,000 graduates will receive their degrees at CSUDH’s Commencement ceremonies, which will take place at Dignity Health Sports Park Tennis Stadium, adjacent to the university’s campus in Carson. More details can be found on the CSUDH Commencement website. ... Read More
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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
CalMatters: $33M to Ease Preschool Teacher Shortage
Source: CalMatters California needs 11,000 more pre-kindergarten teachers by 2025, as lawmakers embark on a huge expansion of free early education in California. Could $33 million in donations to two California State University campuses, announced Wednesday, increase the pipeline of educators for these little learners? The larger of the two gifts, $22 million, is the biggest-ever donation for Cal State Dominguez Hills. The grant is from the Ballmer Group, a limited liability company and philanthropy co-founded by Los Angeles Clippers owner and billionaire Steve Ballmer. The group also gave $11 million to nearby Cal State Long ... Read More
EdSource: New Grants Support Early Childhood Educator Training
Source: EdSource California State University Long Beach (CSULB) and California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) today announced $33 million in funding from the Ballmer Group, a philanthropic organization, to support programs designed to address the shortage of early childhood educators (ECE). These grants are intended to help close the emerging ECE teacher gap as well as provide living wage jobs for these educators. California school districts need an estimated 12,000-15,000 credentialed ECE teachers to drive California Gov. Newsom's expansion of early childhood education such as TK, or transitional kindergarten, experts say. CSULB and CSUDH both have key programs that ... Read More
CSUDH to Bolster Racially Diverse Educators with $22 Million Gift from Ballmer Group
The historic gift marks the largest donation ever given to CSUDH. More than 1,000 new teachers of preschool and early elementary school grades will start work in the Golden State over the next six years thanks to two new programs being launched at CSUDH, following a transformative gift announced today. Ballmer Group is committing a historic $22 million to CSUDH over six years, marking the largest donation ever given to the university. The majority of the gift will fund scholarships for students through the university's Toros Teach L.A. program, which will help address California's severe shortage of early childhood educators by preparing, graduating, and placing culturally competent, ... Read More
