After a disappointing 2022 season, this year's Toro women's volleyball team is looking to turn the corner and return to winning ways. Head Coach Jennifer Adeva is confident that her squad has what it takes to put last season's struggles behind them. “We're looking for improvement across the board,” she says. “We've got a good mix of experienced returning players and newcomers, and team chemistry is getting better daily.” The team got off to a decent start last season, and had a 4-5 record when their season got derailed by a 10-game losing streak in the middle of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) schedule. They ended up with a 6-19 record overall, with a 4-14 mark in ... Read More
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CSUDH and CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Launch Master’s Degree Program
Starting this fall, incarcerated people across California will have the opportunity to earn a fully accredited Master of Arts in Humanities degree from CSUDH. The groundbreaking program, called HUX, is a partnership between CSUDH and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). It will be the first time CDCR formally partners with California's public higher education system to offer a graduate degree exclusively for incarcerated students. CSUDH first established HUX as a correspondence program in the early 1970s. Its subject-matter breadth and affordability helped it become one of the most popular and accessible humanities-based graduate degrees in the ... Read More
Toro Women’s Soccer Looks for Turnaround
The 2022 season didn't go as planned for the CSUDH women's soccer team, but Interim Head Coach Danielle Jones is ready to turn the page. “We had a good group of young women last year, but we just didn't click as a team like we had hoped,” says Jones, who is in her first year in charge of the squad. “We're looking forward to changing that this year.” Despite starting last season with high hopes, the losses quickly began to add up. The team ended the season with a disappointing 1-13-4 record. “It was a rough, rough go,” admits Jones. “But we have a good opportunity now to rebuild the program. The assistant coaches and I have had a lot of time to think about all the things that we want to ... Read More
Toro Men’s Soccer Aims to Build on Success
The 2022 CSUDH men's soccer team may have won the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) title and reached the third round of the NCAA Division II Championships, but head coach Eddie Soto can't help but think about what might have been. “There was a lot to be very, very proud of last season,” says Soto. “But in the end, we came up short. We missed our expectations, to be honest. We had a team that could have gone further. We all felt that way.” The team's dreams of reaching the Elite Eight were dashed with a third-round tournament loss to Northwest Nazarene University. Despite dominating most of the match and scoring a go-ahead goal in the 83rd minute, the Toros were beaten ... 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
