(Carson, CA) California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has received a $4.5 million GEAR UP program grant from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to increase the number of low-income students in the Compton Unified School District (CUSD) who are prepared to enter and succeed in college. The seven-year GEAR UP grant will enable CSUDH faculty and staff to work with CUSD and other entities to create academic development programs and activities for a cohort of advanced underserved students starting in the 7th grade and through their graduation at Dominguez High School. The grant will also provide college scholarships for low-income students. “Every single time we compete for ... Read More
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Computer Science Majors Help Pilot Google’s Tech Exchange Program
Four computer science (CS) majors at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) are spending the fall 2018 semester at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., gaining professional experience and real-world skills from Google engineers, as part of the company’s new Tech Exchange program. CSUDH students Jorde Guevara, Jesus Nunez, Anthony Ong, and Aaron Sotelo joined 64 of their peers from 11 historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) and Hispanic-serving institutions (HSI) across the country in the immersive experience that includes a full load of applied CS courses, including computational theory, database systems, and product management, coupled with real-world ... Read More
CSUDH Among Best Universities for Public Good, Affordability, Adult Learners
(Carson, CA) Washington Monthly magazine has ranked California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) in three of its college rankings lists: “Top 150 Master’s Universities,” “Best 4-Year Colleges for Adult Learners,” and “Best Bang for the Buck.” Considered one of the most objective rankings of higher education, Washington Monthly uniquely examines what four-year universities do for the country as a whole based on their contributions to the public good. CSUDH was ranked 18th in the magazine’s Top 150 Master’s Universities list, which rates institutions whose highest degree awarded is a master’s degree on three equally weighted criteria: social mobility, or the ability of ... Read More
Hawk McFadzen Honored with CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement
During a break at a Hollywood restaurant where they prepared sumptuous cuts of meat, lobster, pâté, and colorful cheese and fruit platters, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) graduate student Hawk McFadzen recalls spending their time filling out paperwork to apply for food stamps for their children. “We [restaurant employees] could never afford to eat where we worked, or even eat well after work because we were also dealing with what’s called time poverty. Whether we were buying fresh fruits and vegetables or not, we wouldn’t have time to prepare them,” said McFadzen, who identifies as a gender non-binary person. McFadzen had worked in the food service industry for ... Read More
Digital Residency Training Program Receives $680K Grant
(Carson, CA) A digital residency and training program co-developed by the California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Gerth Archives and Special Collections for the L.A. as Subject research alliance has received a $680,395 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). One of 44 grants awarded through IMLS’s Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (LB21), the L.A. as Subject Digital Residency and Training Program will train recent Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) graduates from across the nation and 150 staff and volunteers at 30 Los Angeles-based community and neighborhood archives in digital collections management. The goal of the project is ... Read More
