Faculty often face a steep learning curve when they begin their careers. In addition to juggling courses and research, they must navigate the complex maze of academia, its power structures, and its demands. For faculty from underrepresented populations, the experience can be especially isolating and discouraging. To address this, a collaborative CSU research project aims to improve retention and tenure for early-career, underrepresented, faculty in STEM by providing strengths-based training and personalized support. “CSU AGEP Alliance for Diversity and Strengths of STEM Faculty” implements, evaluates, and scales the Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) ... Read More
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Inaugural Juneteenth Symposium Calls for Systemic Change
California State University (CSU) held its first Juneteenth Symposium June 15 and 16, celebrating Black history and achievement while demanding justice and equity within higher education and beyond. The event, hosted by CSUDH, was titled “By Any Means Necessary: Synthesizing the Voices of Our Ancestors and Everyday People.” Recent San Diego State graduate and CSU Board of Trustees Emerita Maryana Khames led the push to create the symposium after listening to students demand action in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. Students called on the CSU to take the lead in combating anti-Black racism and champion diversity, equity, and inclusion across the CSU’s 23 campuses, and throughout ... Read More
2022 Faculty Awards Honor Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Service
2022 Faculty Excellence Recipients CSUDH honored five faculty members during the 2022 Faculty Awards Reception on May 3 for their excellence in teaching and research, their contributions to university governance and development, and for the role non-tenure track faculty play in student achievement. Watch the event recording here. Lyle E. Gibson Dominguez Hills Distinguished Teacher Award Dr. Anne Soon Choi, Interdisciplinary Studies Read Dr. Choi's Story Presidential Outstanding Professor Award Dr. Kimberly Huth, English Read Dr. Huth's Story Catherine H. Jacobs Outstanding Faculty Lecturer Award Dr. Laurie D. Inman, Liberal Studies Read Dr. Inman's Story Excellence in ... Read More
Laurie Inman Named 2022 Catherine H. Jacobs Outstanding Faculty Lecturer
For Laurie Inman, lecturer and chair of liberal studies, working in the university's College of Education is uniquely rewarding. “Here, putting students first isn’t just a mission statement or vision that’s written on the wall,” she says. “We all come here because we want to do the work, and the work is about our students.” “Building relationships and engaging with students is very important to me,” she says. “I tell them during our first class, ‘I'm not going to stand up here and lecture you. That's not what this class is about.’ Teaching and learning are synchronous—we will learn from each other.” Inman’s student-centered, engaging style has earned her the 2022 Catherine H. Jacobs ... Read More
Anne Soon Choi Named 2022 Lyle E. Gibson Distinguished Teacher
Anne Soon Choi loves to teach. As professor and chair of Interdisciplinary studies, she is passionate about engaging students in critical thinking, enabling them to personally connect to their coursework, and facilitating hands-on learning. “The best way to learn is by doing,” Choi says. “The most important thing is that my students walk away with skills that can be applied to their lives.” That enthusiasm for teaching has earned Choi the 2022 Lyle E. Gibson Distinguished Teacher Award, given in honor of CSUDH’s late founding vice president for Academic Affairs. The award recognizes faculty who manifest in their teaching an understanding of broad areas of knowledge, and whose teaching ... Read More
