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Cal State LA graduate student receives CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement

Edgar Yak-De Padua, a first-generation college student and mathematics scholar, has been selected to receive the CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement and will be named a Hearst Foundations Scholar.

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Cal State LA graduate student receives CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement

Edgar Yak-De Padua, a first-generation college student and mathematics scholar, has been selected to receive the CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement and will be named a Hearst Foundations Scholar.

About Edgar

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Cal State LA students support voter engagement through CAUSE’s Together We Vote initiative

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From Classroom to Newsroom: CSU Students Strengthen Local Journalism

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Top Southern California researchers in biomedical technology and AI collaborate with Cal State LA student researchers at 2026 Sikand Symposium

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Cal State LA education professor receives Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award for work in India

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Cal State LA students support voter engagement through CAUSE’s Together We Vote initiative

Cal State LA students helped capture voters’ experiences at an on-campus vote center as part Together We Vote (TWV), a...

From Classroom to Newsroom: CSU Students Strengthen Local Journalism

The California Community News initiative connects journalism education with community reporting, giving students...

Top Southern California researchers in biomedical technology and AI collaborate with Cal State LA student researchers at 2026 Sikand Symposium

Researchers, alumni, faculty, and students in the fields of healthcare innovation, computational modeling, and artificial intelligence gathered on Oct. 29 for the 2026 Sikand Symposium at Cal State LA. With the theme of “AI and Sustainable Healthcare Systems:...

Cal State LA education professor receives Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award for work in India

Manisha Javeri, a professor of education and coordinator of the Educational Technology Program at Cal State LA, has...

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Cal State LA Magazine

Fall 2025 Issue – Cal State LA’s celebration week, anchored by the Investiture of President Berenecea Johnson Eanes, united students, alumni, and community partners across Los Angeles. Through a civic gathering and a campus celebration, the university celebrated its role as a cornerstone of access, equity, and empowerment for the communities it serves.

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Cal State LA Magazine

Fall 2025 Issue – Cal State LA had plenty to celebrate in 2025—from the combined Convocation and Investiture of President Berenecea Johnson Eanes to the opening of a campus dedicated to serving incarcerated students, and from the campus visit by alumnus Edward James Olmos to the Commencement ceremonies featuring honorary doctorate recipients Ken Jeong, Jo Koy, and Kevin Xu. Relive our community’s numerous accomplishments by clicking through the latest online edition of the Cal State LA Magazine!

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Cal State LA Magazine

Fall 2025 Issue – Cal State LA had plenty to celebrate in 2025—from the combined Convocation and Investiture of President Berenecea Johnson Eanes to the opening of a campus dedicated to serving incarcerated students, and from the campus visit by alumnus Edward James Olmos to the Commencement ceremonies featuring honorary doctorate recipients Ken Jeong, Jo Koy, and Kevin Xu. Relive our community’s numerous accomplishments by clicking through the latest online edition of the Cal State LA Magazine!

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