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Cal State LA Receives $48 Million Ballmer Group Grant to Expand Youth Mental Health Services in Los Angeles

Cal State LA will leverage a $48 million grant to prepare more than 1,000 culturally responsive social workers and counselors to serve under-resourced communities across Los Angeles.

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Cal State LA Receives $48 Million Ballmer Group Grant to Expand Youth Mental Health Services in Los Angeles

Cal State LA will leverage a $48 million grant to prepare more than 1,000 culturally responsive social workers and counselors to serve under-resourced communities across Los Angeles.

About the grant

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PBI 2026 California lieutenant governor candidates to meet at Cal State LA for higher education forum

LOS ANGELES — Three candidates for California lieutenant governor will meet April 27, 2026 at Cal State LA for a...

Chicano group Tierra Legacy returns to Cal State LA for First Annual Car Show and Community Festival

Cal State LA will host a special performance by Chicano group Tierra Legacy during the First Annual Car Show and...

Cal State LA selected for EcoCAR Innovation Challenge, North America’s premier collegiate automotive engineering competition

Cal State LA has been selected as one of 20 universities in North America to compete in the EcoCAR Innovation...

Cal State LA’s Prison Graduation Initiative Convening highlights reentry support, policy action, and community impact

Judge Songhai Armstead fired off a final question that doubled as a call to action for the 400 audience members...

Headlines

PBI 2026 California lieutenant governor candidates to meet at Cal State LA for higher education forum

LOS ANGELES — Three candidates for California lieutenant governor will meet April 27, 2026 at Cal State LA for a...

Chicano group Tierra Legacy returns to Cal State LA for First Annual Car Show and Community Festival

Cal State LA will host a special performance by Chicano group Tierra Legacy during the First Annual Car Show and...

Cal State LA selected for EcoCAR Innovation Challenge, North America’s premier collegiate automotive engineering competition

Cal State LA has been selected as one of 20 universities in North America to compete in the EcoCAR Innovation Challenge, a prestigious U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) program that prepares the next generation of engineers to lead the future of transportation. Cal...

Cal State LA’s Prison Graduation Initiative Convening highlights reentry support, policy action, and community impact

Judge Songhai Armstead fired off a final question that doubled as a call to action for the 400 audience members...

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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President Eanes and Eddie the Eagle pose for a photo together.

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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