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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 gathered at The Luckman for Cal State LA’s annual Prison Graduation Initiative (PGI) Convening Fair on Thursday, April 9. Serving as moderator of the...
Cal State LA nursing graduate program earns top national ranking in 2026 U.S. News & World Report
Cal State LA’s Master of Science in Nursing program continues to rank among the best in the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report 2026 edition of Best Graduate Schools. The ranking places the university’s nursing graduate program among the top five in...
Lakers great Michael Cooper takes over Cal State LA’s men’s basketball, aims to build championship culture
Michael Cooper perfectly embodies Cal State LA’s “We Are LA” ethos. After all, he was born in Los Angeles, attended high school and junior college locally, played his entire NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and coached the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks and the USC...
Olympic legend Allyson Felix partners with Cal State LA to uplift women athletes and students
The friendship between U.S. Olympic track and field star Allyson Felix and Cal State LA women’s basketball coach Torino Johnson dates back decades. Johnson often attended local track and field meets to cheer on his cousin Carmelita Jeter, once dubbed the “fastest...
Student Success
Eight Cal State LA students named 2025–26 Sally Casanova Scholars
A group of eight Cal State LA students has been selected as 2025–26 Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholars, joining 85 students from across the California State University (CSU) system. Each scholar receives a $5,000 award to support their preparation for doctoral...
Cal State LA student helps lead team to top finish in statewide STEM entrepreneurship competition
Cal State LA computer science major Kevin Bayona-Galindo helped lead a team of undergraduate innovators to a third-place finish in the 2025 MESA Idea Accelerator, a STEM entrepreneurship competition designed to create real-world solutions for their communities....
Cal State LA TVFM students create game show pilot in groundbreaking course sequence, earning praise from industry legends
Cal State LA TVFM students, come on down! Cal State LA and Hollywood industry experts celebrated about 30 students from TVFM— the Department of Television, Film, and Media Studies—following a special screening of their pilot for the game show From A to Gen Z at the...
Two Cal State LA students named as 2025 Great Minds in STEM Scholars
Two Cal State LA students have been named among the 2025 Great Minds in STEM (GMiS) Scholars, a prestigious national recognition honoring outstanding students who demonstrate excellence in academics, research, leadership, and service to underserved communities. Rana...
Faculty Distinction
Cal State LA joins statewide network to monitor biodiversity and climate impacts
Cal State LA is joining a major statewide initiative to monitor biodiversity and better understand how climate change and urban development are reshaping the ecosystems across California. The project, supported by $2.5 million from the California Department of Fish...
Cal State LA professor collaborates on national project to prevent substance use among youth in foster care
A Cal State LA professor is helping launch a national collaborative effort to prevent substance use among youth in foster care by working directly with the adults and advocates who support them. Carly B. Dierkhising, professor in the School of Criminal Justice and...
Cal State LA professor wins 2025 New American Fiction Prize
Cal State LA Professor Pablo Baler has been awarded the 2025 New American Fiction Prize for his novel Gilroy’s Gloryhole. The novel will be published in fall 2026 by New American Press. The prestigious prize is awarded annually to a full-length fiction manuscript...
Cal State LA journalism leader appointed to state civic media advisory board
Julie Patel Liss, associate professor with the Department of Television, Film, and Media Studies (TVFM) at Cal State LA, has been appointed to a statewide advisory board overseeing a new $20 million initiative to support local journalism and civic engagement across...
Academics & Research
Cal State LA selected to join the inaugural global ‘Partners in Peace’ initiative
Cal State LA has been selected as a member of the inaugural Partners in Peace cohort, an initiative launched by the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) in partnership with the Nobel Peace Center. This program recognizes institutions for their efforts in...
Cal State LA receives NASA grant to fund research projects that advance STEM career development
Cal State LA has received a $375,000 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Mentorship and Opportunities in STEM with Academic Institutions for Community Success (MOSAICS) program to support projects that offer career development...
Cal State LA awarded prestigious NSF PREM grant in collaboration with UC Irvine
Cal State LA, in partnership with the University of California, Irvine, has been awarded a prestigious Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance research and education in the field of...
Cal State LA receives $5 million NSF grant to create urban sustainability hub
Cal State LA has been awarded a $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to create a hub for urban sustainability that will advance energy and water research, and expand opportunities for students to engage in intensive STEM education and training. The...
Community & Public Good
Latina leaders gather at Cal State LA to rethink the Bill of Rights for modern America
As the United State approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding on July 4, Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) is reimagining the Bill of Rights. The nonprofit, which is led by and advocates for Latinas, is examining the first 10 amendments of the...
Under Governor Newsom’s California Model, Cal State LA expands bachelor’s degree program to San Quentin Rehabilitation Center
California has begun its move toward a new, innovative model of criminal justice, and Cal State LA will be playing a key role in the transformation. On Friday, Feb. 20, Governor Gavin Newsom held a ribbon-cutting at the newly rebranded San Quentin Rehabilitation...
Cal State LA’s VITA program returns with free tax help for students and community members
It is tax season. Not too many will call it their favorite time of the year, but at Cal State LA, at least, help is again on the way via the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. VITA provides free tax-preparation services to low- and moderate-income,...
Cal State LA selected as county Vote Center for 2025 statewide special election
Cal State LA has been selected to serve as a Los Angeles County Vote Center in California’s November 4 Statewide Special Election. No matter where they live, voters in Los Angeles County will be able to cast their ballots for an extended voting period at any Vote...
Athletics
Lakers great Michael Cooper takes over Cal State LA’s men’s basketball, aims to build championship culture
Michael Cooper perfectly embodies Cal State LA’s “We Are LA” ethos. After all, he was born in Los Angeles, attended high school and junior college locally, played his entire NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and coached the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks and the USC...
Cal State LA’s Nevaeh Asiasi earns CCAA player of the year, leads Golden Eagles to historic season
The Cal State LA women’s basketball team sat in a circle at midcourt of the University Gymnasium following an afternoon practice in preparation for the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) playoffs. Head coach Torino Johnson recapped the program’s most...
Cal State LA golfer Morgan Sjoerdsma earns unprecedented fourth Academic All-America Award
Golfer Morgan Sjoerdsma became Cal State LA’s first four-time Academic All-American when she was named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Women’s At-Large third team on Tuesday, July 8. Sjoerdsma, who graduated with a Master of Arts in Educational Technology...
Golden Eagles baseball team returns to Reeder Field with new faces leading the charge
Some introductions might be necessary when the Cal State LA baseball team returns to Reeder Field this weekend. The Golden Eagles, who have been playing their home games at East Los Angeles College (ELAC) as their home field underwent upgrades, come back to Reeder...