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Cal State LA designated as Opportunity College and University in latest Carnegie Classifications
Cal State LA has been recognized by the 2025 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an institution that can serve as a model for how campuses can foster student success. Under the 2025 Student Access and Earnings Classification, the university...
Cal State LA scholars set to compete at CSU Student Research Competition in Humboldt
Ten students will represent Cal State LA at the 39th Annual CSU Student Research Competition at Cal Poly Humboldt on April 25 and 26. The annual event gathers scholars, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels, from the 23 California State University campuses in...
Cal State LA and Binzhou Medical University sign MOU to foster international academic collaboration
Cal State LA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Binzhou Medical University (BMU) in China to promote international academic collaboration and foster educational exchange between the two institutions. The agreement was signed on Tuesday, April 15, by...
Prison Graduation Initiative Convening to provide networking opportunities for paroled students
On a visit last summer to the Central California Women’s Facility prison in Chowchilla, Bidhan Roy met an incarcerated woman who refused a chance at a parole hearing. After more than 20 years of incarceration, she did not know if she could function outside of the...
Student Success
Cal State LA graduate student Maria Velasco keeps indigenous Mexican language Zapotec alive
Strangers come up to Maria Velasco and tell her how proud they are of her and her work in promoting their indigenous Zapotec language. Her fellow Oaxacans approach her on the streets of Koreatown and share stories of how their children or grandchildren have learned...
Morgan Sjoerdsma
Morgan Sjoerdsma, who is the most decorated golfer in Cal State LA history, has consistently set new standards for excellence during her time with the Golden Eagles. The 23-year-old Alhambra resident is ready to take the next step towards a career as an educator and...
Cal State LA golfer Morgan Sjoerdsma becomes university’s first three-time Academic All-American
LOS ANGELES -- For the third straight year, Cal State LA's Morgan Sjoerdsma has received a big academic achievement, and this one is the biggest of them all. Sjoerdsma became Cal State LA's first three-time Academic All-American on Tuesday when she was named to the...
Cal State LA receives grant to create program to support AANHPI students
Cal State LA has received a $370,000 state grant to develop a new program focused on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) student achievement efforts. The award is part of a $8 million appropriation directed by Assembly Bill (AB) 190 to the...
Faculty Distinction
Cal State LA information systems professor receives CSU Wang Family Excellence Award
Nanda Ganesan, an information systems professor at Cal State LA, will be presented the California State University’s (CSU) Wang Family Excellence Award for Outstanding Faculty Teaching. Ganesan is one of only four faculty and one staff member in the 23 CSU campuses to...
Cal State LA honors outstanding faculty at University Convocation 2024
Six Cal State LA faculty members were recognized for excellence in teaching and outstanding achievements during University Convocation 2024. Four Outstanding Professor Award recipients and an Outstanding Lecturer Award recipient were honored for significant...
Cal State LA English professor receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award
Andrew Lyndon Knighton, professor of English at Cal State LA, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to teach in the Literature and Theater Department at the American University in Bulgaria. As a Fulbright scholar, Knighton will also aim to establish a...
Cal State LA honors outstanding faculty at University Convocation 2023
Five Cal State LA faculty members were recognized for excellence in teaching and outstanding achievements during University Convocation 2023. Three Outstanding Professor Award recipients and an Outstanding Lecturer Award recipient were honored for significant...
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
Super Sunday: Cal State LA president visits church to encourage young parishioners to pursue college degrees
On Super Sunday, Berenecea Johnson Eanes preached about education. Cal State LA’s president was a guest speaker at the West Angeles Church of God in Christ on Sunday, Feb. 16, taking the pulpit to inspire school-aged parishioners to pursue higher education and to...
President Eanes, Cal State LA celebrate MLK’s legacy during Kingdom Day Parade
Cal State LA President Berenecea Johnson Eanes participated in her first Kingdom Day Parade in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Feb. 17. She is ready to make it an annual event for herself and the university. “We are LA,” she said, referencing the...
Cal State LA’s VITA program provides free tax preparation for students, community members through April 12
A record number of student volunteers have signed up for Cal State LA’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program for the 2024 tax season. The IRS-certified program, which prepares tax returns at no cost, is now looking for student clients in need of tax help....
Cal State LA collecting essential supplies for those impacted by wildfires
Cal State LA is requesting donations of essential supplies to support campus community members who were impacted by the recent Los Angeles wildfires. The Wildfire Recovery Drive is asking for donations of non-perishable foods, hygiene products, and household...
Athletics
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...
For Cal State LA’s women’s basketball team, the season of giving never ends
The Cal State LA women’s basketball team takes ownership of its community through volunteer service throughout the school year.
Cal State LA volleyball star Emily Elliott poised to break CCAA kills record this weekend
The best laid plans do not always lead to the best path to success. Ask Cal State LA senior volleyball standout Emily Elliott. Elliott had dreams of playing for a Division I program, but then COVID-19 hit. The 2021 graduate of Sage Hill High School in Costa Mesa said...
Michael Cooper inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. -- Former Los Angeles Lakers' great and current Cal State LA associate head coach Michael Cooper is now officially a part of the best of the best. Cooper was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Sunday night as part of a...