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Cal State LA, East Los Angeles College, and LACCD launch LA NEXT College Housing Partnership to help Eastside students stay enrolled and keep moving toward transfer
California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA), East Los Angeles College (ELAC), and the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) announced on Tuesday the launch of the LA NEXT College Housing Partnership, a new intersegmental housing initiative that...
Congratulations and Thank You, Class of 2026! – A message from President Berenecea Johnson Eanes
So, who caught one of the tennis balls that Billie Jean King hit into the crowd during her Commencement ceremony? That was truly one of the most joyful—and unique—moments I have experienced during all my years attending Commencement. Billie Jean, who is 82 years...
Cal State LA recognizes Capri Maddox for leadership in civil rights and community advocacy
Cal State LA concluded Commencement week at the Shrine Auditorium by honoring double alumna Capri Maddox with the Presidential Award during the ninth and final college-based ceremony at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20. Maddox serves as executive director of the Los...
Cal State LA honors Omel Nieves for leadership, mentorship, and commitment to student success
Omel Nieves was not alone in his journey to becoming a distinguished trial attorney, civic leader, and champion of educational opportunity. He credited his parents, teachers, mentors, boosters, and his 1983 national championship basketball team—among others—for...
Student Success
Juan Landa
Juan Landa did not have a fondness for math while growing up in Mid-City, but once he began taking business courses at Cal State LA, the numbers suddenly started to make sense. Landa, 21, will receive his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an...
Matthew Gordon Ardis
One of Matthew Ardis’ cochlear implants failed and had to be replaced as he was working on his undergraduate degree in astrophysics. Medical complications forced him to go about eight months without the left implant on his dominant hearing side, making it difficult...
Malina Zapata
Malina Zapata communicates through her art. The San Gabriel resident has dealt with selective mutism for most of her 22 years, but she utilizes her art to convey emotions and feelings that she is unable to verbalize. Zapata will receive her Bachelor of Arts in Studio...
Marilyn Heidecker
A few years ago, Marilyn Heidecker was more likely to portray a criminalist on TV, film, or stage rather than work as an actual scientist who analyzes physical evidence in criminal investigations. She was a longtime actor before discovering her love for...
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
Cal State LA selected as Los Angeles County Vote Center for June 2 Primary Election
Cal State LA has been selected to serve as a Los Angeles County Vote Center in California’s June 2 Primary Election. Voters in Los Angeles County will be able to cast their ballots for an extended voting period at any Vote Centers located across the county, instead...
Cal State LA launches first car show and festival celebrating community, culture, and classic cars
Kimberly Quintero bent low to the ground to make sure she found just the right angle as she snapped a picture of a classic Chevy displayed at Cal State LA’s First Annual Car Show and Community Festival. It was the first car show that the 25-year-old junior had ever...
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...
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...