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Sal Castro Academy encourages collaboration in training educators to be student-centered advocates
Sal Castro’s work centered around building community through engagement. The Cal State LA program named after the late educator, social activist, and Cal State LA alumnus endeavors to do the same. In its third year of existence, the Sal Castro Academy for Urban...
Cal State LA’s Mesoamerican Symposium to honor acclaimed archaeologist John M.D. Pohl and art historian Manuel Aguilar-Moreno
Cal State LA’s Art History Society presents the 2025 Mesoamerican Symposium on Saturday, March 22, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the University-Student Union Theatre. The full-day event is organized as a homage to acclaimed archaeologist John M.D. Pohl and art historian...
Cal State LA celebrates Women’s History Month with events throughout March
Mark your calendars. Cal State LA is commemorating Women’s History Month in March with a library exhibit featuring influential women authors, talks, poetry and spoken word performances, a math program, a classic play, and more. The University Library will display...
Joseph Wambaugh, acclaimed crime author and Cal State LA alumnus, dies at 88
Best-selling author and Cal State LA alumnus Joseph Wambaugh has died. He was 88. Wambaugh served on the Los Angeles Police Department before turning into a prolific writer of fictional and non-fictional crime novels. His first book, the fictional “The New...
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
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...
Cal State LA volleyball national champions recognized at White House ceremony
Washington, D.C. – The Cal State LA Golden Eagle volleyball team was welcomed to the White House on Monday, alongside other national champions from the past academic year, to celebrate their accomplishments as part of NCAA Sports Day. The festivities, which took place...