Cal State LA secures Google grant to expand K-12 computer science education for local teachers
Cal State LA has received a $150,000 grant from Google to support its Computer Science Supplementary Authorization (CSSA) program,...
Cal State LA to commemorate start of academic year with University Convocation and Investiture of Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes
Cal State LA will mark the beginning of the 2025-26 academic year with a landmark joint event: the University Convocation and the...
Cal State LA launches STEM Expo to spotlight community college interns and engineering careers
Cal State LA showcased the work of its community college summer interns as it hosted the inaugural “Building Bridges to STEM Careers Expo”...
Cal State LA’s mechanical engineering professor receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to Czech Republic
Arturo Pacheco-Vega, a professor of mechanical engineering at Cal State LA, has received a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program...
Cal State LA’s LEEAF program honored by County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors
The County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors has awarded Cal State LA students with scrolls in recognition of their advocacy work with...
Cal State LA professor receives Fulbright award to advance U.S.-Mexico engineering collaboration
J. Chris Bachman, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Cal State LA, has been selected for a 2025-26 Fulbright U.S. Scholar...
Cal State LA’s Verizon STEM program continues to inspire underserved middle school students
Cal State LA celebrated the accomplishments of 200 middle school students with a graduation ceremony for the Verizon Innovative Learning...
Cal State LA University Library expands Latinx theatre archive with new collections
The University Library’s Special Collections and Archives at Cal State LA is pleased to announce significant new acquisitions to...
Cal State LA secures funding for two artificial intelligence projects from CSU
Cal State LA has won funding for two faculty-led artificial intelligence projects through the California State University’s (CSU)...
Money.com ranks Cal State LA among the top 40 colleges in the country
Cal State LA ranks among the top value colleges in the nation, according to Money.com. The publication recently released its list of The...
Cal State LA receives $400,000 Catalyst Funding to advance clean transportation workforce development
Cal State LA has been awarded $400,000 in Catalyst Predevelopment Seed Funding through the California Jobs First Los Angeles Collaborative...
Cal State LA hosts inaugural CLYLP Los Angeles Institute to empower Latino youth leaders
Cal State LA will welcome 50 high school students from all across California to campus from June 27 to June 29 for the inaugural Chicano...
Cal State LA’s journalism department vying for 10 Los Angeles Press Club awards
Cal State LA’s journalism students and staff are finalists for 10 awards in the Los Angeles Press Club’s 67th Southern California...
Cal State LA aerial competitions take flight, provide seniors valuable—and fun—practical experience
Mike Thorburn was excited about the idea of traveling to Texas with some of his Cal State LA students to compete in a 3D-Printed Aircraft...
Cal State LA’s Prison Graduation Initiative celebrates new Chino campus dedicated to serving incarcerated students
Cal State LA has a new campus. Located in Chino about 30 miles east of the main campus, it consists of a single one-story structure...
Congratulations and Thank You! – A message from President Berenecea Johnson Eanes
Dear Golden Eagles, Congratulations again to our newest alumni! Over the past three days, we graduated more than 6,500 students while...
Cal State LA presents journalist Christine Devine with inaugural Presidential Award at 2025 Commencement
Christine Devine pulled double duty at the ninth and final ceremony of the Cal State LA Commencement at the historic Shrine Auditorium on...
Cal State LA bestows comic Jo Koy with honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts
Jo Koy, of course, brought the funny. The stand-up comedian drew laughs as he delivered the keynote speech at the Cal State LA...
Comedic star Ken Jeong receives honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts from Cal State LA
Ken Jeong has excelled at many things—as a medical doctor, actor, producer, writer, AAPI community advocate and, as substantiated only by...
Cal State LA confers honorary Doctor of Humane Letters on philanthropist, biotech innovator Kevin Xu
Kevin Xu drew inspiration from his family’s past as he urged for a future of collaboration and cooperation from Cal State’s LA Class of...
Cal State LA Commencement celebrates thousands of graduates at Shrine Auditorium
It is time to walk the stage, move the tassel to the left, and celebrate! Thousands of Cal State LA students, with family and friends...
Cal State LA awarded gold in 2025 Hydrogen Safety Challenge
Cal State LA has earned the Gold Award in the 2025 Hydrogen Safety Challenge, an initiative led by the Center for Hydrogen Safety (CHS)...
Thousands of Cal State LA students to graduate during Commencement 2025
More than 5,500 Cal State LA students will cross the stage during Commencement 2025 from May 19 to 21. Commencement will feature nine...
‘Outsider’ Yahir Flores compiles long list of accomplishments over two terms as ASI president
During the 2023 spring semester, Yahir Flores met with then-Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) President Jaime Arellano to discuss issues...
Cal State LA’s Prison to Careers Equity Pathway Program celebrates alumni success, welcomes second cohort
Cal State LA’s innovative Prison to Careers Equity Pathway Program is transforming lives and communities, with two alumni now serving in...
Cal State LA professor leads innovative robotics and orchestra collaboration
John M. Kennedy, professor of music in the College of Arts and Letters at Cal State LA, is leading a visionary new project that brings...
Cal State LA names new executive director of the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs
Mike Bonin, a distinguished leader with more than two decades of experience in government, politics, and public service, has been named...
Incoming Executive Director Mike Bonin shares his vision for the Pat Brown Institute
Mike Bonin, the incoming executive director for the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs (PBI), is ready to get to work. Still a few...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Cal State LA holds grand opening for state-of-the-art pickleball courts
The sweet-sounding pops of plastic meeting graphite permeated the spring air at Cal State LA, which could only mean one thing: Pickleball...
Cal State LA hosts Future Forums discussion about rebuilding Los Angeles following January’s wildfires
Cal State LA hosted the latest Future Forums, entitled “Recovery, Rebuilding, Resilience and the Future of Infrastructure,” on Tuesday,...
Cal State LA alumna and tennis great Billie Jean King honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Billie Jean King, a trailblazing tennis champion and advocate for equality, was recently honored with the 2,807th star on the Hollywood...
Pérez-Silverman Symposium focuses on Cal State LA’s biodiversity, conservation efforts with campus bird tour, tree planting
Pay attention to birds. Their mere presence speaks volumes as to how healthy our surroundings are, according to Eric Wood. “Birds tell us...
Cal State LA commemorates AAPI Heritage Month with food, films, and Solar New Year celebration
Cal State LA has once again gotten a head start on celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPIHM). Throughout...
Cal State LA continues to soar among nation’s best for nursing graduate program
Cal State LA’s Master of Science in Nursing program continues to rise as one of the best in the nation, according to the U.S. News &...
CAUSE on Campus at Cal State LA to cultivate future leaders
A group of Cal State LA students convened in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo on Thursday, March 27, with a singular purpose: to prepare for a...
Cal State LA to partner with the Academy’s Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting program
Cal State LA has been selected as a partner for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Cal State LA unveils plaque honoring Rongxiang Xu for his humanitarian efforts
Cal State LA has unveiled a plaque honoring the late Rongxiang Xu and his major contributions as a surgeon, expert in regenerative...
Cal State LA ranks No. 1 in upward mobility in California Mobility Index rankings
Cal State LA has again been recognized as the top university for upward mobility. The university was named No. 1 in the state in the...
Carnegie Foundation designates Cal State LA as a research institution with high spending and doctorate production
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has designated Cal State LA as a Research 2 (R2) institution in its 2025 Research...
Best Value Schools gives Cal State LA’s accounting, MBA programs top rankings for fifth straight year
Cal State LA’s College of Business and Economics (CBE) has once again received top honors for two of its distinguished programs. Best...
Cal State LA receives $345,000 grant to develop a portable mobile fuel cell generator with RockeTruck, Inc.
Cal State LA has partnered with RockeTruck, Inc. to develop a portable fuel cell generator that can be easily transported to deliver clean...
Cal State LA hosts Black History Month celebrations throughout February
Cal State LA is commemorating Black History Month with a series of events throughout February. The events—13 of them altogether—celebrate...
