![Formerly incarcerated students from Cal State LA’s pioneering prison education program celebrate earning degrees at Commencement](https://news.calstatela.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cal-state-la-commencement-2022-risala-rose-aminifu.jpg)
Formerly incarcerated students from Cal State LA’s pioneering prison education program celebrate earning degrees at Commencement
Among a sea of graduates, six men in graduation caps and gowns wearing black and gold stoles walked across Cal State LA’s Commencement...
![Erick Rojas-Torres](https://news.calstatela.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Student-Success-pcal-state-la-student-success-2022-erick-rojas-torres-featured.jpg)
Erick Rojas-Torres
Cal State LA graduate determined to use engineering to solve biomedical problems.
![William Tuyor](https://news.calstatela.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Student-Success-pcal-state-la-student-success-2022-william-tuyor-featured.jpg)
William Tuyor
Cal State LA graduate seeks to empower through nutrition.
![Ashley Hernandez](https://news.calstatela.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Student-Success-pcal-state-la-student-success-2022-ashley-hernandez-featured.jpg)
Ashley Hernandez
First-generation Cal State LA graduate to help increase access to higher education.
![Mylissa Magallanes](https://news.calstatela.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Student-Success-pcal-state-la-student-success-2022-mylissa-magallanes-featured.jpg)
Mylissa Magallanes
Cal State LA MBA graduate celebrates degree in honor of father’s memory.
![Nicole Flennaugh](https://news.calstatela.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Student-Success-pcal-state-la-student-success-2022-nicole-flennaugh-featured.jpg)
Nicole Flennaugh
Cal State LA graduate, basketball player seeks to tell untold stories through film.
![Stacie Searcy-Ernsdorf](https://news.calstatela.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Student-Success-pcal-state-la-student-success-2022-stacie-searcy-ernsdorf-featured.jpeg)
Stacie Searcy-Ernsdorf
Cal State LA graduate finds passion for helping children through special education.
![Preeminent Asian American playwright David Henry Hwang receives honorary doctorate at Cal State LA Commencement](https://news.calstatela.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cal-state-la-commencement-2022-david-henry-hwang-honorary-doctorate.jpg)
Preeminent Asian American playwright David Henry Hwang receives honorary doctorate at Cal State LA Commencement
Preeminent Asian American playwright David Henry Hwang received an honorary doctorate during Commencement 2022 at Cal State LA. Hwang is a...
![Los Angeles Dodgers Spanish-language announcer Jaime JarrÃn receives honorary doctorate at Cal State LA Commencement](https://news.calstatela.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cal-state-la-commencement-jaime-jarrin.jpg)
Los Angeles Dodgers Spanish-language announcer Jaime JarrÃn receives honorary doctorate at Cal State LA Commencement
Jaime JarrÃn, the legendary Spanish-language announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was awarded an honorary doctorate during Commencement...
![Richard Hu](https://news.calstatela.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cal-state-la-student-success-2022-richard-hu-featured.jpg)
Richard Hu
Cal State LA graduate advocates for Asian American representation, communities
![Health care leader Richard Cordova receives honorary doctorate at Cal State LA Commencement](https://news.calstatela.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cal-state-la-commencement-2022-richard-cordova-honorary-doctorate.jpg)
Health care leader Richard Cordova receives honorary doctorate at Cal State LA Commencement
Richard Cordova, a Cal State LA alumnus and longtime leader in the field of health care administration, received an honorary doctorate...
![Renowned educator and social justice advocate Sal Castro awarded posthumous honorary doctorate at Cal State LA Commencement](https://news.calstatela.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/charlotte-lerchenmuller-sal-castro-honorary-doctorate-.jpg)
Renowned educator and social justice advocate Sal Castro awarded posthumous honorary doctorate at Cal State LA Commencement
The late Sal Castro, a renowned teacher, education reformer and social justice activist, was awarded a posthumous honorary doctorate...
![Nikita Mishra](https://news.calstatela.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cal-state-la-student-success-2022-nikita-mishra-featured.jpg)
Nikita Mishra
Cal State LA biochemistry graduate seeks to further medical research.
![Thousands of Cal State LA students to graduate during Commencement 2022](https://news.calstatela.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cal-state-la-commencement-2022-preview.jpg)
Thousands of Cal State LA students to graduate during Commencement 2022
More than 5,500 Cal State LA students will graduate during Commencement 2022 from May 23 to 27. Commencement will feature 10 separate...