California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) will educate hundreds of new mental and behavioral health professionals to serve South Los Angeles families and youth over the next five years, thanks to a record-breaking $29 million grant from Ballmer Group. Ballmer Group’s commitment will support the launch of Toros Heal L.A. (THLA), an ambitious initiative geared ...

California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has announced a new affordability initiative for incoming students: the Toro Tuition Pledge, which covers four years of costs for first-time, first-year students and two years for transfer students. The Toro Tuition Pledge will take effect in Fall 2026 for new undergraduates. “CSUDH’s mission is rooted in affordability and accessibility, ...

California State University, Dominguez Hills President Thomas A. Parham, Ph.D., announced his retirement from the role of president, effective Dec. 31. Parham, 70, has served as president of CSUDH since June 2018, providing both steady leadership in challenging times and a bold vision for what the university can become, which during his tenure included improved ...

by Barbara Smith Photos: Earl Edwards and Busby Promotions “Artists Against Hate,” a consortium of performers created in response to the CA vs HATE legislation enacted last year, brought audiences to their feet multiple times at a riveting concert held at CSU Dominguez Hills last Friday evening. The diverse troupe of dancers, visual artists, poets, ...

by Barbara Smith Storytelling through dance has the power to educate and inspire, and even more, to move to action. As part of California’s coordinated response to a nationwide increase in hate, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD), alongside state and community partners, has initiated programs in concert with CA vs Hate legislation, launched in ...

By Dianne Anderson For their strong advocacy against anti-Blackness, students at Cal State University system got some well-deserved recognition, along with a decent amount of scholarship dollars to help encourage their passion to continue the fight. Armand Jovaughn Egere pushed hard after the pandemic to get his grades high, engaged in extracurricular activity with Alpha Phi ...

By Dianne Anderson Local students are stepping up their professional game in the last year of college, upleveling with a foot in the door of good paying city careers to future proof a hot jobs market. Whether a senior at Cal State Dominguez Hills, Long Beach State, or a second year with at least 30 ...

By Dianne Anderson With rents running as high or higher than the average mortgage, elected officials and developers are looking to engage the community on one of the most pressing issues facing families in these times. To brainstorm solutions and offer resources, representatives from numerous organizations will converge at the “Housing for All: Empowering Communities through ...

By Dianne Anderson More support for Black teachers may be coming soon to Cal State Long Beach and Cal State Dominguez Hills as campuses look to tap culturally competent and racially diverse educators for a PK-3 early childhood credential. A recent gift of $11 million to CSULB and $22 million for CSUDH from the Ballmer ...

Top-seeded Cal State Dominguez Hills captured its first ever NCAA West Region Championship with a 73-51 victory over 3rd-seeded Cal State San Marcos, and is heading to the NCAA Elite Eight next week. The eight-team tournament takes place March 20-22 in St. Joseph, Missouri, with the two surviving schools battling for the NCAA Championship on ...