2022
September
13,
2022
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10:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos has received the 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipient of the annual HEED Award ...
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March
08,
2022
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07:28 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to participate in the annual Social Justice Symposium, a two-day hybrid event that includes workshops and roundtable discussions surrounding social justice topics.The eve...
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February
09,
2022
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16:19 PM
America/Los_Angeles
When John Rawlins III set out last fall to create an achievement program for Cal State San Marcos’ Black Student Center, of which he’s the director, he knew just where to turn for inspiration. Ujamaa. It might not roll off the tongue, but that word ...
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2021
November
09,
2021
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10:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
As a child, Aswad Allen heard a familiar refrain from the adults in his life: Get some fat on your head.It meant that he should seek knowledge and the understanding that goes with it.It’s a phrase that still resonates with Allen. He watched his paren...
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October
22,
2021
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Like many Americans, Kiora Ridgeway took to the streets after the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in May 2020.The Cal State San Marcos sociology student and volleyball player was in her hometown of Portland at the time, having ...
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October
19,
2021
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11:27 AM
America/Los_Angeles
The Cal State San Marcos faculty has grown more diverse this semester. A new program at the university helped make it that way and will do its best to keep it that way. Seven new professors are on campus this fall as CSUSM has joined the ranks of uni...
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September
20,
2021
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08:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos has received the 2021 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipient of the annual HEED Award ...
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May
19,
2021
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10:15 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos President Ellen Neufeldt announced the appointment of Dr. Aswad Allen as the university’s next chief diversity officer.Allen currently serves as the inaugural chief diversity officer at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kan. R...
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2020
November
18,
2020
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09:58 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Every morning, Gladys Guzman would be dropped off at her Encinitas elementary school by her father before he went on to work. And every afternoon, she had the same vision, terrifying for a young girl: her waiting outside the school to be picked up, a...
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November
17,
2020
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10:22 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Joenetta Benjamin attended a Southern Baptist church while growing up in South Carolina.But seeing how elders in her church shunned a teenager who had been the victim of sexual assault led Benjamin to look for another outlet for her faith.Now, many y...
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2019
February
13,
2019
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10:39 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Staircases by their very nature are passageways. But one stairwell at Cal State San Marcos is causing passersby to pause. Spanning across two floors in the architectural center stairwell of Kellogg Library is a mural titled “In This Classroom, There ...
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2018
April
04,
2018
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15:12 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Throughout the month of April, CSUSM will hold a series of events focused on educating and raising awareness of issues within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and allied (LGBTQA) community. Sponsored by Associated Students, Inc., ...
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2017
September
14,
2017
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10:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
California State University San Marcos has received the 2017 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. This is the fourth stra...
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February
22,
2017
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11:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
His childhood home was the back of a liquor store, and he grew up with an adopted brother in an ethnically diverse family in a Boston suburb during a time of racial unrest. Today, Dr. Joe-Joe McManus is the new Chief Diversity Officer and Associate V...
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2016
November
02,
2016
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15:07 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Brandy Williams didn’t always plan to attend college.
Now in her third year at Cal State San Marcos, Brandy was close to joining the military before her mom stepped in and encouraged her to try school first.
Looking at a list of Brandy’s accomp...
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October
17,
2016
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10:33 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Ariel Stevenson made the most of her brief time in Washington, D.C., for the 17th National Role Models Conference hosted by Minority Access, Inc.
Stevenson had the opportunity to tour the new National Museum of African American History and Culture...
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October
13,
2016
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09:25 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Tony Hicks was just 14 years old when he murdered Tariq Khamisa.
The families of some victims would do everything in their power to make sure someone like Hicks is never released from prison.
Not Khamisa’s father and sister. They are doing ever...
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September
14,
2016
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14:13 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Growing up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Dr. Cynthia Chávez Metoyer had her sights set on studying theater arts in college and launching a career on Broadway – until she spent part of her senior year of high school with a nonprofit providing basic hea...
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September
01,
2016
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16:29 PM
America/Los_Angeles
California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) received the 2016 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award today from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. This is the t...
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August
26,
2016
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16:33 PM
America/Los_Angeles
San Marcos, CA – California State University San Marcos has been named a Top 100 university by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine for graduating minorities in 10 different disciplines.
Diverse’s “Top 100 Undergraduate & Graduate Degree P...
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August
05,
2016
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13:06 PM
America/Los_Angeles
CSUSM study team receives national award for findings in 10-year study.
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April
25,
2016
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16:45 PM
America/Los_Angeles
There has been a concerted national effort to broaden the participation of women and members of traditionally underrepresented ethnic and racial groups in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) for decades. While strides have been ma...
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March
29,
2016
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09:44 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Throughout the month of April, CSUSM will celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and allied (LGBTQA+) community through a series of events that will include lectures, discussions, art collaborations and a pride festival.
Fo...
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2015
October
12,
2015
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15:51 PM
America/Los_Angeles
On Wednesday, Oct. 14, California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) will welcome Assembly Member Shirley Weber as the keynote speaker at the All People’s Luncheon. The event, which kicks off at noon in the University Student Union ballroom, is an a...
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September
15,
2015
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12:21 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Today California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) received the 2015 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipien...
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September
15,
2015
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09:38 AM
America/Los_Angeles
New center will support develop leadership and academic skills for lifelong success.
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January
29,
2015
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15:02 PM
America/Los_Angeles
A new series of thought provoking posters will be on display this spring at the Kellogg Library at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM), exploring contemporary issues of cultural appropriation and social justice. The exhibit, titled “Beyond...
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2014
December
11,
2014
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09:38 AM
America/Los_Angeles
BestColleges.com has named California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) as one of the nation’s “Top 50 Colleges for Hispanic Students” for 2014. CSUSM ranked No. 20.
To assemble its list of the best colleges for Hispanic students, BestColleges.c...
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November
04,
2014
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12:42 PM
America/Los_Angeles
California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) celebrates American Indian Heritage Month in November. This month-long series of events is designed to showcase the culture, heritage, history and contributions of American Indians through different medi...
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October
02,
2014
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16:23 PM
America/Los_Angeles
California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) will celebrate Diversity Awareness Month in October with a series of events and lectures designed to highlight diversity on campus.
"Diversity Awareness Month was established to create greater awarene...
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