Two Alumni Selected for Prestigious Doctoral Program

Two Cal State San Marcos alumni have been selected for the CSU Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program, also known as CDIP, for the incoming 2025-26 cohort. 

The CSUSM fellows are: 

• Hugo Peralta-Ramírez, studying history and sponsored by history professor Alan Malfavon.  
• Karissa Tran, studying psychology and sponsored by kinesiology professor Richard Armenta.  

Seven CSUSM alumni were selected in the previous 2024-25 cohort. 

CDIP aims to increase the number of faculty with the qualifications and skills needed to teach the diverse students of California State University. The largest program of its kind in the United States, CDIP has supported more than 2,500 fellows pursuing doctoral degrees since 1987. CDIP also prepares promising doctoral students for CSU faculty positions by providing financial support, mentorship from CSU faculty and professional development with grant resources.  

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