With the new leadership of Jenelle S. Pitt-Parker, there’s a sense of renewed energy and momentum in the College of Education and Integrative Studies. When she began her post as dean in July, Pitt-Parker didn’t wait until the fall semester…
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Philip Nicoll, a second-year student in applied mathematics, has been awarded a 2023 CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement. The awards are presented annually to one student from each California State University campus based on academic achievements, financial need, excellence…
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Juneteenth marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take control of the state and ensure that the last of the African Americans who were still enslaved by the Confederacy were freed. This took place on June…
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For 18 years, Cal Poly Pomona has partnered with predominantly African American faith-based organizations in the local community as part of the California State University (CSU) Super Sunday initiative to share the power of a college education. This year, President…
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Cal Poly Pomona Professor and alumnus Steve Alas has received the 2023 Wang Family Excellence Award, which honors exemplary contributions to student success in the California State University system. Alas, a tumor immunologist with expertise in genetics and DNA repair,…
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Is it possible for one university office to expand interdisciplinary collaboration, increase faculty retention and broaden a sense of belonging across communities on campus? The Office of Interdisciplinary Ethnic Studies Teaching and Scholarship at Cal Poly Pomona plans to do…
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In the interest of maintaining the health and safety of students, employees, guests and all members of campus communities, the California State University (CSU) joined the University of California (UC) April 22 in announcing that the universities intend to require faculty, staff…
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As COVID-19 continues to rage across California, university campuses statewide are facing fiscal challenges they haven’t experienced in more than a decade. For Cal Poly Pomona (CPP), that means grappling with a $20 million reduction in State general fund allocation for fiscal year (FY) 20-21 brought on by…
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Cal Poly Pomona has earned recognition again as the highest-ranking polytechnic university in the nation on the “2020 Social Mobility Index” for propelling low-income students to financial success by graduating them into good-paying careers. In addition to leading all polytechnic institutions, Cal Poly Pomona ranked No. 6 among all colleges…
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The Education Specialist Credential Program has been awarded an additional $20,000 grant from the California State University system to train new special education teachers through its teacher-residency program offered in partnership with Upland Unified School District (UUSD). The grant program is part of…
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