CSUSB alumna Leticia Herrera ’19, ’22, a passionate advocate for immigrant rights and educational equity, was honored to have her graduation cap and stole featured in the Molina Family Latino Gallery’s inaugural exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
CSUSB’s Outstanding Professional Academic Advisor Award is presented to academic advisors who have demonstrated exceptional advising qualities through their dedication and commitment to students. The first-ever recipients of this award are Arturo Gutierrez from the ASUA Academic Advising office and Paola Godinez Martinez from the Undocumented Student Success Center.
Amidst legislative uncertainty, CSUSB continues to offer tailored support services to the diverse undocumented student community on campus, some of whom identify as undocumented, Dreamers or DACA recipients.
President Tomás D. Morales donated a beaded calavera (skull), made by art student Valeria Vargas, to the CSUSB Undocumented Student Success Center, which he purchased during a Día de los Muertos celebration and auction last November.
Jairo Leon, the first director named for CSUSB’s Undocumented Student Success Center, plans to advocate, create and build on the programs and services available to undocumented students.
The university is ranked No. 6 in the nation among more than 1,500 universities on the annual 2021 Social Mobility Index (SMI) published by CollegeNET.
As part of our celebration of Womxn’s History Month, take a look back at our feature profile of Paloma Villegas, assistant professor of sociology, who encourages her students to think about a radical hope.
The funds will be used exclusively to support the implementation and enhancement of programming and services for undocumented students and their families to increase retention and graduation rates.
Paloma Villegas, assistant professor of sociology, encourages her students to think about a radical hope. “How can we imagine a future that is not like right now? And what would we need to do to get there?”