California State University, Dominguez Hills is among the top 100 universities in the nation to confer the most degrees, both undergraduate and graduate, on students of color, according to the magazine Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. Universities were ranked not only on how many degrees were granted overall to minority students, specifically African American, Asian American, Hispanic and Native American, but also gave separate rankings by ethnicity for specific fields of study.

Renowned artist Synthia SAINT JAMES will be on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills on Monday, August 23, to unveil a commemorative painting and poster in celebration of the university’s 50th anniversary — one of four by local artists to be unveiled this year. The unveiling will take place at a reception beginning at 2 p.m. in the ballroom of the Loker Student Union as part of the university’s fall convocation. University President Mildred García will preside over the fall convocation at 9 a.m. in the University Theatre; it will be broadcast live at dhtv.csudh.edu.

Joni Johnson (Class of ’10, B.A., English literature) has received a Graduate Equity Fellowship, a two-year grant awarded by California State University, Dominguez Hills. Johnson, an administrative support assistant in the Child Development Program in the College of Professional Studies, says that her work environment at the university has been a great influence on her performance as a student – and on her career goals as an educator.