In Memoriam — Dogan Cuceloglu
Dogan Cuceloglu, who worked in the international education and exchange office from 1984-96, died Feb. 16.
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Soul Searching Leads to my Vision and Purpose
My grandfather was born and raised in Georgia. Papa was raised in the South in the ’40s and ’50s. When he moved West, he wanted to disassociate from the racism he grew up with, so we didn’t have “The Talk” about racial injustices. Basketball lifted him out of the South. He played in the Navy […]
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Moot Court Team Ranks Among Nation’s Best After Shift to Virtual Competition
Twelve Cal State Fullerton students competed against the top 100 Moot Court teams in the country and brought home seven awards from the tournament, which was held virtually this year.
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A Year of Self-awareness Leads to Deeply Personal Journey
The past year forced me to reflect on the nuance of anti-racism. In 2019, the term was almost entirely void from the common vernacular — merely a creative book title or a dismissed demand of activists. One year of hell later, it’s become the verbalized modus operandi. Since the murders of Breonna Taylor and George […]
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Tarsadia Foundation Gifts $300,000 to Center for Healthy Neighborhoods
The Tarsadia Foundation recently committed a $300,000 gift to the Center for Healthy Neighborhoods to support its three-year strategic plan.
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Scholar Presses On, Inspired by Her Late Mother’s Medical Career
Freshman Krisha Marie Uy is among 10 students who joined the President’s Scholars program this academic year, which offers experiences and opportunities in academics, leadership, service and mentorship.
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Communications Professor Battles Fires in Orange County
Robert Meeds, professor communications, describes what it was like to be a reserve firefighter battling the Silverado and Bond fires in Orange County.
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Social Work Students Awarded National Fellowship to Combat Substance Abuse, Mental Illness
Rwanda Carter knows firsthand how social and economic inequalities disproportionately affect racial and ethnic minorities. She was raised in Watts, in South Central Los Angeles, where health, education and earnings levels are far below the national average. Her parents immigrated from Belize to the U.S., where they worked diligently to obtain permanent residency and sustain […]
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Struggling to Stay Afloat: The Power of Higher Education
Who is struggling in Orange County? And what can we do to lift up these members of our community? Cal State Fullerton President Fram Virjee recently participated in a virtual event, “Struggling to Stay Afloat: Over the Real Cost Measure,” sponsored by the Orange County United Way. The goal of the program was to increase […]
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Alumna Persevered to Land a Mission on Mars
Alumna Lauren DuCharme, who led Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Rover team, is an engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and part of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission to seek signs of ancient life and collect samples on the red planet. The rover touches down on Mars on Thursday, Feb. 18.