Ronald Earl Clapper, lecturer emeritus and long-time coordinator of the liberal studies program at California State University Fullerton, died April 25, 2023. Joining the faculty of CSUF in 1974, Clapper soon became the coordinator of the liberal studies program, a position he held from 1975-99. Recognized for his superb curricular, administrative and advisory skills in […]
Eddy Francisco Alvarez Jr., associate professor in the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies, curated an exhibition, “Finding Sequins in the Rubble: Archives of Joteria Memories in Los Angeles,” at the Museum of Social Justice in downtown Los Angeles. Based on his research on queer Latinx communities in Los Angeles, the exhibition opened on August […]
Yuko Okado, associate professor of psychology has received a $979,212 NSF CAREER Award for her project, “Improving Persistence of Underserved Students in Psychological Science Using an AI-Based, Personalized Career Exploration Platform.” This five-year project, which runs from September 2023 through August 2028, addresses two pressing problems in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) workforce: its limited […]
Alexandro Gradilla, associate professor of Chicana and Chicano studies at Cal State Fullerton, accepted a resolution from the the Orange County Board of Supervisors declaring August to be Chicano Heritage Month.
Ella Ben Hagai, associate professor of psychology and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Lesbian Studies, has won the 2023 Distinguished Book Award from the American Psychological Association’s Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (Division 44). Co-written with Professor Eileen L. Zurbriggen (UC Santa Cruz) and with a contribution from Noël R. […]
Myron Orleans, professor emeritus of sociology, died July 9. Raised in the Bronx, Orleans earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s degree in sociology at The City College of New York. He earned his doctorate in sociology from the New School for Social Research and made his way to California. He first taught […]
Nathan Carr, a professor of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) at Cal State Fullerton, was one of 30 educators honored as part of the English Language Specialist Program’s 30th anniversary in 2021. However, due to the pandemic, the celebration was rescheduled to March 2023 during the International TESOL Conference. Specialists are top-tier TESOL […]
Steve Anticona is a first-generation college student, a DREAMER, and a bee researcher who is set to earn his Master of Science in Environmental Studies from Cal State Fullerton this summer. During his time at CSUF, Steve’s research for the Urban Agriculture Community-based Research Experience (U-ACRE) explored the impact of parasites on honeybees, and sought […]
Worldwide, our population is aging and becoming more diverse. To solve the issues facing an aging society, we need ingenuity and fresh perspectives. We need to build a diverse workforce that not only understands and is passionate about the needs of older adults, but that is trained at the highest levels of medicine, science, technology, […]
Fullerton Arboretum, a 26-acre botanical garden located on the Cal State Fullerton (CSUF) campus has a goal of supporting the academic mission of CSUF with a world-class living and historical collection. It is just one of just three arboreta in the state of California and one of 28 arboreta in the world to achieve ArbNet’s […]