Meet CSUF’s New Faculty Members
Cal State Fullerton welcomes 27 assistant and associate professors during the 2022-23 academic year.
Faculty and Staff
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Cal State Fullerton Associate Dean Selected for National Leadership Program
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities has selected Deanna Leone, associate dean of the College of Communications, for its Emerging Leaders Program 2022.
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Recognizing My White Privilege and Its Intersection With Anti-Racism
I did not grow up in an overtly racist household. My parents did not use hateful or racist speech. They did not engage in practices or organizations that were exclusionary or segregated. So, I spent much of my life viewing myself as “not racist.” But as I genuinely and consciously began my journey toward being […]
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Talking About Race in My Family Was Awkward Until We Had ‘The Talk’
That one salient moment for me happened during the midst of the social unrest after the murder of George Floyd. My family is from Hong Kong. We immigrated to the United States when I was 3 years old. My parents uprooted their lives to give my sisters and me a chance at an education that […]
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Senate Leadership Elected for 2022-23 Academic Year
Members of Cal State Fullerton’s Academic Senate recently elected their new slate of leaders for the 2022-23 academic year.
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My Dad’s Stories Kept Me Safe and Street Smart
I identify as a first-generation college student, cisgender male, Indigenous/Native Pacific Islander, and diasporic Chamoru, ancestrally rooted to the Island of Guam/Guahan; born in (Westside) Long Beach, California, and raised in Southern California in a working-class family. Both of my parents are Chamorro from Guam. Traveling to and from Guam most of my life and living […]
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Health Law Expert Named Dean of College of Health and Human Development
Following a national search, Jason Smith has been appointed as the next dean of Cal State Fullerton’s College of Health and Human Development.
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Fullerton to Fill Its Olympic Pool With Men’s and Women’s Water Polo Teams
It’s been nearly four decades since Cal State Fullerton fielded a water polo team. A revival of the sport was seen by many as a pipe dream. But dreams sometimes do come true. The school is adding men’s and women’s water polo teams next year, Director of Athletics Jim Donovan has announced. Fullerton had a […]
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Lived Experiences Lead to Awareness of Societal Inequities
Foundational values are instilled in the formative years of one’s growth. For me, this began at home, growing up in a family where my parents insisted upon equal and fair treatment of everyone. Growing up in a secular India, I celebrated every religious occasion with friends from different religions. But, we also suffered from the […]
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Undoing Systemic Racism Is Key to Anti-Racism Journey
In 1992, while I was a Cal State Fullerton student studying abroad in Germany, Black motorist Rodney King was beaten by police officers. Those officers were subsequently acquitted, and civil unrest broke out in Los Angeles. In our shared kitchen, my European floormates asked me to explain why. It was the first time I recall […]