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The university celebrated its commitment to diversity, honoring its graduating African-American, Students with Disabilities, Dreamers, Latinos, LGBTQA and military veteran students.
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Sarah Ruddle and Beverly Thackeray-Lacko are among 2,000 award winners across all fields of study nationwide, following a highly competitive process with more than 13,000 applicants.
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The U.S. Department of Education has recognized CSUSB as one of the leading institutions for Hispanics in the nation as listed in the Hispanic Outlook On Education Magazine.
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U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings are considered one of the most influential and anticipated recognitions for colleges and universities that provide a full range of undergraduate and master’s degree programs throughout the nation.
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Cal State San Bernardino will celebrate its 17th December commencement with three graduation ceremonies at the university’s 3,500-seat Coussoulis Arena on Saturday, Dec. 9.
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CSUSB held its 17th fall commencement on Dec. 9, with about 1,100 students participating in the three graduation ceremonies held at the Coussoulis Arena.
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CSUSB’s Palm Desert Campus experienced a significant milestone in fall 2013 when it first began offering four-year degrees. In June 2017, a number of them became the first four-year students to graduate from PDC.
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The CSUSB Philanthropic Foundation, in partnership with Growing Inland Achievement (GIA), recently secured two 24-month grants, totaling $1.1 million, from College Futures Foundation and The James Irvine Foundation.
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Eighty percent of the students at California State University, San Bernardino, where Tomás D. Morales serves as president, are the first in their family to earn a degree. TIAA spoke with him about his work.