California State University, Dominguez Hills California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH, CSU Dominguez Hills, or Cal State Dominguez Hills) is a public university in Carson, California. It was founded in 1960 and is part of the California State University (CSU) system. In 2020, ...

, also known as CSUDH, CSU Dominguez Hills, or Cal State Dominguez Hills, is a

public university A public university or public college is a university or college that is in owned by the state or receives significant public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private university. Whether a national universit ...

located in the city of

Carson, California Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, in the South Bay region of Los Angeles, located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately away from Los Angeles International Airport. Incorporated on February 20, 1968, ...

, in the South Bay region of

Los Angeles County Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles, and sometimes abbreviated as L.A. County, is the most populous county in the United States and in the U.S. state of California, with 9,861,224 residents estimated as of 2022. It is the ...

and was founded in 1960. The university is part of the 23-school

California State University The California State University (Cal State or CSU) is a public university system in California. With 23 campuses and eight off-campus centers enrolling 485,550 students with 55,909 faculty and staff, CSU is the largest four-year public univers ...

system. It offers 45 majors for

bachelor's degrees A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ye ...

, 22 different

master's degrees A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

, and 17 types of

teaching credential A United States teaching credential is a basic multiple or single subject credential obtained upon completion of a bachelor's degree, from a college or university that holds regional accreditation, and prescribed professional education requirement ...

s. The university does not confer

doctoral degrees A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''li ...

. Since its establishment in 1960, the university has had eight permanent presidents. While eleven people have served as president, four served interim terms: John A. Brownell from 1987 to 1989, Herbert Carter from 1998 to 1999, Boice Bowman in 2007, and

Willie J. Hagan Willie J. Hagan is an American educator and public university administrator. He was the 7th president of California State University, Dominguez Hills, a public university located in the city of Carson, California in the South Bay, Los Angeles, So ...

from 2012 to 2013. However, Hagan was appointed the seventh permanent president and served an additional five-year term as president from 2013 to 2018. Thomas A. Parham is the current president of the university. By name and years of service, they are: * Leo F. Cain (1962–1976) * Donald R. Gerth (1976–1984) * Richard Butwell (1984–1987) * John A. Brownell (Interim 1987–1989) * Robert C. Detweiler (1989–1998) * Herbert Carter (Interim 1998–1999) * James E. Lyons, Sr. (1999–2007) * Boice Bowman (Interim 2007) * Mildred García (2007–2012) *

(Interim 2012–2013; 2013–2018) * Thomas A. Parham (since 2018)Thomas Parham Appointed CSUDH President
California State University, Dominguez Hills. 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020

External links

California State University. Past & Present Leadership

References

California State University, Dominguez Hills

Dominguez Hills The Dominguez Hills are a low mountain range in the Transverse Ranges, in southern Los Angeles County, California. They are named for the locally prominent Californio family of Manuel Dominguez, which owned Rancho San Pedro. They are between ...

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