Student support: Thriving in online courses
Coming up to the Fall semester, CaSIG has run a series of workshops that support students, families, and faculty in reconnecting and thriving in the challenging new environment of online learning. Connected with this work, we have contributed to a resource list – please feel welcome to use and share, and use these resources to […]
Race, Class, and Gender Inequality in the Pandemic Age
The pandemic that hit the world in March 2020 intensified and complicated inequalities, throwing established social structures into chaos and creating new opportunities for meaningful change. The CaSIG Summit on Race, Class, and Gender brought together rising experts to develop ideas to meet this pivotal moment, using the lenses of intersectionality and systems thinking among […]
Cultural shifts: mental health, coronavirus, racial bias and more
The pandemic changed the cultural landscape and introduced a landslide of new mental and emotional burdens into countless lives. The CaSIG Summits on Cultural Emotions brought together over 70 rising cultural sociologists to untangle the factors impacting lives and create strategies to support new systems of belief and action. These scholars began with qualitative interviews […]
How to support students at Cal State LA…
… according to the students themselves? Faculty, staff, and administrators try hard to support students but often end up disconnected from student experience. The Civic Learning Summit took the opposite approach, bringing 28 students together for 5 months to develop and execute their own proposals to help students thrive at Cal State LA. Working alongside […]
LA Equity Organizations @ the Career Connector
Los Angeles is home to hundreds of organizations working for equity and opportunity. Cal State LA is home to thousands of local students committed to building equity and opportunity in their communities. The Cal State LA Social Impact Career Connector builds bridges between the two. This is a public event – if you plan to […]