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VITA site coordinator Christopher Park helping a client at CSULB

'The VITA experience' yields tax return prep for accounting students
Boundless Opportunity
CSULB's participation in VITA gives accounting students an opportunity to build leadership skills and professional savvy while engaged in service.
Person looks over materials in archive room

New funding propels CSULB's storied archives toward wider access
Celebrated Reputation
From medieval texts to local artifacts, CSULB’s archives are stepping into wider view thanks to federal funding.
Taryn Williams against a gray background

McNair doctoral program launches alumna’s research on formerly incarcerated women
Trusted Outcomes
Taryn Williams '20 has found that formerly incarcerated women face compound disadvantages in obtaining employment, especially for jobs that are typically associated with females.
CSULB President Loren J. Blanchard meeting people on campus

'Feels like home': President-designate Blanchard visits campus
Campus Update
CSULB President-designate Loren J. Blanchard affirmed continued dedication to student success during a campus visit.
CSULB president-designate Loren J. Blanchard

Loren J. Blanchard to serve as president of Cal State Long Beach
Celebrated Reputation

The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees has appointed Loren J. Blanchard as the next president of Cal State Long Beach.

CSULB students abroad in Italy

How CSULB students used winter break to embrace the global classroom
Boundless Opportunity

For many Cal State Long Beach students, winter break is a time for transformative journeys around the globe.

A person wearing a traditional Native American headdress

CSULB Pow Wow at Puvungna celebrates Native American pride and culture
Campus Update
The Beach has a longer tradition of hosting a Pow Wow than any other university west of the Mississippi River.
A person holds a syringe over a clear tube, releasing drops of liquid during outdoor sample collection.

At CSULB, researchers trace climate threat rising beneath California
Celebrated Reputation
Rising seas are pushing hidden pollution toward homes — and CSULB researchers are mapping the risk.
CSULB Master of Science in Information Systems Director Mohamed Abdelhamid

CSULB's Mohamed Abdelhamid places people at the center of AI

Celebrated Reputation

Artificial intelligence can prompt, depending on the individual, feelings of excitement, anxiety or confusion.

Storyboard and completed scene from "Zootopia 2"

CSULB art grads illustrate the storyboards that bring Hollywood blockbusters to life
Trusted Outcomes
Three School of Art alumni share how The Beach helped them accomplish amazing things in the illustrative world of storyboards.
Students collaborate at computer stations, photograph a campus dog outdoors and practice guided mobility.

A campus defined by its neighbors and determined to give back

Celebrated Reputation
CSULB community clinics and programs link student learning with real-world service across Long Beach.
A student using the BeachCAVE flight simulator at CSULB

Engineering, psychology meet at CSULB to develop a future for 'flying cars'
Boundless Opportunity
The Urban Air Mobility project gathers students specializing in computer science and psychology together to help prepare the nation for new aircraft.