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The university is a 2023 Equity Champion of Higher Education for Black Students, one of five California State Universities that are being honored “for working with intentionality to support Black students via the Associate Degree for Transfer” by the Campaign for College Opportunity.
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CSUSB is recognized as a top performer specifically for its work in supporting and increasing Latinx and Black students through the Associate Degree for Transfer.
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Martha Garcia, the new superintendent/president of College of the Desert, was formerly introduced to the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus Advancement Board, members of the CSUSB administration and various community partners.
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CSUSB was one of 11 schools recognized during a Nov. 16 virtual awards ceremony for its work in supporting and increasing Black and Latinx students through the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT).
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Sally McGill (geology) commented on the risk of earthquakes in the Coachella Valley and Rachel Beech (AVP for enrollment management) was quoted in a report about Associate Degree for Transfers.