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Celebrating Latinx/Hispanic Excellence at SDSU

A woman in a black floral print dress, with black hair below her shoulders, is smiling and standing between four other women in front of a colorful mural of Indigenous farmworkers.

A testament to the power of leadership

Education professor Felisha Herrera Villarreal remembers her own mentors after being named a fellow of a prominent higher-education leadership academy.

Marissa Vasquez is photographed under trees in a park-like setting at SDSU.

New AAHHE chair-elect feels ‘sense of urgency’

SDSU associate professor Marissa Vasquez will lead the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education from 2025-2026.

The LRC, located in the Love Library, is a popular daily destination for students from across campus.

Unity in Diversity: LRC's Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations welcome all communities

To launch Hispanic Heritage Month, the LRC and Gus & Emma Thompson Black Resource Center will host a joint Carne Asada Cookout

Arturo Bojorquez aims to pursue a master’s of education at SDSU after completing the teaching credential program. (Courtesy of Arturo Bojorquez)

From tutoring to teaching: SDSU Imperial Valley student fulfills his dream to teach math

Arturo Bojorquez first began his journey at Holtville Middle School as a tutor. Now, he’s completing his credentials as a math teacher.

Stephanie Hernandez, dressed in a white jacket and red top, smiles for the camera during a photoshop.

SDSU alumna empowers change through advocacy and service

SDSU alumna Stephanie Hernandez ('17) was honored with the Heart of Service award for her commitment to providing support to asylum seekers.

Logo showing Seal of Excelencia

SDSU earns Seal of Excelencia recertification for going beyond enrollment to intentionally serve Latinx, all students

Excelencia in Education recertifies SDSU as a trendsetter in efforts to be a learning environment where Latinx students thrive

Daisy Lopez is photographed in a white dress and her SDSU cap and gown outside of the campus

When identity intertwines with innovation

Graduating student’s culinary creativity combines sustainability and sabor

SDSU diver Ximena Lechuga Gonzalez photographed at the team's university athletic facility pool.

Ximena Lechuga Gonzalez: A small splash of inspiration for SDSU's young divers

The champion diver-turned-inspirational coach is empowering the next generation of SDSU’s female athletes

Yesenia Rodriguez Reyes performs work in the lab at SDSU.

Don’t lose your head over it!

SDSU undergraduate Yesenia Rodriguez Reyes tackles a biological mystery when nematodes turn up without their heads — and bacteria become the prime suspect.

SDSU Impact

In the photo: Chris Manning, VP for Student Affairs and Campus Diversity; Jacob Alvarado Waipuk, tribal liaison, President Adela de la Torre; Johnny Bear Contreras, sculptor; James Frazee, VP for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer; Chris Medellin, Native Resource Center director; William Tong, Interim Provost; Stuart Voytilla, SDSU Story Lab faculty lead.

Campus, community gathers for Living Land Acknowledgment unveiling

A celebration and sculpture unveiling was held on Sept. 27 to officially introduce the Living Land Acknowledgment to the greater campus community.

Aerial view of SDSU Mission Valley.

CSU Board of Trustees certifies Environmental Impact Report for Fenton Parkway Bridge

In partnership with the City of San Diego, SDSU will now pursue state and federal permits to allow for the construction of the Fenton Parkway Bridge, with plans to begin construction in 2026.

Undergraduate psychology student Maria Christina Huerta-Avila is continuing a journey through higher education that began more than 20 years ago. (California State University)

CSU trustees’ scholarship extends a love for learning

SDSU psychology student Maria Christina Huerta-Avila is being recognized with an award that will help propel her study of the brain.

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Solutions

A young person, seen in profile with black hair obscuring most of their face, is working on a laptop keyboard placed on top of a large instrument, about four feet high. Behind them we see an estuary, forking off into two branches, surrounbded by flat wetlands.

Sensors prove feasibility of real-time water quality reporting

The instruments were deployed in the Tijuana River Estuary, polluted by raw sewage flows from Mexico.

Photo shows patient dressed in a gown laying in their bed in a hospital room looking out the window.

Cancer and Cannabis Use: Why a patient’s perception matters

A study led by SDSU researcher Corinne McDaniels-Davidson highlights the need for better communication surrounding cannabis use as an option to treat side-effects of cancer treatment.

Maryam Fani and Matthew Verbyla dressed in white lab coats work inside a lab at SDSU analyzing soil samples for pollution indicators. (Rachel Crawford/SDSU)

SDSU research funding total nears $230M

SDSU’s research enterprise has grown by over 60% in 3 years

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Campus News

SDSU Library launches Science of Surfing exhibit

Come explore the connections between science and the advancement of modern surfing

James Frazee appointed Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer

Since December 2023, Frazee has served as Interim Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer.

A.S. Rock the Vote aims to increase voter engagement

The Associated Students campaign is providing members of the campus community with information on how to register to vote and participate in civic engagement

SDSU to host Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk at Snapdragon Stadium

Thousands will gather at SDSU Mission Valley on Oct. 27 for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk, aiming to raise $700K for research and support.

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Aztec Voices

Teachers participating in the NEH K-12 Summer Institute present on the panel, "Just Wrapped: NEH K-12 Institute: Using Comics to Teach Social Justice," at the downtown central library on Thursday, July 25.
Over the past few years, we’ve cultivated remarkable strengths in terms of comics-related research expertise, teaching, and collections. Given that SDSU is also such a leader in teacher education, it only made sense to blend those assets in a way that makes a difference far beyond the walls of the University.

— Center for Comics Studies co-director Beth Pollard, from K-12 teachers reflect on value of NEH Summer Institute