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Leadership meets learning: President de la Torre’s return to the classroom
For the first time in eight years, the president returned to her roots as a decorated professor to teach a graduate course on leadership in higher education.
Recent News
- Living Land Acknowledgment artwork at SDSU Imperial Valley celebrates new beginnings
- Lessons of global citizenship, delivered on location
- Innovation on display at Engineering Graduate Research Symposium.
- Baby steps, safe spaces and making a difference at SDSU
- SDSU, Southwestern College expand educational access through new University Center partnership
Campus News
SDSU’s new Music Education master’s degree is made by teachers, for teachers
The degree augments the largest program at the School of Music and Dance; classes start next summer.
SDSU unveils glyphs, expanded Aztec iconography honoring Aztec heritage
The meanings behind each of the three glyphs align with SDSU’s mission and values: education, health, and community.
SDSU Celebrates Latinx Heritage Month with ‘Sin Miedo: Carga tu Cultura con Orgullo’
From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, the university honors Latinx culture, community, and contributions while fostering pride and resilience in challenging times.
SDSU Impact
SDSU Mission Valley river park earns Orchid Award for landscape architecture
Designed from the start as a civic amenity, the park opened in 2024.
How SDSU’s H.G. Fenton Company Idea Lab Is Turning Student AI Projects Into Real Startups
Inspired by late Fowler lecturer, team aims to ease transfer student course planning
SDSU earns national diversity award for fourth straight year
Insight Into Academia spotlights SDSU’s academic excellence and equity leadership in 2025 issue
Solutions
Research and Philanthropy: How private support can help fill a gap
The Prebys Foundation kick-started a critical new source of funding for pivotal work in labs and for graduate students.
SDSU Alumni
SDSU launches four new nursing programs to address critical healthcare needs
New clinical doctoral opportunities prepare nurses to lead in family, adult-gerontology and psychiatric mental health care.
From coins to community
SDSU alumni Michelle and Matthew Marsh built a vending business covering much of three states. They recently turned their success satisfying customer cravings into a gift that helps SDSU students facing hardships
Easing stress and creating opportunity: The lifelong impact of donor support for scholarships
An accounting student’s story shows how financial aid from donors can help undergraduates focus on their studies and achieve the kind of success that fuels career readiness.
A family’s shared journey through SDSU Engineering
Three decades after her father learned from the same beloved professor, an SDSU engineering grad reflects on a shared legacy shaped by mentorship, family and SDSU pride.
Aztec Voices
Through these combined efforts, SDSU Imperial Valley is a vibrant campus where we create a healthier, more inclusive space. We are environmentally responsible to create spaces where our campus community can benefit from and for our local community who visit us year round.
— Maribel Madero, from Grant aims for a greener, shadier SDSU Imperial Valley