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Angel Stadium in Anaheim was transformed into a celebratory scene of black and gold, pageantry, music, accolades and fireworks as more than 10,100 students attended Cal State Long Beach’s Commencement during five days of ceremonies, May 18-22.
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Ebony Tay is a proud Guardian Scholar graduating this month with a degree in Film and Cinematic Arts. She also grew up a foster child, adopted into a poor, working-class family of gold miners in a small town in Canada.
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Cal State Long Beach is one of only 27 higher-education institutions nationwide to earn both the Research 2 (R2) and the new Opportunity Colleges and Universities (OCU) Carnegie Classification designations.
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Bruce Mac Rae is receiving an honorary doctorate of humane letters for his generous contributions to CSULB, as well as his support of Beach athletics and local nonprofit organizations. He'll receive his honorary degree during the College of Engineering’s Commencement ceremony on May 18.
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Alumna Erin Gruwell '94, known for "The Freedom Writers Diary" and her service to educators and students, is set to receive an honorary doctorate.
Campus Update
President Jane Close Conoley and her husband, Collie, shared anecdotes about their lives and Conoley's leadership as she nears retirement.
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Graduates took to Instagram to celebrate their milestone.
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CSULB’s aerospace program ranks #4 nationally, with students working on rockets, drones, satellites and cutting-edge combustion research.
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If you’ve been in a Long Beach-area hospital over the past decades, the likelihood that you were under the care of (or in a

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CSULB has a wide range of career development services for students and alumni at distinct stages of their lives.
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The Student Center for Professional Development, now in its 40th anniversary year, offers mentoring and guidance to business students at The Beach.
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Richard Carpenter '00 will make a special appearance and performance at the Carpenter Center this Saturday, April 26, to celebrate the center’s 30th anniversary with Renée Elise Goldsberry.