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SSU Alum Manny Rodriguez featured in “Diverse: Issues in Higher Education”

SSU alumnus Manny Rodriguez was featured in a “Diverse: Issues in Higher Education” story, “Advocating Policy, Better than Before,” published September 10 on the public

Sonoma State “It Matters!” voter engagement series kicks off September 11

In a two-month runup to the November elections, Sonoma State and the League of Women Voters of Sonoma County are sponsoring a voter engagement series called It Matters!

SSU History Department Sheds Light on Slavery in Sonoma County

Fortified with the promise of railroad travel, agricultural expansion, and booming ranch and mining operations, Sonoma County in the 1850s provided favor and opportunity for those who called it home. 

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"Nothing about us without us"

Disability Services for Students (DSS) facilitated a panel discussion titled "Nothing About Us, Without Us" this spring with students identifying as neurodiverse to share about their academic experience at the university.

Candice C. Jones, President and CEO of Public Welfare Foundation on campus April 17

Sonoma State University is thrilled to have hosted Candice C.

SSU Hosts Sold-Out Equity Summit

The Municipal Management Association of Northern California (MMANC) hosted its Inaugural Equity Summit in the SSU Ballroom on Friday, March 15 with the goal of supporting conversations and advancing strategies for greater diversity, equity, and inclusion within local government leadersh

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Julián Castro delivers H. Andréa Neves and Barton Evans Social Justice Lecture

Julian Castro's passion for social justice runs in the family: He inherited it from his mom. 

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SSU Professor Letha Ch'ien awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship

Letha Ch’ien, associate professor of art history at Sonoma State, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) full research fellowship that will enable her to spend a year writing her book about the role of transmitting cultural ideology in Venetian art. 

Hoping to make “never again” more than a slogan

Genocide scholar and author James Waller, PhD, delivered the keynote address Tuesday, November 28 at the 40th Anniversary of the SSU Holocaust & Genocide Lecture Series. “Can we make ‘never again’ more than a slogan?

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‘Belonging’ focus of Los Cien event at SSU

Individuals must proactively use new listening, bridge-building, and outreach methods if they hope to one day live in communities that are truly inclusive and foster a sense of belonging for everyone, Latino leaders told a large and diverse audience at SSU on Thursday.