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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.

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Cetera CEO Sees SDSU Student-Athletes as Assets

Adam Antoniades says his association with San Diego State University athletics is “as much luck and good fortune as anything.” But he also knows a great opportunity when he sees one.

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Campus News

Aztecs blank Cal State Bakersfield 3-0 in season opener

SDSU earned a 3-0 victory over the Roadrunners at Snapdragon Stadium in Thursday night’s season opener.

Aztecs wrap up another banner year in 2023-24

The Aztecs captured six MW titles in the 2023-24 campaign

Three Aztecs set for United States Olympic Trials

Xiamara Young, Danae Dyer and Kristen Brown will compete for a spot on the U.S. roster.

Xander Schauffele qualifies for 2024 Olympic Games

The former SDSU men's golfer ('15) and reigning Olympic champion will represent the U.S. in Paris

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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