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Men's Volleyball players with championship trophy

Meet the team who brought the championship back to MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú's 'Volleyball Nation'
Celebrated Reputation

Long Beach State’s Men’s Volleyball players, less than 24 hours after an on-court victory celebration during which they literally jumped for joy wh

African American students during Cultural Graduation Celebration

MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú Class of 2025 celebrates Commencement
Celebrated Reputation
This year’s Commencement is also the final official event of Cal State Long Beach’s 75th anniversary celebration, which officially kicked off in September.
Ebony Tay in graduation regalia

Beach Voices: Guardian Scholar, filmmaker writes her own life's script
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Ebony Tay is a proud Guardian Scholar graduating this month with a degree in film and cinematic arts.
Graduate at 2024 Commencement

MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú joins exclusive group of ‘R2’ institutions powering economic mobility

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The 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.
Bruce Mac Rae in regalia

Honorary degree goes to longtime MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú neighbor and devoted supporter
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Bruce Mac Rae is receiving an honorary doctorate of humane letters for his generous contributions to The Beach.
Erin Gruwell

Alumna behind 'Freedom Writers' earns MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú's highest honor
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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.
Jane Close Conoley sharing an embrace

President Conoley and her husband look back on a life of service, family
Campus Update
President Jane Close Conoley and her husband, Collie, shared anecdotes about their lives and Conoley's leadership as she nears retirement.
MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú grad.

MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú Commencement 2025: Beach grads celebrate on social media
Campus Update
Graduates took to Instagram to celebrate their milestone.
Four people pose next to a vertical test stand with piping and equipment in desert

These students built a rocket, a satellite — and a national reputation

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MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú’s aerospace program ranks #4 nationally, with students working on rockets, drones, satellites and cutting-edge combustion research.
Image of MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú nursing student with artistic yellow filter

MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú's School of Nursing marks 60 years of shaping health
Celebrated Reputation

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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Students, alumni can count on MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú for lifelong career development help
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MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú has a wide range of career development services for students and alumni at distinct stages of their lives.
Jessica Pugh '10 seated with laptop

How The Beach builds business students' confidence, readiness for the workplace
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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.