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Theory Reimagined: Voices of Sociologists from Around the World

Anjana Narayan, Sociology

Migrar y otras artes: Escritos fuera de lugar

Claudia Salazar-Jiménez, English & Modern Languages

Good Wife, Wise Mother: Educating Han Taiwanese Girls Under Japanese Rule

Fang Yu Hu, History

Brown and Gay in LA

Anthony Ocampo, Sociology

Spelling in Spanish Heritage Language Education

Amàlia Llombart-Huesca, English & Modern Languages

In The Black God Trope and Rhetorical Resistance

Armondo Collins, English and Modern Languages

The Lieutenant Nun: Annotated Translation of the Play, Historical Accounts and Documents about Antonio/Catalina de Erauso

Marta Albalá Pelegrín, English and Modern Languages

Somebody Should Do Something

Alex Madva, Philosophy

Creativity in Virtual Teams: Key Components for Success (Second Edition)

Jill Nemiro, Psychology

Life in the Middle: Marginalized Moderate Senators in the Era of Polarization

Neilan S. Chaturvedi, Political Science

Louder Than Words

Lorena Turner, Communication

Mad Scholars: Reclaiming and Reimagining the Neurodiverse Academy

Shayda Kafai, Ethnic & Women's Studies

California and the Politics of Disability

Eileen Wallis, History

Creative Works and Performances

Yalil Guerra

Symphony No. 1 “La Palma Real” Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra

Sarah Wallin Huff

“Of Roses and Lillies” Second Place Winner, National American Prize Charles Ives Award in Vocal Chamber Music

Nadia Shpachenko-Gottesman

Grammy Award Winning Pianist

Paulo Lima

“Dreams and Revelations” Sculpture, Painting, Wire Installation, Mixed Media

Media and Podcasts

LifeLines with Dr. Lori

Lori Barker, Psychology

The Pink State

Lauren Furey, Communication

Mutant: Dialogues at the End of Democracy

Aishwary Kumar, History

Under One Roof

Amy Dao, Geography & Anthropology

Office Hours with Dr. Hanink

Peter Hanink, Sociology

Student Showcase

Piano Ensemble

The First Place Winner in the International Ukrainian Music Competition performed Catherine Likhuta's "Heirlooms Suite" at the Ukrainian Institute of America in December 2025 and will perform Carnegie Hall in January 2026.

Chazz Escobedo and Joanne Chung

Their feature story highlighting Hispanic alumni turned faculty was selected to be a part of the campus-wide CPP’s LatinX Heritage Month Spotlight series.

The Poly Post

The Poly Post students won 11 awards at the 2024 California College Media Association annual awards banquet on March 8, 2025.

Angela Trujillo

Philosophy minor Angela Trujillo recently published her poetry book titled “Brutal Lover,” a compilation of prose and poetry entries.

Jully Voong

Jully’s collaborative research with Dr. Gabriel Granco (Geography & Anthropology) on viticulture and climate change has been honored as Best Paper of the Year by the Journal Climate!

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