Cal Poly Pomona has been recognized as a 2023-24 U.S. Fulbright Scholar Top Producing Institution for STEM Fields and a Top Producing Institution of U.S. Fulbright Scholars among master’s-granting universities. In addition, the university has the special distinction of having the highest number of U.S. Scholars in this classification this academic year. The Fulbright U.S. Scholars program is an international academic exchange of scholars and professionals founded to increase mutual understanding and to support friendly relations between people from the United States and other countries. It is administered by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Cal Poly Pomona’s four current U.S. Fulbright Scholars and their …

Author Heather McGhee enjoyed working as a public policy wonk, looking through data spreadsheets and trying to come up solutions to economic problems. She often appeared on television news shows and before Congress to advocate for those solutions. However, in 2017, she came to a realization. The way she was trying to solve the crisis of economic inequality wasn’t bearing fruit. “The inertia of inequality was getting worse,” McGhee said. “I made a decision to hit the road and pursue a journey that would take me across the country.” Out of that journey came McGhee’s New York Times bestselling book, “The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How …

Alfred Ortiz, the CEO of a prominent Colorado-based cybersecurity company, is a testament to the power of education and the impact it can have on a student’s career trajectory. Recently, Ortiz testified in front of the U.S. Senate regarding small businesses in the cybersecurity sector. The Cal Poly Pomona alumnus (‘92, political science), who founded Cyber Software Distributors in 2018, has not only achieved remarkable success in the cybersecurity field. Even as a social sciences student, Ortiz developed an interest in technology. He found that the skills he was acquiring in his political science courses were adaptable to the tech world. “CPP was very influential,” Ortiz said. “The learning …

Cal Poly Pomona Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership Liane I. Hypolite recently co-authored the fourth report in a series of papers from UCLA’s Civil Rights Project. The inception of this research study was prompted by growing concerns over legislation threatening to limit the discussion of racial history in classrooms. In response to pushback and bans from legislators, the report aims to empower educators with the knowledge and tools needed to teach race effectively and address the contentious issue of teaching race in schools. The report is headed by Suneal Kolluri, assistant professor in the Educational Policy and Leadership Department at the UC Riverside School of Education; Liane I. Hypolite, …