California State University, Fullerton

CSUF’s Guiding Principles for Social Justice — Striving for Justice, Equity, and Inclusion states the University aims to "Expand Intentional Outreach" by redoubling efforts across the institution to "successfully recruit, retain, and graduate students from underserved communities, with a specific emphasis on Black/African American and Native American/Indigenous Titans."

The Chancellor for all Cal State campuses released a statement regarding the SCOTUS decision on the use of race in college admissions, which stated: "As leaders of California’s public higher education institutions, we are disappointed by the Supreme Court’s decision this week to prohibit the use of race in college admissions." It continued, "Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values at our institutions. We will continue to support programs and practices that seek to address historical inequities and ensure that our colleges and universities are reflective of California’s rich and dynamic diversity.” 

Students participating in the Inclusion Champion Certificate Program are required to take modules titled "Access Allyship 101," "An Introduction to Racial Equity," and "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 101 & 200."

The Human Resources, Diversity, and Inclusion Engagement and Learning Center has several upcoming events such as "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 101," "Gender and Pronoun Use," and "Emotional Intelligence." It also offers DEI "trainings and workshops, and leadership development in equity work for offices and departments around campus."

In order to meet the General Education Requirements towards a Bachelor's degree, all students are required to complete 3 units of coursework from the “Area Z: Cultural” category on Cultural Diversity.

In order to meet the General Education Requirements towards a Bachelor’s degree, all students are required to complete 3 units of coursework from the “Area F: Ethnic Studies” category which will “Identify, define and interpret core concepts such as race, racism, racial inaction, ethnicity, equity, ethnic-centrism, eurocentrism, white supremacy, self-determination, liberation, decolonization, sovereignty, anti-racism, migration, labor systems, settler colonialism, imperialism, citizenship and immigration.”

To fulfill CSUF's strategic goal of recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce, "all search committee members participating in faculty, staff, or MPP searches are to complete an asynchronous diversity education session on equitable and inclusive search practices." Committee members must complete the training once every two years.

CSUF’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences presents their Guiding Principles for Social Justice in which they discuss their efforts toward enhancing equitable learning, expanding intentional outreach, and calling out racism and bias with the primary goal of being “an actively inclusive, equitable, and anti-racist campus.”

Funded by a $1.2 million grant from the Mellon Foundation, an event was hosted by CSUF on July 2023 marking the first event in a series of projects by the Social Justice and Storytelling Institute in which “students learned how to confront social inequity and dismantle structural racism through the craft of diverse storytelling.”

Cal State Fullerton’s College of Education offers previously held Anti-Racism Webinars on the “History of Anti-Racism Action in Education,” “Becoming an Anti-Racist Educational Leader,” “Identifying and Revising Curriculum for Anti-Racist Teaching,” and “Anti-Racist Teaching Practice.”

Funded by a $3 million grant from the Mellon Foundation, CSUF is one of four public universities in the Digital Ethnic Futures Consortium (DEFCon) that “emphasizes working with Black, Indigenous, Latinx and Asian communities to use digital tools and technologies in ways that critically rethink historical and contemporary problem spaces, and contemplate new digital futures.”

In April 2024, Cal State Fullerton was "awarded a one-time grant of $250,000 to advance Black student success and elevate Black excellence." The grant was part of a California State University systemwide initiative "to reimagine how the nation’s largest four-year public university system supports Black students and addresses persistent trends in low Black student enrollment, retention, and graduation rates."

On October 21, 2021, Cal State Fullerton’s Division of Politics, Administration, and Justice hosted a webinar discussion on Critical Race Theory, featuring professors who currently teach CRT in their coursework.

CSUF’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences has a site dedicated to Black Lives Movement Resources listing books, articles, and relevant courses that are offered.

The College of Education at CSUF is “committed to anti-racist teaching and learning.” In their efforts to “provide a just, equitable, and inclusive education,” they provide a number of resources on Allyship, Anti-Racism, Activism, Black Lives Matter, and “Understanding Privilege, Whiteness and White Privilege.”

Following the 2020 protests after the death of George Floyd, CSUF debuted a video series called “The Talk: A Journey Toward Anti-Racism” which discussed the school’s anti-racism efforts. In May 2022, the school expanded with “The Talk Continues” in which highlighted their journey toward “anti-racism through the lens of their multiple identities.”

In the Fall/Winter 2020 issue of Titan, CSUF’s digital magazine, faculty from the school share their stories of “dismantling racism and injustice in the classroom.”

The school’s Diversity Initiatives & Resource Centers (DIRC) “supports students by building communities that foster a sense of belonging, creating opportunities to engage in self-discovery and critical inquiry, and serving as a hub for resources in inclusive and affirming spaces.” They work to “create engagement opportunities that empower, educate, and activate students in the areas of social justice, equity, and anti-racism.”

In 2023, the Education Conference was centered on "Social Justice Issues" and "Anti-Bias Teaching."

In June 2024, the University delegated 25 students, faculty, staff, and administrators "to attend the California State University’s second biennial Juneteenth Symposium." The event sought to "elevate African American history and achievement while building on the anti-racism work taking place at Cal State Fullerton and the 22 other CSU campuses."

The Division of Student Affairs developed an anti-racism, diversity, and inclusion plan which "included the creation of an Athletics Equity Committee and a subcommittee to examine and offer input for NCAA diversity, equity, and inclusion matters."

On June 2, 2022, the CSUF provost and vice president for academic affairs, Carolyn Thomas, discussed how “undoing systemic racism is the key to anti-racism journey.”

The Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at CSUF share their efforts towards Diversity, Equity, and /inclusion in alignment with the schools “Guiding Principles for Social Justice.”

Cal State Fullerton’s commitment towards Just, Equitable, and Inclusive Education (JEIE) is highlighted by the school’s “recognizing and understanding the impact of one’s own privileges, biases, perspectives and beliefs on the interactions one has with students.”

In 2024, Fullerton was recognized by Forbes as one of the top 500 Best Employers for Diversity for "its efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace."

The University holds several "Cultural Recognition Celebrations" which include the Pan-Afrikan graduation celebration, an "Undocu Recognition Celebration," the "Asian Pacific Islander South Asian American Recognition," and the "Nuestra Graduación" among others.