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Bruce Mac Rae in regalia

Honorary degree goes to longtime É«ÖÐÉ« 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 É«ÖÐÉ«'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.
É«ÖÐÉ« grad.

É«ÖÐÉ« 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

Celebrated Reputation
É«ÖÐɫ’s aerospace program ranks #4 nationally, with students working on rockets, drones, satellites and cutting-edge combustion research.
Image of É«ÖÐÉ« nursing student with artistic yellow filter

É«ÖÐÉ«'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

A graphic with career-related icons and photos of four people

Students, alumni can count on É«ÖÐÉ« for lifelong career development help
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É«ÖÐÉ« 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.
Richard Carpenter at piano, gold records behind him

Richard Carpenter returns to The Beach, reminisces about where it all started
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Richard Carpenter '00 will make a special appearance and performance at the Carpenter Center this Saturday, April 26, to celebrate the center’s 30th anniversary with Renée Elise Goldsberry.
Three people look in a net at water's edge at sunrise

From wetlands to rocket fuel, how É«ÖÐÉ« is fighting climate change

Celebrated Reputation
É«ÖÐÉ« students and faculty are restoring wetlands, cutting emissions and leading climate research from coast to lab — powered by access and innovation.
Dale Fairbanks holds a 1954 yearbook

After more than five decades, alumnus and Long Beach educator looks back on his years at É«ÖÐÉ«
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Dale Fairbanks '57, '67 and his wife, Jan '57, helm a multigenerational Beach family and are inaugural members of the Golden Graduate Society, created to recognize those who graduated 50 or more years ago.
Beach Voices column author Angelica Cruz

Beach Voices: It's never too late to commit to sustainability and environmental justice
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É«ÖÐÉ« alumna Angelica Cruz encourages the Beach Community to carry out sustainable practices for the benefit of the environment and local communities.