CWL student wins Commitment to Social Justice Award

Congratulations to Jessica King, a CWL and English / Creative Writing double major, for being awarded the Commitment to Social Justice Award on behalf of her work for the Comparative Literature Club, by Student Life and Development.

Jessica has led a number of workshops and events for the CLC around disability awareness. As a disabled student and disability activist herself, Jessica says, “My name may be on the certificate, but my award is dedicated to CSULB students with disabilities and the disabled community. This award is a promise that I will keep going in representing my community and advocating for more narratives to be acknowledged.”

Jessica will be working for CSULB’s LIFE Project this summer as a peer mentor and starting Fall 2024 as a peer coach. LIFE Project benefits students with an autism-spectrum disorder, Asperger Syndrome, or similar conditions. We are proud of you, Jessica!

For more information about Jessica and her disability advocacy, please visit her Instagram and/or LinkedIn pages, @TheWhiteDovePoet.