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1984 Los Angeles Times - May 9, 1984: Cal State L.A.'s special 'head start'. This article describes three programs at CSULA for young children: EEP, which was started by Estelle Gregory, associate professor of psychology whose daughter is an "EEPster," as well as the PACE and ACE options available for older children.
1990 Los Angeles Times - June 9, 1990: Sisters Collect Their, Er, Lambskins. Cynthia and Belinda Martel, graduate from CSULA at ages 14 and 19. Jan Slater, head of Cal State L.A.'s early entrance program (one of only three such programs in the nation), says putting a 10-year-old in college, or even a 15-year-old, as Belinda was as a freshman, can be risky. "They need support, some more than others."
1991 Los Angeles Times - January 10, 1991: Youngsters Go to College--and Thrive. Article about EEP testing, EEPsters Leland Davis 13 and John Chin 14, and the program in general, which has 27 students in total. Barbara Clark, professor of special education at CSLA and author of "Growing Up Gifted" discusses how college can have less pressure than junior high or high school for these children, and how all the research shows that acceleration is very positive for these children.
1991 Los Angeles Times - December 26, 1991: Enrollment Up in Program for High Achievers. Jan Slater, EEP Program Director, discusses the rising demand for the Program. The program now has 38 students.
1992 Los Angeles Times - June 11, 1992 LA Times: 15-Year-Old to Graduate From Cal State L.A. Article about Santosh Nandi graduating with honors at age 15 with a dual major in biology and biochemistry. There have been 15 graduates of the program.
1992-1993 National Deans List - PDF copy includes EEPsters Leland Davis, Lesley Peng, Loi Phuong, Aradhna Tripani, Timothy Yeh.
1992 Los Angeles Times - October 21, 1992: 2 Physicians in Training Are 16, 12. Lee-Loung and Lee-Ming Liou, started EEP last year, and both hope to go to Medical school. Professor Donald Paulson, the boys' organic chemistry teacher, believes they can achieve whatever they want -- they had the two top grades in his class.
1993 Foothill Master Chorale - 14-year-old Brendan Banerdt performed with the CalStateLA Concert Choir in their Music From Salzburg flyer
1995 Los Angeles Times - May 30, 1995: Learning the Lessons of Life. Romesh Prakashpalan started CSULA EEP at 12, and majored in computer science.
1995 Los Angeles Times - August 23, 1995: Brain Trusts. Early college enrollment can be a godsend for gifted adolescents. But experts say youngsters should be emotionally ready as well. Leland Davis graduated with honors, filled with happy memories of his college career. Barbara Clark, a CSULA researcher and author, believes that early college admission is one way to deal with a gifted child who is unhappy in junior high or high school. The article discusses alternatives to full-time college enrollment for gifted teens. Rich Maddox, incoming EEP Director, is quoted that the EEP has a 95% graduation rate.
1996 Yet Another Small Magazine, A Poetry Journal - poem by Jennifer Jung click here
1997 Los Angeles Times - September 4, 1997: Heart Strings. Brendan Banerdt entered CSULA EEP at age 12 and spent four years there. A violist, his sister is a prodigy with the cello playing with the West Los Angeles symphony.
1997 Los Angeles Times - November 3, 1997: Young Scholars Find a Niche at Cal State L.A. James Walker, 16, senior geology student, does not consider himself a genius, but was just bored with the busy work in junior high where he felt an outsider as he was shy. 49 students in the EEP with an average age (at entrance) of 13. Tony Nguyen, 17, was tired of being known as the overweight smart kid. Also mentions Liz Gayed 16, Sherry Wasef, and Mark Gordon 15. James Walker says you need no pretenses; "everyone here is just themselves."
The Voice of Hispanic Higher Education - October 1998 cover picture of EEP graduates (no article)
The Chronicle of Higher Education - December 18, 1998: Child prodigies find a home on the campuses -- about George Oh 13, Stephen Sun 13, Charys Scotton 16, Jordan Kubicki 14, George Woo 15, and Alice Yeh 18, at CSULA. Quotes Ellen Winner, author of Gifted Children "sending students off to college by themselves when they're barely old enough to enter high school is a 'terrible idea.'" [Note: this is what sets the three nationwide programs apart -- the Early Entrance Programs are designed for a group of gifted children, with social and emotional support provided.] Click for p.1 and p.2
1999 CBS Inside Edition - news segment on EEP - 9/27 agreement, 10/7 filming, 2/7 air
1999 South Bay - June 21, 1999 article on San Pedro "Boy Wonder" 19-year-old Adam Witthuhn, LAUSD's youngest teacher, and grad of CSULA EEP. click here
1999 Whittier Independent Wave - June 24, 1999 article titled At 16, She's Headed for Medical School about Sherry Wasef, the youngest graduate of 1999, plans to be a pediatrician.
1999 California Crusader News - June 24, 1999 article about EEP grads -- picture of Robert Rivoli III and Samanta Pal, mention of Pankit Doshi, Mark Gordon, Edward Hsieh, Lin Jun, Haley Leung, Kyle Nakamoto, Reen Ved, Joann Wang and Sherry Wasef too.
1999 Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education - July 30, 1999 mention of 19-year-old Robert Rivoli III among the largest-ever group of EEP graduates. All graduates named. click here
1999 Accolade newspaper - Sunny Hills High School newspaper Accolade, December 3, 1999 article on EEP focusing on Grace Regullano, a former Sunny Hills High School student. click here for complete article and here for letters.
2000 Education Life -- 3-page article on EEPs in America, primarily quoting students at the University of Washington. Lists 6 options: Mary Baldwin (67 female students), CSULA (103 students), Johns Hopkins (summer), Simon's Rock (to enroll after 10th/11th grades), University of North Texas, Denton (16 and 17 year olds, and University of Washington (16 students). A good discussion of the social problems of dorm living, and the social benefits of being with equals. picture, p.2, p.3, p.4
2000 HR Magazine - article on how important it is for firms to recruit college seniors early -- EEPster Jonathan Chen was interviewed click here (or for complete article as PDF
2000 USA Today - February 17, 2000 article and two-page spread of summary of the 20 winners of the All-USA Academic Team. "Kelly" Yang Yang, 15-year-old EEP sophomore, was one of the 20 winners selected from 828 nominations.
2000 The China Press - February 23, 2000 article in Chinese on Yang Yang.
2000 Los Angeles Times - February 26, 2000: Cal State L.A. Student, 15, Wins National Honor. "Kelly" Yang Yang has become the youngest person to be named to the USA Today All-USA College Academic First Team, an honor that comes with a $2500 scholarship. She skipped grades 9-12 to start college at age 13, and plans to use the money to fund future issues of her publications.
2000 Los Angeles Times - March 26, 2000: A Literary Prodigy in Two Languages - full-page article and pictures about Yang "Kelly" Yang, 15-year-old sophomore EEPster. Reporter for the campus newspaper, and publisher of two monthly newspapers which publish in English and Chinese. Her first book of short stories, "Diary of a Yong American Girl," was published three years ago. She's the youngest ever selected for the USA Today College Academic First Team.
2000 Pen Times - May 2000 literary magazine, with articles by Yang Yang on six pages.
2000 FutureLink Culture Times September 2000 article in Chinese about EEP, with pictures, from an interview on July 26th, by reported Marie Chen.
2000 Los Angeles Times - November 22, 2000: Where Bright Minds Can Shine. Article focuses on the Mirman School in Bel Air, which stresses critical thinking, but also quotes Rich Maddox: "There are students out there right now who are staring out the window. Their talents will atrophy," said Richard S. Maddox, director of the Early Entrance program at Cal State L.A., which admits gifted students as young as 11.
2002 The Chinese Daily News - May 7, 2002 article in Chinese about a poetry recital hosted by CSULA. EEPster Jinny Shen won second place and EEPster Karen Kuo won third place.
2002 Sing Tao Daily - May 31, 2002 article in Chinese about 16-year old graduate Elly Chen
2002 Business Life - September, 2002 article titled "The Intellectual Capital of California" mentions that Cal State L.A. is home to a unique American program, the 100-student Early Entrance Program, helping young scholars, as young as ten, enroll and graduate from college.
2003 Los Angeles Times - June 15, 2003: Graduation Is Family Affair for Mother, Gifted Teens. Daniel Firpo 15 and Verena Firpo 15 are graduating from CSULA, and their mother is getting a masters degree. Verena majored in biology, and was the youngest graduate. Both had skipped grades in elementary school, and were enrolled in a special long-distance math program through Johns Hopkins University.
2003 Gifted Child Quarterly - Summer, 2003: Impressions of their first semester of college. Article by Michelle Muratori, Nicholas Colangelo and Susan Assouline on the first semester of college, which is arguable the most critical juncture for student in early entrance programs. The research was focused on the inaugural class of NAASE at the University of Iowa.
2003 Gifted Education Communicator - "Early Start" article for the CAG (California Association for the Gifted) Fall/Winter Journal, by Richard S. Maddox. "It is reasonable, if not absolutely necessary, to understand that such a program is not the right choice for all highly gifted students but it is viewed by the majority of EEP alumni as the only choice that would have allowed them to reach their potential as scholars and as people." Click here for complete article.
2004 Korean Daily - July 6, 2004 article on EEP in Korean with picture. (p.2)
2004 SingTao Hong Kong News - September 23, 2004, article and pictures in Chinese about Allison Mak who started EEP at age 9.
2004 The China Press - December 6, 2004, article and pictures in Chinese about EEP and the Talent Search test (WPCT) that took place December 5th.
2008 Europe Intelligence Wire - June 8, 2005: Young Grads to Baccalaureates at Cal State L.A.; Fifteen Early Entrance Program Grads to Walk in CSULA Commencement June 11. Details the 15 graduates and their plans: Brandon Pancost, David Nguyen, Frank Sy, Jackson Vane, Jesse Hsieh, Jonathan Roberts, Karen Kuo, Katherine Chuang, Mindi Hillman, Nina Lu, Domonique Roberts and Andrew Greene. Other EEP graduates mentioned were Geoff Lancaster, Siraj Gibani and Jordan Kubicki. James Walker, Jon Rheuban and Joe Viol are receiving Masters degrees. Mentions there are over 100 EEP students, with CSULA's program modeled after that of the University of Washington.
2005 Chinese Daily News - April 11, 2005, article in Chinese about Leana Wen being the first Asian President of the American Medical Student Association.
2005 SingTao - June 22, 2005, article in Chinese about EEP with picture of Rich Maddox
2005 "The Prodigy Puzzle" - Ann Hulbert's November 20, 2005 New York Times Magazine article about profoundly gifted children. Focusing on Davidson fellows, she examines the history of research on giftedness, radical acceleration (including CSULA EEP), current educational opportunities, and intelligence testing. Click for part 1 and for part 2 of the article.
2005 SingTao - December 5, 2005, article in Chinese about EEPsters Bazyle Nettles and Edwin Peng
2006 Mensa Bulletin - Letter to the Editor in response to article "If you're So Smart..." by Marty Nemko. After 20 years as a career coach, specializing in gifted adults, Nemko suggested 11 things: embrace your ability, find kindred spirits, trust yourself more than experts, you can afford to be a dabbler, avoid school if self-motivated, work with people whose minds match yours, consider self-employment, resist calls for balance, don't expect to be a genius all the time, and find the right person to love you. EEP parent Donna Hay wrote a letter to the editor to suggest early entrance to college rather than avoiding school for bright teenagers, and gave the website address for the Early Entrance Foundation.
2007 L.A.Mentary - January 2007 Los Angeles Mensa magazine article: One of LA's best-kept secrets - the Early Entrance Program at CSULA. EEP parent Donna Hay described the EEP and recommended that parents of children who were unhappy in school consider this alternative.
2007 Mensa Bulletin - "My Son Is A High School Dropout -- and Proud of it!" article in the national Mensa society February 2007 publication. Authored by a mom of an EEP student, it provides an overview of all early education options. Click here for the complete article.
2007 Los Angeles Times - October, 19, 2007: Young law school grad skips the bars and tries to pass the bar instead. Kathleen Holtz, 18, of Westwood has taken the bar exam and is on track to become the nation's youngest licensed lawyer. Click here for the complete article.
EEP has been featured in several newsclips over the years. These are collected separately on a dvd and include:
1. 1997 - Channel 2 CBS News spot
2. 1998 - Channel 9 KCAL News
3. 1999 - November 26, 1999 National Enquirer
4. 1999 - December 8, 1999 CBS Inside Edition
5. 2000 - May 9, 2000 Fox News
6. 2001 - May 16, 2001 NBC newsclip (online here)
7. 2002 - August 1, 2002 Eyewitness News "Cool Kid" Eleanor Chen
8. 2009 - July 16, 2009 ABC News "Cool Kid" Andrea Kulier (online here)
(University of Washington TSS/EEP also has been featured on television, e.g., 2009 Video: ABC Nightline newscast)
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Note: there would be many articles about University of Washington TSS/EEP in the Seattle newspapers, and there is much professional research done on those students over the past 25+ years.
