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Dr. Jospeh Castro, President of Fresno State University, has been named successor to Timothy White. Photo courtesy of Fresno State University

Cal State chooses first Mexican American chancellor

by Mikhail Zinshteyn and Felicia Mello September 23, 2020September 25, 2020

The Cal State system’s new leader, Joseph I. Castro, starts next January and is the first California native and first Mexican American to hold the post.

Timothy P. White, Chancellor of the California State University system, prepares to testify on the failure to fully disclose a $1.5 billion surplus in a joint hearing of the Joint Legislative Audit, Senate Education, Assembly Higher Education and Assembly subcommittee on Education Finance committees on August 12, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Cal State in the COVID era: No tuition cuts, 4 other takeaways from chancellor chat

by Mikhail Zinshteyn August 20, 2020August 20, 2020

U.S. Senator Kamala Harris speaking with attendees at the 2019 National Forum on Wages and Working People hosted by the Center for the American Progress Action Fund and the SEIU at the Enclave in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 27, 2019. Photo by Gage Skimore via Flickr

Who will Newsom pick for Harris’ Senate seat?

by Emily Hoeven August 12, 2020August 12, 2020

Students sit on the terraced lawn outside of Kennedy Library at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on September 24, 2018. Photo by Hannah Travis via Flickr

Higher Education

State auditor: Cal State should let students vote down fee increases

by Felicia Mello, Kimberly Morales and Stephanie Zappelli May 15, 2020May 15, 2020

The Hurricane Hunters fly a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft into the North Pacific to meet an atmospheric river on January 28, 2020. Photo by Rachel Becker for CalMatters

Dams at risk + Riding atmospheric rivers + Coronavirus concerns

by Dan Morain February 26, 2020February 26, 2020

Timothy P. White, Chancellor of the California State University system, left, prepares to testify on the failure to fully disclose a $1.5 billion surplus in a joint hearing of the Joint Legislative Audit, Senate Education, Assembly Higher Education and Assembly subcommittee on Education Finance committees on August 12, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Higher Education

CSU Chancellor Tim White will retire next year

by Felicia Mello October 22, 2019October 23, 2019