Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro has been selected as the eighth chancellor of the California State University system, the CSU announced Wednesday morning. Castro has led Fresno State since 2013. He will be the first California native and first Mexican American to lead the 23-campus university system with enrollments...
Chancellor Points to Online Fall Classes, but Fresno State Yet to Decide
Fresno State is continuing to mull options for reopening classes this fall semester, months after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of schools and universities statewide. The Fall 2020 Planning Task Force is considering two scenarios for fall, even though California State University Chancellor Tim White said Tuesday that most...
On This Madera Campus, They're Hungry For Knowledge — Not Food
Madera Community College Center students who need a little help getting groceries on the table can avoid hunger pangs by checking out the new Lions Den Food Pantry. The pantry, which is available to all 4,500 students enrolled this semester (and any future enrolled students), is in the R1B building...
Straight Talk From Cox on Professor's Tweets
San Diego businessman John Cox, a Republican, is second in the most recently released gubernatorial poll behind Democrat Gavin Newsom. Whoever wins the race in November will have a big say in how the 23-campus California State University system is run. For example, the governor proposes the state budget, which...
Editorial: Want To Rebuild Middle Class? Then Boost CSU Funding.
There is unfinished bipartisan business in the state Legislature that belongs at the top of every lawmaker's to-do list. Members of the Assembly and the Senate must make it clear to their respective leaders that Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed $92 million budget increase for the California State University system is...