UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Yang stepping down
After three decades on the job, UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Henry Yang announced Aug. 14 that he is stepping down at the end of the coming academic year. Yang is the longest-serving Chancellor in UC history, having held the title at UCSB since 1994. “It is with the greatest honor and appreciation that I write to share Read More →
CSU Channel Islands Provost Mitch Avila resigns
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First phase of Gallegly vs. CLU trial in judge’s hands
The first phase of the trial of a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed against California Lutheran University by former Congressman Elton Gallegly is now in the hands of the judge. Ventura County Superior Court Judge Henry Walsh starts a three-week vacation on Aug. 10 and it’s not known when he will issue a ruling. Walsh heard testimony over three Read More →
Cal Poly, UCSB stepping up on student housing
To expand residential housing for students at Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara, about 7,600 new student beds will be created at the two universities over the next six years. Construction began at Cal Poly in July on the first phase of a 10-year, 4,100-bed project. The CSU Board of Trustees approved the plan at Read More →
Updated: CSUCI’s Guajardo named to CSU Board of Trustees
This story was updated on July 31 to include new details. The updated piece was written by Mike Harris. CSU Channel Islands nursing student Jazmin Guajardo has become the university’s first student to be appointed to the CSU Board of Trustees. As the sole student trustee for 2024-26, Guajardo will represent all 450,000 students in the 23-campus Read More →
Dubroff: Cal Poly keeps walking the walk fostering innovation in SLO
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Cal Poly announces summer accelerator startup teams
The next big San Luis Obispo-based company could just be starting to get their foot in the door as Cal Poly San Luis Obispo announced the eight startup teams that will be a part of its summer accelerator course. Ran by the university’s Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, its Summer Accelerator program is a 12-week program Read More →
