The Latest Breaking News from California State University

A self-made billionaire couple gave San Francisco State University $25 million in XRP, one of the largest crypto donations to US higher education

San Francisco State University marked a milestone in April 2019 when it received a transformative $25 million donation, largely comprised of cryptocurrency XRP. This philanthropic gesture enabled the establishment of new resources for the College of Business and resulted in officially renaming it as the Lam Family College of Business.…

The Times of India · Sep 7

Betye Saar obituary

Artist whose assemblages of found objects explored racism, ritual and religion

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23

MacKenzie Scott gave $461 million to California universities over 5 years, without any strings attached

Billionaire MacKenzie Scott donated approximately seven billion dollars in recent years. California public education institutions received over four hundred sixty million dollars. California State University, Northridge received the largest single donation of one hundred three million dollars. These unrestricted funds allowed institutions to address budget deficits and student needs. Scott's…

The Economic Times · Aug 21

Tennis legend Billie Jean King, 82, set to graduate college

39-time Grand Slam winner attended California State University, Los Angeles from 1961 through 1964, before leaving to pursue a career in tennis

The Independent UK · May 14

Cole Allen's LinkedIn Profile Shows Rare Glimpse Of His Professional Life Before Donald Trump Shooting Attempt

Cole Allen's LinkedIn profile shows an academic achiever and teacher as the flipside of 'Cole Allen the shooter'.

International Business Times UK · Apr 27

Can AI Plan a College Tour Road Trip? I Bet My Ex-Husband It Could — Here’s What Happened.

This parent could use help planning a tour of colleges across the country. Is AI up for the challenge?

Kiplinger · Mar 26

Chicano Studies program pioneer Rudy Acuña dies at 93

Pioneering political activist and historian Rodolfo “Rudy” Acuña, who founded one of the first Chicano Studies programs offered by a major university, has died at 93

The Independent UK · Mar 25

Trump’s DoJ sues California over college tuition benefits for undocumented students

Justice department challenges policy allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students at public universities

The Guardian - US · Nov 21, 2025

California's Newsom signs a reparations study law but vetoes other racial justice proposals

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law authorizing $6 million for California State University to study how to confirm an individual’s status as a descendant of an enslaved person

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025

California State University Long Beach student, 22, is found dead and now his roommate is charged with murder

A second roommate was also stabbed but was transported to a hospital in stable condition

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2025