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California State University halts program that paid millions to executives after they departed

LOS ANGELES — California State University will halt a program for newly hired employees that has paid millions to executives who have resigned in recent years — including former Chancellor Joseph I. Castro — until the Board of Trustees reviews a task force’s recommendations.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 23, 2022

After resigning, Cal State University chancellor will get $400,000 salary and housing allowance

LOS ANGELES — California State University, which has been buffeted by sexual harassment and bullying allegations, will pay its former chancellor at the center of the controversy hundreds of thousands of dollars in salary for a year and allow him to retain the option to take a faculty position.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 4, 2022

California State University system to launch investigation into Fresno State over handling of sexual harassment claims

LOS ANGELES — California State University officials on Tuesday announced that they are launching an independent investigation into how Fresno State University administrators handled sexual harassment complaints against a former campus vice president.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 2, 2022

Cal State chancellor criticized for handling of sexual misconduct claims while at Fresno State

LOS ANGELES — In his final weeks as president of Fresno State, California State University Chancellor Joseph I. Castro quietly authorized a $260,000 payout and a retirement package with a glowing letter of recommendation for a campus vice president after an investigation found “credible evidence” that the administrator engaged in…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 4, 2022

‘Watershed’: Dalits hail US university’s caste discrimination ban

Activists behind ban by California State University system say it will boost US civil rights movement for caste equity.

Al Jazeera · Feb 1, 2022

California State strongly indicates it will permanently scrap SAT, ACT admission requirement

California State University trustees strongly indicated Wednesday they will permanently scrap SAT and ACT testing requirements for admission — a move that would align the nation's largest four-year higher education system with the University of California, which dumped the standardized exams it criticized as biased and of little value.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 27, 2022

Faculty members of California State University protest inclusion of caste in non-discriminatory policy

Under the policy, a student would be able to report anti-caste bias experienced on campus

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022

Cal State system adds caste to anti-discrimination policy in groundbreaking decision

LOS ANGELES — The California State University announced it has added caste as a protected category in its systemwide anti-discrimination policy, a hard-fought policy deeply meaningful to Dalit students of South Asian decent.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 20, 2022

These eye-catching flyer designs show print isn't dead

These flyer designs are the brightest, best and most attention-grabbing.

Creative Bloq · Sep 24, 2019