-
Alisha Jucevic/CalMattersCalifornia’s estimated 100,000 undocumented college students are grappling with President Trump’s plans of mass deportations. Dream centers on many campuses are stepping in to provide guidance and meet the skyrocketing demand for legal services from students. -
Larry Valenzuela/CalMatters/CatchLight LocalCal State has a goal to graduate 40% of its freshmen within four years. It now graduates 36% — it’s highest rate ever. On other goals, the system is further behind.
-
Cal State officials are projecting a 2025-26 budget hole of about $400 million to $800 million. They are warning of layoffs and academic cuts. -
Lawmakers approved two bills to allow some community colleges to provide bachelor’s degrees in nursing. That’s setting up another conflict with the California State University, which already offers these bachelor’s degrees. -
Two major forces are at play: Gov. Gavin Newsom scaled back his promise of increased financial support for Cal State, while university officials agreed to 5% salary increases earlier this year. -
Members of the California Faculty Association approve a two-year agreement that the union and administration hammered out after a strike last month that lasted one day. -
Cal State faculty agrees to a 5% raise after months of negotiations. -
After months of negotiations, university officials and the faculty union remain far apart on key contract terms. Cal State provided a 5% general raise; the union wants 12% this year. -
The Arcata campus will remain open and operational during the strike.
-
After months of negotiations, university officials offer a 5% pay raise. The union is seeking 12% and plans to strike systemwide at the end of January, including at Cal Poly Humboldt and Chico State. -
Cal State officials offered a 5% increase for each of the next three years, although those raises are not guaranteed. The union plans to strike at four campuses. CalPoly Humboldt and Chico State are not among the initial targets of the labor action. -
Student workers at the 23-campus system say their pay is low, their hours are restricted and they get no sick pay. They are hoping to join the employees union to fix that.
-
The tuition increases were forecast earlier this year, when a Cal State task force concluded the system needs at least $1.5 billion annually in new revenue to afford student services and bolster its academic offerings. -
A new law allows community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees, an option for students unable to attend a four-year institution. But California State University officials are objecting to many of those proposed programs.
