A Cal State Long Beach chemistry professor plans to apply his past research to the process of pharmaceutical production with the help of a $60,000 research grant. The Henry Dreyfus Teacher Scholar Award named assistant chemistry professor Xianhui Bu one of five award recipients nationwide, awarding him the grant. Along[Read More…]
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Senate denounces budget cuts, looks to next year
Although the Senate cannot directly affect the budget cuts, it intends to urge legislative powers to make higher education a top priority, and to continue to adequately fund the CSU system. Senators passed a resolution to oppose the proposed budget cuts to the California State University system for the upcoming[Read More…]
CSU pay raises
The California State University system came under scrutiny in several news reports saying top administrators were receiving large pay raises as campus budgets were downsizing. Since the CSU board of trustees released its annual report on vice presidential salary adjustments and appointments last month, stories have emerged in the San[Read More…]
Survivors to speak Friday
Gerda Siefer owes her life to her father’s personal network. As a child in Nazi Germany, her father’s connections enabled her to go into hiding with a Polish woman living with false papers. Siefer was responsible of taking care of the entire family while the Polish woman went to work.[Read More…]
Hall of Science will allow more extensive research
Along with many science professors displaced by the destruction of Peterson Hall3, Laura Kingsford, the dean of natural science at Cal State Long Beach, eagerly awaits completion of the Hall of Science, the future home of several science departments. Construction of the Hall of Science is the largest-single capital building[Read More…]
UAW strike postponed
The strike called for today by the UAW Local 4123 of the United Auto Workers, a union representing Cal State University academic student employees, was postponed late Tuesday. State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg will meet with the UAW and the CSU to help the two groups reach an[Read More…]
California workforce hungry for college grads
California employers are looking for more college-educated workers than ever, but too few graduates are entering the state’s workforce to satisfy increasing demand, according to a study released this week by the Public Policy Institute of California. At the same time, the numbers of workers with high school educations or[Read More…]
Levels of diversity up at CSULB
Cal State Long Beach has seen an increase in diverse groups on campus over the last decade. The enrollment percentage of most minority groups has either stayed the same or increased during the past years, according to Rand California. The amount of Latinos that are not Mexican Americans at CSULB[Read More…]
UAW to strike Wednesday
More than 6,000 academic student employees, including about 550 Cal State Long Beach students, began striking against the California State University system today after failing to reach a compromise on their upcoming union contract. UAW 4123 of the United Autoworkers, which represents CSU teaching associates, graduate assistants and instructional student[Read More…]
Speaking out on cuts’ consequences
More than 100 faculty, students and residents of Long Beach turned out for the “CSU is the Solution” rally against the Cal State University budget cuts at the Speaker’s Platform yesterday afternoon. Audience members held “Fully Fund CSU” signs while listening to faculty and alumni speak out on the benefits[Read More…]