Billy Collins, a former U.S Poet Laureate and best-selling author, will be reading some of his works in the Carpenter Performing arts Center on Saturday at 8 p.m. Collins has fans all over the world and is best known for being able to capture the subjects of everyday life. He[Read More…]
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Colleagues mourn former anthropology professor
Pamela Bunte was a professor of linguistic anthropology until three years ago when she retired due to health problems. Bunte died on May 8. Colleague and personal friend Dorothy Abrahamse described Bunte as a “wonderful professor.” “She was always thinking about the community she was studying,” Abrahamse said. Bunte specialized[Read More…]
Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan could result in $1 billion cut to higher ed
Gov. Jerry Brown is set to propose a May budget revision Monday that will assess the magnitude of cuts being made to the Cal State University, which currently faces a minimum cut of $500 million from state funding for the 2011-12 school year. The governor and leaders of the Legislature[Read More…]
VP of finance addresses budget concerns
Cal State Long Beach’s Vice President of Administration and Finance Mary Stephens addressed Associated Students Inc. senators Wednesday regarding possible budget cuts. Stephens addressed the possible increase in annual tuition by as much as 32 percent, or $1,566, effective in fall 2011. The 32 percent tuition hike is part of[Read More…]
CLA dean decision ‘firm and final’
Provost Donald Para reiterated Wednesday that College of Liberal Arts Dean Gerry Riposa’s resignation was “firm and final” as CLA faculty voiced concerns ranging from rumors that Riposa was forced to leave his post to the future of the college. About 50 faculty members attended the CLA faculty council meeting[Read More…]
Social work class challenges students to fix community problems
In most college courses, students learn how to write research papers or memorize facts for their final grade; this semester, Philip Tan’s class learned how to save a city. Social Work 411, Generalist Social Work Practice With Communities and Institutions, is a class consisting of a semester-long project in which[Read More…]
Students vote to support oil and gas tax
The Associated Students Inc. resolution in support of establishing a tax for profits on oil and gas companies in California passed on its third reading Wednesday. Assembly Bill 1326 establishes the California Higher Education Endowment Corporation (CHEEC) that would annually allocate to the California Community Colleges, the California State University[Read More…]
Residence halls to be emptied May 20
Cal State Long Beach students living on campus have until 7 p.m. on May 20 to officially pack up their things and move out. The dormitories on campus and the Residential Learning College will close that day, as the spring semester ends, but they are scheduled to re-open for move-back[Read More…]
CSULB tuition may rise by up to 32%
[Editor’s note: This corrects the percent tuition may increase. The contingency-plan hike to tuition may be as much as $1,566, which is 32 percent, not 36 percent.] The Cal State University may raise annual tuition by as much 32 percent, or $1,566, if it is faced with what is[Read More…]
Faculty, students speak out against CLA dean resignation
College of Liberal Arts faculty members have submitted a petition to keep CLA Dean Gerry Riposa from stepping down after the announcement that he will resign in June 2012. The petition was sent to Cal State Long Beach Provost Donald Para and contained more than 100 signatures, 75 percent of[Read More…]