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Cal State provost faced retaliation after reporting harassment by president’s husband, records say

LOS ANGELES — California State University paid $600,000 this year to settle a claim with a Sonoma State provost who reported retaliation and sexual harassment allegations involving the campus president and her husband, according to records in the case obtained by the Los Angeles Times.

Los Angeles Times

Cal State college system drops SAT/ACT admission requirement

In a move putting California's public colleges at the forefront of the trend to drop standardized tests, the Cal State university system will eliminate SAT and ACT tests from its admission requirements

The Independent UK

Former Cal State Northridge President Jolene Koester named interim CSU chancellor

LOS ANGELES — Former Cal State Northridge President Jolene Koester will serve as the interim chancellor of the California State University system following last month’s abrupt resignation of Joseph I. Castro, who was under scrutiny over how he handled allegations of sexual misconduct by a top administrator.

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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

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

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

After Cal State chancellor’s resignation, calls for an investigation intensify

LOS ANGELES — A day after the California State University chancellor announced his sudden resignation, calls intensified Friday for an independent investigation into his handling of allegations of sexual harassment and bullying by a former top assistant.

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CSU Chancellor Joseph Castro resigns amid scrutiny over his handling of misconduct case

LOS ANGELES — California State University Chancellor Joseph I. Castro has resigned amid scrutiny over his handling of sexual misconduct and workplace harassment allegations while he was president at Fresno State.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Is Cal State’s chancellor fit to lead the nation’s largest public university system?

Allegations that California State University Chancellor Joseph I. Castro mishandled multiple complaints of sexual harassment against an administrator he hired while president of Fresno State are so serious that they deserve a comprehensive and independent investigation. And if the details of a recent USA Today report turn out to be…

Los Angeles Times

CSU trustee chair moves to open investigation into chancellor’s handling of sex abuse claims

LOS ANGELES — The California State University Board of Trustees chair will ask the board to launch an independent investigation into Chancellor Joseph I. Castro’s handling of sexual misconduct and workplace bullying allegations when he was president of Fresno State amid growing demands from the state’s two top higher education…

Los Angeles Times

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

‘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

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

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

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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.

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