We’re wrapping up #GradInitiative2025 and launching a new student success framework! 🎓 It all comes together this week! Join the final systemwide symposium to connect with CSU campuses and partners across California. Register for the livestream: calstate.edu/gi2025sympos...

The CSU is grateful to Senator Christopher Cabaldon for his leadership in championing SB 640, and to Governor Gavin Newsom for signing this important legislation into law. 👏 This new policy will automatically admit qualified CA high school graduates to the CSU, removing barriers to #HigherEd.

Dr. Joshua Kelly, from CSU Los Angeles, contributed to a white paper about the creation of a consistent, statewide mapping system of California’s critical coastal habitats to evaluate change. @csula.bsky.social @calstate.bsky.social #MarineScience #CSU #California #Conservation #ClimateChange

Applications for Fall 2026 are now open at all 22 #CalState universities! Complete one application via #CalStateApply and send it to multiple campuses: calstate.edu/apply. 🎒 Opportunities are available for first-year, transfer, graduate, credential, and returning students.

Today marks the 58th California Native American Day celebration at the State Capitol. With the theme “Walking in their Footsteps,” the CSU proudly joins Tribal leaders in honoring Indigenous cultures, languages and leadership. 🌿#NativeAmericanDay

Proud to see AASCU leaders at #CHCI2025 & 48th Annual Gala: Mildred García (@calstate.bsky.social chancellor & past AASCU president), Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval (@fresnostate.bsky.social), @drjosecabrales.bsky.social (@aascu.org) & Cynthia Teniente-Matson (@sanjosestate.bsky.social), an #AASCU25 speaker.

This month, the CSU will host four free “College Nights” across California, giving high school and community college students, adult learners and returning students a chance to connect with representatives from all 22 #CalState campuses in one place: calstate.edu/collegenights

@calstate.bsky.social Channel Islands will be hosting the Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research (SCCUR) on Saturday, 22 November 2025. Abstract submission is now open and will close on 12 October. Please visit the SCCUR website for more info: www.sccur.org #CalState #SCCUR

Incredible moments from campuses across @calstate.bsky.social. Vote for your favorite! (We're biased but it's hard to beat redwoods.) www.calstate.edu/csu-system/n...

New CSU research alert! Beaches in CA aren’t just for #sun and #surf — they’re economic engines. @calstate.bsky.social asbpa.org/publications...

CSU Chancellor Mildred García, California Community Colleges Chancellor Sonya Christian, UC President Michael Drake, and Association of Independent CA Colleges and Universities President Kristen Soares sent a joint letter ​to congressional lawmakers opposing proposed cuts to the #PellGrant program.

When students walk into a library, they enter a space designed for discovery, collaboration, and support. From providing affordable course materials to promoting student well-being through therapy dog visits, libraries are essential to student success. 📚

I had the honor to interview Dr. Jane Close Conoley, the first woman president of @calstate.bsky.social at Long Beach in 2014. She cites her scholarly work, K16 education in all-women schools, and training as a counseling psychologist, as keys to her success. www.csulb.edu/news/article...

#CalState faculty are more than educators—they’re innovators and storytellers. On #WorldBookDay, explore the passions of CSU faculty experts through their published works. 📚

Great visit to Cal Maritime — my 22nd @calstate.bsky.social campus visit 🚢 As the only maritime academy on the West Coast, Cal Maritime delivers world-class education that prepares cadets to lead in a global industry. Proud to support its exiting future as it merges with Cal Poly SLO.

Meet Arby Jean Wolkov, 2025 California Teacher of the Year! 🎉 She teaches ASL at Taft Charter Highschool and leads the World Language Dept: calstate.edu/csu-system/n... A CSU Northridge alum with three degrees and a teaching credential, she's redefining language education. #TeachWithCSU 🍎

The 2025 CSU Fact Book is here! #CalState is changing lives and powering California: 🎓460,000+ students 💼Opportunities for upward mobility 📈 $7 return for every $1 invested by the state 💵 $26.9B in industry impact Check out the highlights. #CSUforCA

Proud to see our @calstate.bsky.social campuses leading the way in economic mobility! @ce-calstatela.bsky.social is ranked #1 in California for helping students climb the economic ladder. Education remains the key to opportunity. 👏🎓 www.latimes.com/california/s...

The CSU faces a devastating $375M budget cut in Gov. Newsom’s 2025-26 proposal—an 8% hit to state funding. #stopCSUcuts 82% of #CalState grads stay in CA, driving our economy. Cuts hurt students, especially first-gen & students of color: calstate.edu/csu-system/n... #CSUforCA

Happy #WomensHistoryMonth! Today we honor Dr. Mildred García, former AASCU president, whose leadership has broken barriers across higher ed. Now in her second year as @calstate.bsky.social chancellor, she remains a steadfast advocate for public higher ed. #HigherEd #WHM

Check out Dr. Chris Lowe and the Shark Lab's work on great white sharks! #marinescience #sharks #csulb @calstate.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

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23 reasons to love the CSU: From academic excellence to a vibrant campus life! Happy #ValentinesDay to all students, faculty, staff, alumni and everyone in the #CalState community who make the CSU a place of endless possibilities.❤️

It’s not too late to apply to the CSU! 🎓 Explore the "Application Dates & Deadlines" page NOW to discover which #CalState universities and majors are still accepting applications: bit.ly/3OTemyJ Don’t wait—your future is waiting! ✨

Felicidades to @calstate.bsky.social's Chancellor and former AASCU president Mildred García for being the 2025 TIAA Institute Theodore M. Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence recipient! Her leadership continues to inspire, and we’re proud to celebrate this moment with her.

Congratulations to Mildred Garcia, chancellor of @calstate.bsky.social, on winning the 2025 TIAA Institute Theodore M. Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence in Higher Education! #ACEx2025 www.tiaa.org/public/insti...

California libraries come together on new open access agreement with @oxfordunipress.bsky.social @calstate.bsky.social libraries.calstate.edu/cal-oup-open...

The CSU Board of Trustees is beginning the search for the next regularly appointed president of California State University, Long Beach. The first meeting will be held in a hybrid in-person/virtual open forum on February 19, 2025. For more information visit www.csulb.edu/presidential....

For #BlackHistoryMonth, we honor the remarkable milestones and extraordinary individuals whose contributions have shaped the CSU into the institution it is today—a beacon of academic excellence, groundbreaking achievement, and unwavering commitment to inclusivity.

California joins legal fight to stop NIH cuts that could be a blow to @uofcalifornia.bsky.social, @calstate.bsky.social, other universities. via @jaweedkaleem.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

Did you hear? We've launched the CSU Consortium on Climate Adaptation, bringing together faculty experts, staff and students from the CSU’s 23 campuses to enhance the application of climate change adaptation and #climate action education and research. 🌱

This just in: Cal Poly Pomona President Soraya M. Coley announced that she will retire at the end of July 2025. “Her legacy of student-centered service is truly remarkable – and its impact will span generations.” Read Chancellor García's full statement.

🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 PAID INTERNSHIPS! California State University (CSU) students interested in marine, ocean, and coastal STEM are invited to apply for the 2025 CSU COAST Summer Internship Program. 20 internships available Head to bit.ly/COASTInterns2025 to apply by 2/26/25!

The California State University system is introducing OpenAI's ChatGPT Edu — a version of ChatGPT customized for educational institutions — to more than 460,000 students and over 63,000 staff and faculty across its 23 campuses.

@theaieducator.io covers this new groundbreaking partnership that will establish the CSU as the nation's first and largest AI-powered university system, offering access to #AI tools and training for all 460,000 students and 63,000 faculty and staff: www.forbes.com/sites/danfit... @forbes.com

NEW: California State University unveils massive effort to provide AI tools and training to all students, faculty & staff on its 23 campuses. Academics will work w/Gov. Gavin Newsom's office & tech leaders to ID skills needed and advise on how to teach them. bit.ly/4hqPcXo

Zulya Nunez has found her community at SDSU's Dual Language and English Learner #Education Department, where she is passionate about creating a #classroom space that embraces the diverse cultural backgrounds of her students. Earn your #teaching credential: calstate.edu/apply/teaching-credential

Meet the recipients of the 2025 Wang Family Excellence Award, the CSU's highest honor for exemplary dedication to the university and its students: bit.ly/3XEhv9Y

The California State University system landed nearly $626 million in new gift commitments from donors last fiscal year, up from $557 million in 2022-23, the system reported. Learn more: bit.ly/3Wvk7ZW

Marine Science Mentor Training for CSU & UC Mentors! Apply to attend in-person marine science mentor training, all expenses covered, in San Diego, CA on May 29 & 30 2025. Go to bit.ly/Mentor_Training_1 to apply by 3/12/25! #marinebiology #marinescience #researchmentor #mentortraining #csu #uc

Dr. Freddie Sánchez is a passionate advocate for equitable access to #HigherEd and a dynamic changemaker focused on the empowerment of historically underserved student populations. Learn more about our Wang Family Excellence Award honorees: bit.ly/3XEhv9Y

A major component of Governor Newsom's Master Plan for Career #Education is scaling up efforts around credit for prior learning (CPL)—that is, awarding academic credit for learning acquired outside a college classroom. Learn how the CSU is supporting adult learners and veterans.

The CSU prepares almost half of California’s #Teachers and 4% of the nation’s teachers. 🍎 See 11 factors that set #CalState’s educator preparation programs apart. #TeachWithCSU #TeachingCredential #TeacherPreparation #EducatorPrep #Teaching #HigherEducation

All 23 #CalState universities are now accepting applications for admission to the fall 2025 term. New first-year, transfer, teacher credential, graduate and returning students can apply for admission through the #CalStateApply systemwide portal at: calstate.edu/apply. 🎓