The Office for University Diversity and Inclusion sent out an email seeking campus participation in upcoming open forums regarding the search for an Assistant Vice President for DEI Strategic Planning and Networks on Tuesday morning. The current Interim Vice President for Diversity & Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer [CDO], Dr. Denise Isom, has approved the […]
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Omicron goes to school: students and faculty frustrated upon return to campus amid largest COVID-19 surge
Siga aquí para leer este artículo en Español. The first week of winter quarter looked different for all students at Cal Poly this time around. As some students scrambled to make it to class on time after waiting in hour-long testing lines, other students emailed their professors informing them of their inability to attend the first […]
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Armstrong announces Opportunity Fee to assist low-income California students
President Armstrong announced a new fee for newly enrolled out-of-state undergraduate students starting in fall 2019.
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Rate of administrative hires decreases, but tenure track faculty still down from pre-recession levels
Ten new administrative positions were created and filled last year — a decrease in the growth of administrators on Cal Poly’s campus. Administrative hires have outpaced hires for tenured and tenure track faculty since 2007. Tenure track faculty have not recovered from the 2008 state furlough in terms of full-time equivalent employees. Tenure track faculty are typically either […]
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The Pitfalls of Cal Poly’s New Freshman Housing
The yakʔitʸutʸu community may sound like a great idea, but we will see whether this dream turns into reality.
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Letter to the Editor: Where college and freedom of speech meet
Gray argues if you want to speak freely, you must be willing to defend others’ rights to speak freely.
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Dear President Armstrong, you have failed
Ahmed argues the blackface incident is yet another example of the administration not taking necessary action to prevent discrimination.
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With conclusion of open forums about Cal Poly Opportunity Fee, student responses remain mixed
Open forums ended March 8, but students can still submit feedback via their Cal Poly Portal through March 14.
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Time’s Up student activists release demands for administration regarding sexual assault on campus
Demands include removing perpetrators of sexual assault from campus and on-campus housing immediately and increased services for sexual assault survivors.
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Letter to the Editor: A message from former dean Phil Bailey on the Cal Poly Opportunity Grant and Fee
Bailey said by providing financial assistance, Cal Poly can increase diversity within the student population and improve the educational environment.
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Administration proposes fee for out-of-state students to fund low-income in-state students
The fee would begin as $2,010 per year for out-of-state students starting in Fall 2018 and gradually increase to students beginning in 2021 and beyond paying $8,040 per year.
