The open forums for the fourth finalist for the dean of Extended, Professional and Continuing Education (EPaCE) position will be held Friday, Oct. 21. The dean of EPaCE is responsible […]
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Cal Poly announces plans for $30 million football center named after late John Madden
Cal Poly students and alumni gathered for the annual Big Sky Conference football homecoming game against Sacramento State on Oct. 1 and were met with a surprise announcement: a new […]
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Resigned CSU Chancellor ignored sexual misconduct complaints. Now, he’s set to teach at Cal Poly
Former CSU Chancellor Joseph Castro will begin as a tenured professor at Cal Poly, after reports of him mishandling sexual misconduct complaints, Cal Poly confirmed to Mustang News on Friday. […]
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Cal Poly hosts open forums for Assistant VP of DEI Strategic Planning
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 […]
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Cal Poly administration drops COVID-19 protocols for fall quarter: Doing ‘the best that we can’
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the Mustang News September print issue, available at newsstands around campus. In spring, closing out a year of back-and-forth with COVID-19 regulations on […]
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Biden cancels student loan debt, lifting burden for about half of CSU undergrad students
The White House announced on Aug. 24 a three-part plan to cancel $10,000 of student debt for borrowers with low to middle incomes — a move that could benefit about […]
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ASI announces new executive director
Cal Poly Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) announced on May 4, following a thorough national search process, that Cal Poly Alum Michelle Crawford will be the new ASI Executive Director after […]
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Students criticize Cal Poly’s neglect of historic financial aid programs while expanding others
While Cal Poly’s College Based Fee (CBF) increase will provide more aid to low-income students, many are criticizing the school for not supporting their current financial aid programs — which […]
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San Luis Obispo’s housing market is pricing out Cal Poly employees. A $65 million housing project aims to help
The growing demand for housing among Cal Poly faculty and staff is in the process of being answered. “There’s only one long-term solution, which is to build more housing for […]
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Cal Poly’s Leaning Pine Arboretum receives $1 million donation
The College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science’s (CAFES) student-run Leaning Pine Arboretum received a $1 million donation from Kathleen Enz Finken, Cal Poly’s provost from 2012 to 2019, and […]
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Campus Dining hosts ‘Food For Thought’ forum
Cal Poly Campus Dining hosted ‘Food For Thought’ on Tuesday in the University Union. The forum allowed students to make public comments and suggestions to dining representatives and chefs. The […]