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The Department of Education being demolished.

How Trump’s Move to Dismantle Department of Education Could Affect Students

Fernando Delgado April 14, 2025

Days after nearly half of the Department of Education staff were laid off, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the department’s dismantling — a move raising concern over the...

"Untitled" by Valentino Di Pietro Hernandez; collage of cyanotypes.

CSU Summer Arts Program Abruptly Shuts Down, Ending Decades of Student Opportunity

Katelyn Hawthorne and Veronica Sexton April 11, 2025

The CSU Summer Arts program, a staple of California State University’s arts education for nearly 40 years, has been discontinued. The decision follows months of uncertainty and comes as a disappointment...

Senator Emma Joy Jampole speaks in support of the resolution to foster a culture of dignity, safety and belonging on Stan State's campus.

Senate Passes Commitments to Protect Undocumented Students and to Foster an Inclusive Campus Culture

Nix Carbone-Deep and Fernando Delgado March 25, 2025

At today’s Academic Senate meeting, Senate passed three items—a resolution affirming the university’s commitment to fostering an inviting culture for people of all backgrounds, another that called...

Student walks out of Financial Aid and Scholarship Office in the Mary Stuart Rogers building.

FAFSA and Grant Funding Under Threat as the Department of Education Lays Off Half its Staff

Fernando Delgado March 14, 2025

The Trump administration is cutting back roughly half of the Department of Education workforce. People are left with questions and concerns about how this will affect students, especially those from low-income...

Senator Arya Alami shows President Rios-Ellis a picture on his phone with a smile.

Accusations Lobbed at the CSU for Withholding Cash from Campuses and Calls to Defend DEI and LGBT Rights at Today’s Senate

Nix Carbone-Deep and Fernando Delgado March 11, 2025

At today’s Academic Senate, accusations were made that the CSU Chancellor’s Office is withholding funding from its campuses, Presiden Britt Rios-Ellis assured the body in veiled terms that a strategy...

Senator Arya Alami in contemplation during today's session.

Lecturers Earn Stronger Representation and “Cameras On” Mandate Discussed at Today’s Senate

Fernando Delgado and Nix Carbone-Deep February 25, 2025

In today’s Academic Senate session, the body reviewed prospective proposals for a new B.S. in Quantitative Economics, a simplified range elevation process for lecturers, and a new camera policy for online...

The Enrollment Services website, where information about graduation can be found.

A Guide to Graduating Like a Warrior

Ella Adams February 21, 2025

For many CSU Stanislaus students, graduation is just around the corner, while for others, it may feel like blocks away. No matter how far it seems, it is never too soon to learn more about the graduation...

AI tools and training available to all  students and faculty across the CSU system at genai.calstate.edu
Screenshot by Veronica Sexton

AI in Education: How Students and Professors Are Using It and Is It Ethical?

Laura Tadeo Melendez February 18, 2025

With artificial intelligence on the rise, students in college are utilizing it more than ever in their academic studies. CSU Stanislaus has students and professors using it on a daily basis for a variety...

Senator Dave Colnic at December 5th, 2023's Academic Senate meeting, who today passionately spoke against the CSU administration's recent cost-cutting measures both at our campus and at Sonoma State. (Signal File Photo)

With Sonoma State Gutted, Academic Senate Rallies to Reverse and Prevent the Excessive Cutting of Faculty and Programs

Nix Carbone-Deep January 28, 2025

The CSU’s budget shortfalls, on individual campuses and systemwide, were the main points of discussion at today’s Academic Senate meeting, with the recent cuts to 26 degree programs at Sonoma State...

James Deitz: From the Studio to the Classroom, An Artist’s Journey Into Teaching

Veronica Sexton, Katelyn Hawthorne, and Isaiah Velasco December 12, 2024

James Deitz, an art lecturer at CSU Stanislaus, has been involved in the art industry for over forty years and has been helping students expand their artistic palette, knowledge and craft. But how did...

The Academic Senate gathers for their last meeting of the Fall semester.

Academic Senate Sees Faculty Argue How Recent Budget Cuts Will Lower Quality of Education and Overwork Instructors and Struggle to Affirm the Humanities in General Education

Nix Carbone-Deep December 11, 2024

In yesterday’s Academic Senate session, the Senate held two vital votes—one to send back a resolution to committee for revision that would have established a new course requirement for all students...

Balancing Free Speech and Order: CSU's "Time, Place, and Manner" Interim Policy Under Scrutiny

Balancing Free Speech and Order: CSU’s “Time, Place, and Manner” Interim Policy Under Scrutiny

Emily Giraldes and Estrella Rubio December 9, 2024

The California State University (CSU) system, encompassing 23 campuses across California, has developed a "Time, Place, and Manner" interim policy to balance free speech rights with campus safety and operational...

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