Assembly Bill 928 provided the basis for developing a new transfer pathway for community college students, leading to controversy on the campus level.
Tag: general education
Unlocking the GE Treasure: A CSULB Student’s Roadmap
New to CSULB? Navigate the general education (GE) maze with ease and start your academic journey on the right foot!
ASI Senate passes resolution on ethnic studies
After weeks of debate, ASI ruled in favor of lobbying on behalf of the ethnic studies requirement resolution.
ASI hosts open forum about proposed ethnic studies requirement
The forum was held in response to the Associated Student Inc. Senate voting down resolution #SB 2020-12, a resolution that would support a bill for an ethnic studies general education requirement.
LBSU proposes general education reform
The LBSU Academic Senate proposed to add concentrations to the general education pathway. The concentrations are designed to make the general education program more cohesive, according to Norbert Schurer, the LBSU Academic Senate chair.
Ethnic studies programs fight against Executive Order 1100
The ethnic studies departments across California State University campuses continue to fight against an executive order that they believe will negatively affect ethnic studies departments at CSUs. Executive Order 1100-Revised was issued last year by CSU Chancellor Timothy White. There were recent protests on the CSUN campus where students voiced[Read More…]
Timeline established for general education policy and colleges propose name changes
Proposal to change College of Business Administration to College of Business College of Business Administration Dean Michael Solt presented a request to change the name of Long Beach State’s “College of Business Administration” to “College of Business” at the Academic Senate meeting on Thursday. “As economies and societies continue to[Read More…]
New committee created to review General Education and Graduation Requirements policy
Prospective Long Beach State students may face a new set of graduation requirements due to ongoing revisions of the current general education policy. Members of the Academic Senate voted to create a third committee Thursday to revise the General Education and Campus-Specific Graduation Requirements policy after some members voiced concerns[Read More…]
CSULB Academic Senate discusses a campuswide plan to develop a new GE program
Changes to general education requirements may be on the horizon within the next academic year following a revision order from the California State University system. Members of the Academic Senate gathered Thursday to discuss executive order 1100 administered by CSU Chancellor Timothy White to reevaluate general education policies. Dispersed in[Read More…]