By Teresa Acosta and Ava Uhlack, Feb. 27, 2024 As part of the search for a new director of conflict resolution and ombuds program, Dawn Osborne-Adams, a visiting ombuds, broke down the theoretical competencies the position would require in a dialogue with faculty, staff and students Feb. 20. An ombuds acts as an impartial, confidential and
By Reyes Navarrete, Feb. 20, 2024 Cal Poly Pomona’s first academic senate meeting of the spring semester met Wednesday, Feb. 14 approving an update to the priority registration unit limit, a new self-support version of a graduate program and changes to the prerequisites and course names for several general education courses. A referral to increase
For decades, Ethnic Studies faculty, students and staff have argued and struggled to have Ethnic Studies as a requirement in the university curriculum as an indispensable contribution to a truly inclusive and quality education. Gov. Newsom should sign AB 1460 when it reaches his desk this week. It is in the best interest of preparing students for the global society in which they will live and work and eventually play important and leading roles. AB 1460, authored by Dr. Shirley Weber (D-79th District), addresses this issue in a clear and meaningful way. Under the law, beginning 2021-2022, in order to graduate, CSU students would be required to take a class in one of the four major ethnic group disciplines: Native American, African American, Latinx American or Asian American. The benefits of this requirement are numerous and include: its enhancing and expanding knowledge of the various peoples and cultures of the state, country and world; sharing and sharpening perspectives; improving i