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Jonathan Talberg, director of Choral Studies, conducting

How alumni connections sparked the Bob Cole Chamber Choir's new album
Boundless Opportunity
The Bob Cole Chamber Choir recorded an a capella album of German and Californian Romantic composers in June at the historic Mission San Antonio de Padua in Monterey County.
A student smiles during Week of Welcome 2026

Students explore campus connections, resources at Week of Welcome
Campus Update
Cal State Long Beach’s Week of Welcome transformed upper campus into a bustling fair last week, featuring student clubs and organizations, university resources and thousands of new and returning students.
A student walking and smiling

Washington Monthly: CSULB among the nation’s top 10 values in higher ed
Celebrated Reputation
Washington Monthly recognized Cal State Long Beach as one of the nation's leading universities for providing a quality, affordable college experience.
Class of 2030

'Class of changemakers': Meet 5 incoming students already on the move

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These students' ambitions span medicine, law, business, soccer and astrophysics. Learn what brought them to The Beach.
A student receiving a faculty member's help donning a lab coat

White coats, full hearts as CSULB students answer nursing’s calling
Celebrated Reputation
CSULB student nurses affirmed their commitment to patients during the annual White Coat Ceremony, preceding the clinical phase of their education.
Students sitting and chatting, scooters in front of them

CSULB kicks off a new academic year
Campus Update
Monday was the first day of the 2026-27 academic year at Cal State Long Beach, and thousands of students and faculty returned to campus.
President Loren J. Blanchard speaks on the Carpenter Center stage

President Blanchard calls for 'reaching the students who need it most' at his first CSULB Convocation
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President Blanchard, during Convocation, emphasized equity and student success, so each CSULB grad can earn "a degree of life-altering value."
A group of people pose together outdoors on a rocky hillside

From Cape Town to Milan, CSULB students return home with stories to tell

Boundless Opportunity
Beach students spent the summer in five countries — interning, filming, mixing and designing. Here's what they brought home.
CSULB student Heaven Mitchell and Guardian Scholars case manager Howard Channel

Gift gives foster youth at The Beach a place to call home
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A new gift will enhance the Tom '68 & Carrie Corbett Guardian Scholars Resource Center, serving current and foster youth at The Beach.
Two children look into a tank full of water

Student teachers get their first classroom — full of kids who need one

Boundless Opportunity
A free CSULB science camp gives underserved children hands-on STEM experiences while giving future teachers real classroom practice.
CSULB Speech and Debate Team member Curtis Ortega

CSULB debater-mentors instill the power of persuasion
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Daniel Medina, standing before a classroom full of high school debaters, shared the knowledge he gained with Cal State Long Beach’s forensics team.

CSULB and Ming Chuan University Partnership

CSULB welcomes Taiwan's Ming Chuan University in first-of-its-kind partnership
Celebrated Reputation
Ming Chuan University of Taiwan will have a full-time presence at CSULB, creating new possibilities for international education.