President's Messages

Dear Beach Community, Throughout these challenging months, I have been intentionally communicating CSULB’s unwavering and steadfast commitment to diversity and equity for every member of our Community: students, staff, faculty, alumni and community partners. I have been thinking a great deal about the work of the Inclusive Excellence Commission while holding numerous listening sessions with campus and community leaders, faculty, staff and students and consulting with leadership. I…

In this OneBeach video, CSULB President Jane Close Conoley discusses how scholarship at Cal State Long Beach has forged on despite the challenges of a global pandemic. Download transcript .pdf

I am disappointed and dismayed by the administration’s decision to reject new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This action is clearly contrary to the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling reinstating DACA, and causes additional confusion, frustration and anxiety among Dreamers and their families. The Cal State Long Beach community remains committed to its Dreamers, and we will continue advocating for their rights. We believe that these students, who were…

Dear Faculty and Staff:  In light of our ongoing response to the pandemic, as well as budget reductions passed on to the California State University, the CSU has suspended all non-essential international and domestic travel through June 30, 2021.  Under the new guidelines, I must review and approve any proposed exceptions to this policy. Requests for exceptions should be routed through your divisional vice president and must document compelling reasons for how the…