San Jose State University

February 15, 2023

Billions are needed to repair, renovate and maintain Cal State’s buildings

Students have complained about unbearable heat waves in classrooms without air conditioning and canceled classes due to flooded buildings, but funds are not available to maintain and renovate academic facilities.

Ashley A. Smith

Commentary

November 30, 2022

College honors programs should be inclusive, grassroots and hands-on

Honors education should not be exclusive or pretentious.

Ruma Chopra and Vincent J. Del Casino, Jr.

CSU's Title IX Reckoning

November 28, 2022

Quincy High School A.D. cleared to return to work after investigation into his hiring

Jason Hawkins resigned as San Jose State's baseball coach following an investigation that found he sexually harrassed his players and used racial slurs.

Thomas Peele

California State University

September 9, 2022

Plumas Unified suspends assistant principal/athletic director to probe 'potential misconduct'

A former San Jose State baseball coach found to have sexually and racially harassed his players was put on leave from Plumas Unified School District where he is being investigated for "potential misconduct" since joining the district in 2018.

Thomas Peele

CSU's Title IX Reckoning

September 8, 2022

Former CSU baseball coach sexually and racially harassed players and staff, investigation found

A former San Jose State baseball coach is now the vice principal and athletic director at a Plumas County high school following a Title IX investigation that found sexual and racial harassment.

Thomas Peele, Ashley A. Smith, And Daniel J. Willis

People

April 4, 2022

A journalist killed for his reporting found his life’s work through reading

Chauncey Bailey, a journalist killed in Oakland 15 years ago for reporting on a Black Muslim cult leader, is remembered by a journalist who helped finish his work.

Thomas Peele

Commentary

September 23, 2021

Online education is here to stay for colleges and universities: How can we make it better?

Experiences during the pandemic provide the knowledge to start building the kind of inclusive, high-quality online instruction that faculty can really get behind.

Faith Kirk

Distance Learning

October 13, 2020

California school districts struggled to prepare teachers for distance learning this fall

California teachers searched the Internet and signed up for online workshops from outside organizations when their districts didn’t offer all the training they needed to prepare them to return to distance learning instruction this fall.