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It’s a stressful time for Jordana Henry’s seniors at Rancho San Juan High School in Salinas, due to a delay in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid program.

Trustee Gray Mendez stepped into the role of Board President as the Whittier Union Board of Trustees held its first meeting on Jan. 16. Trustee Josefina Canchola assumed the role of vice president.

/PRNewswire/ -- Some 1,100 ninth grade students will attend the Puente Student Leadership Conference at the California State University, Los Angeles Eagles...

The California Faculty Association, the union representing faculty at California State University schools has voted to authorize a strike i

The Student Health Center and Pride Hub celebrated International Transgender Day of Visibility, with a two-part event — a headlining drag portion followed by a poignant, intimate discussion covering the life experiences and perspectives of the four trans women.

Rita Dove In 1993, Rita Dove was appointed Poet Laureate of the United States and Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, making her the youngest person – and the first African-American – to receive this highest official honor in American Poetry. She served 1993-1995. In 1999 she was reappointed Special Consultant in Poetry for 1999/2000, The Library of Congress Bicentennial year. From 2004-2006, she served as Poet Laureate of the Commonwealth of Virginia. She is a Pulitzer Prize w...