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For the third year in a row, Cal State Long Beach will hold its commencement ceremonies at Angel Stadium, and graduates will not walk across the stage or have their name read aloud—a decision that has received some pushback from students.
A 95-year-old woman is asking a judge to find she is not obligated to make a $25 million donation to music education at CSULB, alleging she was coerced into signing such an agreement.
Cal State Long Beach responded Friday to a lawsuit by a 95-year-old woman who wants a judge to rule she is not obligated to make a $25 million donation to music education at the school, saying her attorneys have filed an "ill-considered and unsupportable complaint" in her name.
A 95-year-old woman is asking a judge to find she is not obligated to make a $25 million donation to music education at Cal State Long Beach, alleging she was coerced into signing such an agreement by a former 49er Foundation executive and others associated with the university .
The Cal State system knows it needs to give its employees sizable salary and wage increases, but finding and getting the money to do so means relying on the state.