The CSU Student Success Network

In the coming weeks, The California State University will give its 460,000 students and 63,000 faculty and staff across all 23 campuses access to AI-powered tools, including the CSU’s entire curated library of training and development resources and ChatGPT Edu, a version of the bot that Open AI built for universities “to responsibly deploy AI to students, faculty, researchers, and campus operations.” According to OpenAI, this will be “the largest implementation of ChatGPT by any single organization or company anywhere in the world,” making CSU “the first AI-powered university system in the United States.” Read more via Inside Higher Ed: https://lnkd.in/dKvzN--5

Education Insights Center (EdInsights), which facilitates our Network, is hiring a full-time Social Media and Communications Coordinator! Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/gycENkQH

We honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy by empowering The California State University’s students, staff, administrators, and faculty to imagine and implement systems that advance equity and justice in education. https://lnkd.in/ducDiCCp

The Network achieved incredible milestones in 2024, including hosting a system-wide webinar, launching a redesigned website, and publishing impactful insights. As we look ahead to 2025, we remain committed to fostering a community of support and advancing equitable strategies for student success across California State University campuses. https://lnkd.in/ducDiCCp

California State University - East Bay announces that Professor Arnab Mukherjea has been appointed as the inaugural director of the CSU AANHPI Middle Leadership Academy. This initiative aims to empower AANHPI leaders across the CSU system, fostering a more inclusive future in higher education. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dw--AVxs

We're thrilled to announce that Arnab Mukherjea, Dr.P.H., M.P.H, professor of public health at California State University - East Bay has been appointed as the first Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander Middle Leadership Academy (AMLA) director! Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/gYEM6sqM

Ioakim Boutakidis, Ph.D., professor of child and adolescent studies and chair of the department of educational leadership at California State University, Fullerton, has been deeply involved with the Network and Middle Leadership Academy (Academy). His work in student equity and retention reflects CSU Fullerton’s dedication to fostering more inclusive pathways for diverse student populations. Building on our Academy Impacts series, Boutakidis shares insights into Fullerton’s past and ongoing projects, and the influence of the Academy’s initiatives back on campus. Read the Q and A: https://lnkd.in/eHCUu2BS

ICYMI: "Advancing Equitable Student Success through Changes in Campus Policy, the Use of Student Data, and Course Redesign." Read the first installment in a series of briefs exploring campus outcomes from participation in the Network's Middle Leadership Academy (Academy), authored by Thad Nodine. This initial brief focuses on California State University, Chico, highlighting the impactful efforts of its teams to implement changes aimed at enhancing equitable student success outcomes. Through insights and strategies developed during Academy sessions, participants have leveraged their experiences to align the campus's Advancing Equity Project (AEP) initiatives with broader campus goals. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gcUJCfXp

Announcing the 2024-25 Academy Team Projects! 12 teams from across The California State University will use the Academy's problem-based learning model to tackle strategies aimed at improving equitable student success to achieve meaningful change on their campus. Learn about this year's projects here: https://lnkd.in/gUbhcSiK

NEW BRIEF: Advancing Equitable Student Success through Changes in Campus Policy, the Use of Student Data, and Course Redesign This is the first installment in a series of briefs exploring campus outcomes from participation in the Network's Middle Leadership Academy (Academy), authored by Thad Nodine. This initial brief focuses on California State University, Chico, highlighting the impactful efforts of its teams to implement changes aimed at enhancing equitable student success outcomes. Through insights and strategies developed during Academy sessions, participants have leveraged their experiences to align the campus's Advancing Equity Project (AEP) initiatives with broader campus goals, such as those outlined in the university's Graduation Initiative (GI) 2025. Led by Kaitlyn Baumgartner Lee, Ed.D., and Kate McCarthy, Ph.D., the AEP showcases collaborative, sustainable approaches informed by Academy participation, driving equitable student success and closing equity gaps in academic performance. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gcUJCfXp