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Four high-ranking men at CSU campuses were accused of sexual harassment. All were treated differently

Cal State Channel Islands investigated a top administrator on allegations of sexual harassment after he moved to a new campus. “You don’t want every campus creating their own approach.” Providing clearer guidance would help ensure a more consistent and fair process for everyone involved, including students, said Sharon Reiter, a former associate vice president at Cal Poly Pomona who oversaw …

Sonoma State President Judy Sakaki was part of a group of Cal State presidents who met with a top aide from the Assembly speaker’s office in February to say they had lost confidence in the system chancellor over his handling of a sexual harassment case, The Times has learned. Records show that just weeks before the Feb. 15 phone meeting …

Sexual Harassment

California State University, which has been buffeted by sexual harassment and bullying allegations, will pay its former chancellor at the center of the controversy hundreds of thousands of dollars in salary for a year and allow him to retain the option to take a faculty position. In 2020, Castro allowed former Fresno State Vice President of Student Affairs Frank Lamas …

CSU to launch investigation into Fresno State over handling of sexual harassment claims

California State University officials on Tuesday announced that they are launching an independent investigation into how Fresno State University administrators handled sexual harassment complaints against a former campus vice president. “It is important that we understand how campus leaders at Fresno State responded to the workplace concerns about Dr. Frank Lamas,” CSU Board of Trustees Chair Lillian Kimbell said in …

CSU Chancellor Joseph Castro resigns amid scrutiny over handling of sexual misconduct case

Sexual

Members of the Cal State Long Beach chapter of the California Faculty Assn. More than 200 Cal State Long Beach faculty and staff members have signed a petition calling on California State University Chancellor Joseph I. Castro to resign over his handling of sexual misconduct and workplace harassment allegations against a top administrator when Castro was president at Fresno State. …

Sexual Misconduct

Cal State Chancellor Joseph I. Castro is under fire for his handling of sexual misconduct and workplace bullying allegations when he was president of Fresno State. The California State University Board of Trustees chair will ask the board to launch an independent investigation into Chancellor Joseph I. Castro’s handling of sexual misconduct and workplace bullying allegations when he was president …

CSU chancellor criticized for handling of sexual misconduct claims while at Fresno State

In his final weeks as president of Fresno State, California State University Chancellor Joseph I. Castro quietly authorized a $260,000 payout and a retirement package with a glowing letter of recommendation for a campus vice president after an investigation found “credible evidence” that the administrator engaged in sexual misconduct against an employee, according to public documents and university officials. The …