When California State University Chancellor Timothy White announced in October 2019 that he would be retiring this year from the 23-campus system, no one imagined the universities would be facing an unprecedented pandemic, budget cuts and nearly a year of mostly online learning. Despite those changes, the CSU boasts higher graduation rates than when White first took the helm in 2012, retains a higher percentage of first-year students, and has its largest enrollment ever. In January, Fresno State President Joseph Castro will replace White.
