作者：辛西娅·休伯特

2021年11月3日

CSU Chancellor Joseph I. Castro met with 萨克拉门托 State students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni Wednesday, Nov. 3, in his continuing effort to assess the strengths and needs of the system’s 23 campuses.

It was Castro’s first trip to 囊状态 as leader of the nation’s largest and most diverse public four-year university system. 卡斯特罗于2020年9月被任命为总理。

During his daylong visit, Castro received information about 囊状态’s improving graduation rates, shrinking “opportunity gaps” for students of color, and the Hornet Launch initiative, which puts first-year students on the path to timely graduation by assigning them courses that they want and need. He also learned more about the University’s new Antiracist and Inclusive Campus Plan and took a tour of the campus.

• 图片画廊：总理卡斯特罗参观萨克州立大学

During a session with the news media, Castro singled out 囊状态’s progress “in graduating students from all backgrounds more quickly,” particularly those from traditionally underserved groups.

“I’m unaware of any university that has made the progress that you have made,” he told 囊状态 President Robert S. Nelsen.

囊状态’s graduation rates have soared since 2016, when it launched its “Finish in Four” and “Through in Two” campaigns as part of the CSU Graduation Initiative 2025.

2021年的初步数据显示，约26%的学生在四年内毕业，而2016年这一比例仅为10%。 转学生在两年内毕业的成绩也显著提高。 所有学生都有所改善，包括黑人、拉丁裔和第一代学生。

Castro, who is the first Californian and first person of color to serve as CSU chancellor, said he can relate to many of 囊状态’s scholars. 他是墨西哥移民的孙子，单亲妈妈的儿子，是家里第一个大学毕业生。

在一个公开论坛上，卡斯特罗和尼尔森回答了一系列广泛的问题，包括远程工作和在线学习的未来、教职员工薪酬、流行病安全以及黑人教职员工的留任。

卡斯特罗和尼尔森强调，他们在各个领域的重点都是培养学生的成功。

“The guiding principle shall be what is best for them,” said Castro.

The chancellor applauded 囊状态’s new antiracism plan, the result of widespread input from across campus, saying it could be “a very good model for other campuses.”

尼尔森和卡斯特罗都对最近有色人种教师的离职表示担忧，并表示学校必须更好地招聘和留住有价值的人才。 这些问题在反种族主义计划中得到了解决，并将在包容性卓越部门进一步探讨，该部门本月将迎来新任主任米娅·塞特斯-蒂德威尔。

至于对教职员工公平薪酬的担忧，卡斯特罗表示，他相信与工会的谈判、与博彩平台董事会的讨论以及立法努力将在未来几周和几个月内取得积极成果。

“Actions speak louder than words,” he said.