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Hundreds of Cal Poly Humboldt students and campus community members protest against a housing policy change that left continuing students unsure where they would live next semester, at the campus quad on Feb. 8, 2023. Photo by Oden Taylor for CalMatters
Joseph I. Castro, former Fresno State president, during a press conference in 2016. Castro became president of the California University System in 2013, but resigned earlier this year after accusations that he mishandled sexual harassment complaints against a university official while president at Fresno State. Photo by Silvia Flores, The Fresno Bee
Yessenia Cervantes, 34, holds her youngest daughter, Issabella Cervantes, at California Citrus State Historic Park in Riverside on June 17, 2022. “I can’t forget that I’m a mom before anything else,” Cervantes, who recently graduated with an associate’s degree from Riverside City College, said. “I know that I’m working towards something bigger—for my children’s future.” Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters
Jesse Driskill is photographed outside his home in San Francisco on Apr. 7, 2022. Driskill left City College of San Francisco and is now attending a for-profit coding academy. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters