- The State Center teachers’ union is eager for Chancellor Carole Goldsmith to depart before her September 2026 retirement date.
- A new scholarship is created for Fresno State business administration majors.
- Fresno Pacific has a new partnership that expands its BA programs to west Fresno County college students.
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Carole Goldsmith’s announcement last week that she will retire as chancellor of State Center Community College District — a job she has held since January 2022 — came the same day that State Center faculty members held a no-confidence vote on her.
This week the union announced the results of that vote and took it a step further, calling for Goldsmith to immediately step down. They cited what they say is a culture of retaliation and higher legal costs during Goldsmith’s tenure as well as questions raised about a potential conflict of interest in a contract award to a woman Goldsmith has called her “goddaughter” in social media posts…