California State University trustees named two women to lead the Chico and Channel Islands campuses, paving the way for the nation’s largest university system to have more women serving as presidents than at any time in its history.
Erika D. Beck, provost and executive vice president at Nevada State College in Henderson, will preside at CSU Channel Islands. She succeeds Richard R. Rush, who is retiring in June after 15 years as president.Chico State, the second-oldest school in the Cal State system, will be headed by Gayle E. Hutchinson, now provost and vice president of academic affairs at Channel Islands. Hutchinson succeeds Paul Zingg, who became president in 2004 and is also retiring in June.
The appointments, announced Wednesday, reflect Chancellor Timothy P. White’s push for more diversity in hiring as well as in the development of curriculum throughout the system, which educates about 460,000 students.
Source: Two women named to lead Cal State campuses Chico and Channel Islands – LA Times