The 2025-2026 school year begins at California Lutheran University on Aug. 25 with over 1,000 incoming undergraduate and graduate students.
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California Lutheran University Students Excel with Summer Research Fellowships
When the spring semester ended in May, over 50 students at California Lutheran University stayed to conduct in-depth research with faculty mentors.
Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary’s New Rector is California Lutheran University Spiritual Leader
The Rev. Colleen Windham-Hughes, PhD, has been appointed the rector of Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary,
‘Ask Gumby’ Earns Future Campus Award for Innovative Student Guidance
California Lutheran University has been recognized with the Tambellini Future Campus Award for its groundbreaking AI initiative, “Ask Gumby.”
California Latino GDP Surges Past $1 Trillion
If California Latinos were an independent state, their GDP would be the nation’s sixth-largest state GDP, according to the 2025 California Latino GDP Report by researchers at California Lutheran University and UCLA.
28th Annual Shakespeare Festival Explores Comedic, Dramatic Sides of Romance
This summer is filled with romance — both comedic and dramatic — as the Kingsmen Shakespeare Company performs two of William Shakespeare’s beloved plays: “Twelfth Night” and “Cymbeline.”
Esteemed Barry Goldwater Scholarship Awarded to California Lutheran University Student
Elisha Tong is furthering her research amid the growing crisis of antibiotic resistance, thanks to a scholarship from The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.
California Lutheran University Names New President
During his interim tenure, John A. Nunes actively engaged with students, faculty, alumni and community partners, championing efforts to renew the university's strategic vision while honoring its roots in the Lutheran...
California Lutheran University Professor Awarded Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Business and Economics
California Lutheran University School of Management professor Vlad Vaiman, Ph.D., has been awarded one of the most prestigious appointments offered to U.S. scholars.
California Lutheran University Commencement Celebrates 1,018 Graduates
The Class of 2025 chose perseverance as its theme, reflecting its success in navigating post-COVID-19 pandemic changes and national and global uncertainties.
Neil Simon’s ‘Rumors’ Comes to California Lutheran University
A posh dinner party with lovably goofy, bourgeois guests quickly spirals into a scandalous evening of confusion, mistaken identities and lies in this student production.
Where Training Meets Helping
With a reduction in the stigma surrounding treatment and advancements to improve access, especially the rise of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic, seeking therapy has become increasingly commonplace.
Cal Lutheran Economists Again Honored with Prestigious National Forecast Award
Matthew Fienup, Ph.D., and Dan Hamilton, Ph.D., received the 2024 Crystal Ball Award for the Fannie Mae Home Price Expectations Survey.
Senior Art Exhibit Explores Bridges of Time
The In-Between: Senior Art Exhibit 2025 will run March 20 through May 16.
The Year of the Super Senior
Thanks to an NCAA ruling that granted student-athletes an extra year (or two) of eligibility to compensate for the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,some students returned this fall for one final season.
Not Accessible: Affording a Dignified Life on the Central Coast
The Feb. 28 conference will spotlight how lack of affordability impacts families, the community, region and state.
‘Braiding Sweetgrass’ Author to Speak at California Lutheran University
Author Robin Wall Kimmerer will explore the dominant themes of her seminal book in a Zoom webinar at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 12.
Angel City FC Cuts Ribbon on State-of-the-Art Training Center at Cal Lutheran
California Lutheran University is now home to the largest training facility in professional women’s soccer in the United States.
Showing Their Values
The 17 strong needed to narrow 16 values down to a final four. Basketball isn’t the only college sport with a sweet-16 bracket. They voted on the four they valued most: adaptability, sacrifice, passion and hard work.
Capitol Learning
Democracy is messy … in a good way. Matthew Bauer ’24 said that’s one lesson he learned during his internship through the Lutheran College Washington Semester program in Washington, D.C.
