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The Apocalypse Is Here in Kingsmen Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’

The 26th season concludes with a novel twist on the play, which takes place in an abandoned shopping mall after an apocalyptic event.

July 17, 2023

The Apocalypse Is Here in New ‘King Lear’

The Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival concludes its 26th season with a novel twist on “King Lear” that takes place in the near future in an abandoned shopping mall after an apocalyptic event.

July 17, 2023

Cal Lutheran Hires General Counsel

As general counsel, Marvin Richards will serve as Cal Lutheran’s chief legal officer.

July 13, 2023

MPPA students and professor in Ecuadorian jungle

Going Places with an MPPA

Busy working professionals in this master's program keep coming back for affordable, enlightening travel courses.

July 7, 2023

Longtime Cal Lutheran Baseball Coach Retires

Marty Slimak, or “coach Slim” as he’s known on the diamond, has announced his retirement from California Lutheran University and the Kingsmen Baseball program after more than three decades.

July 7, 2023

A Novel Setting for “Gentlemen of Verona”

The Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival returns to California Lutheran University for its 26th season June 30 through Aug. 6 with “The Two Gentlemen of Verona.”

July 3, 2023

Annual Cares Day raises more than $2 million

Nearly 1,800 donors made 2,352 gifts in the most successful annual fundraising campaign ever.

June 7, 2023

Cal Lutheran receives $500,000 state grant to fund four-year teacher credential program

The funds will help expand an integrated teacher preparation program that allows students to earn both a bachelor’s degree and a teaching credential in four years rather than the usual five.

May 25, 2023

Cal Lutheran opens access to Gallegly Archive

356 storage boxes, in view behind glass walls, are filled with the archived papers of Ventura County’s longest-serving congressman, Elton W. Gallegly.

May 18, 2023

Commencement ceremonies set for May 12

California Lutheran University will hold separate 2023 commencement ceremonies for 1,217 undergraduate and graduate students on Friday, May 12, in William Rolland Stadium on the Thousand Oaks campus.

May 5, 2023

Treasured memories

The Cal Lutheran community lost one of its most treasured members when the Rev. Dr. Howard Wennes died on July 12, 2022.

April 30, 2023

Seeing one another

“Rev. Scott,” as he is known, is the university’s first Black pastor and the first non-Lutheran to hold the post.

April 28, 2023

A landmark gift

The Rod Gilbert Achievement Scholarship fund allows the university to assist up to 100 students in amounts ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 over the next eight years.

April 28, 2023

Sign for help outside of monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine

On a mission

To the Rev. Rachel Eskesen ’04, MA, MDiv ’14, the work of a pastor can look remarkably similar to the work of an English professor.

April 27, 2023

Photo of Lorri Santamaría with students at a Black History Month kickoff event.

Strategic plan in action

Cal Lutheran’s 2022-2027 Strategic Plan, developed with input from all members of the university community, outlines the university's top priorities.

April 27, 2023

A faith-friendly focus on the future

The intersection where future-focused meets faith-friendly is unique in higher education. It is the special place where Cal Lutheran lives and thrives. I believe we can “own” this space by making it one of our true...

April 21, 2023

Balancing the narrative in Ventura

Being an effective public servant and improving the human condition has always been an objective for Lorrie Brown ’07, MPPA ’09, whether that means working in government or helping people discover their purpose.

April 21, 2023

In Memoriam

Judith K. Larsen (1942-2022), Joyce Ann Geeting (1944-2022), Jerry L. Schmalenberger (1934-2022), James Gottlieb Wenzel (1926-2022)

April 20, 2023

Students bring personal experiences to the fight against racism

Four students are sparking conversations about Black American roots, maternal health, entrepreneurship and more as Community Scholars for Black Lives.

March 9, 2023

Cal Lutheran hosts its first-ever Women in Film Summit

An impressive lineup of women will be on campus for discussions of inequality in the movie and TV industry over two days.

March 3, 2023

Extraordinary Cal Lutheran community members receive Alumni Awards

Six outstanding alumni and friends of Cal Lutheran were honored for their accomplishments and impact — from career achievements and humanitarian endeavors to social reform.

January 4, 2023

The 2022 ASCENSO fellows, from left to right: Jorge Macias, Vanessa Magaña, Vanessa Olvera Buenrostro, Humberto Jimenez.

Fellowship makes new voices heard on injustice

Over the summer of 2022, four California Lutheran University students learned or relearned the same lesson. They discovered that we need their voices in civic life.

December 19, 2022

MBA final course brings out student ingenuity

Every year, local businesses become clients of Cal Lutheran graduate students in MBA 595: Consulting to Business.

October 28, 2022

Cal Lutheran welcomes new spiritual leader

Known as “Reverend Scott,” he was selected by a search committee of representatives from numerous departments at the school, including students.

October 21, 2022

California Lutheran University celebrates Latinx Heritage Month. Photo: Safi Aryan

Cal Lutheran receives nearly $3M in grants

California Lutheran University was awarded $2,967,668 in grants from the U.S. Department of Education to help students with career pathways and professional development.

October 13, 2022

Play explores all sides of Roe v. Wade

Cal Lutheran’s Theatre Arts and Dance Department will present a staged version of “Roe” (the updated version), directed by Red Patterson and Bianca Akbiyik, at 8 p.m. Oct. 19-21 in the Preus-Brandt Forum on the Thousand...

October 7, 2022

Students spend time on the Cal Lutheran campus.

Cal Lutheran guarantees UC price-matching

Cal Lutheran's Public Price Promise program is now guaranteed for new students from California high schools and colleges who meet GPA requirements

October 5, 2022

Paul Hsu, Dan Hamilton, David Hayes-Bautista and Matthew Fienup.

U.S. Latino GDP now 5th largest in world

Researchers from California Lutheran University’s Center for Economic Research and Forecasting and the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine released the 2022 U.S. Latino GDP Report.

September 29, 2022

Cal Lutheran receives grant up to $1.2M

The National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program has awarded California Lutheran University up to $1.2 million over five years.

September 21, 2022

$180,000 in Cal Lutheran incubator grants

California Lutheran University has awarded its first Dorfman Incubator Grants — a total of $180,000 that will provide hands-on educational opportunities for students while helping four alumni and a professor launch...