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Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival Celebrates 30 Years

This summer’s productions include “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” set in the 1920s jazz and gangster world of Chicago, and “Hamlet,” set during the Gilded Age, an era where American businessmen built extreme wealth and...

June 11, 2026

Redefining bravery

More than 450 students gathered inside Samuelson Chapel to hear Malala Yousafzai speak when the Nobel Peace Prize laureate visited California Lutheran University on May 9.

May 13, 2026

California Lutheran University Commencement Celebrates 1,077 Graduates

The theme of the 63rd annual California Lutheran University commencement ceremony on May 15 is “Where Dreams Take Flight.”

May 13, 2026

Cal Lutheran to Welcome New Marymount Scholars with $1.3 Million Commitment

A continuing partnership with the Marymount Education Foundation will expand opportunities for incoming first-year and transfer students heading to Cal Lutheran.

April 23, 2026

KCLU Radio’s Golden Voice

The diagnosis was gut-wrenching: kidney cancer. But even at his most vulnerable, when Lance Orozco had every right to keep this life-changing moment to himself, he decided to share the news with his listeners on KCLU...

April 21, 2026

Moving Beyond the Walls

The aim of the Inside-Out program is to foster dialogue about the criminal justice system, enabling people behind locked doors and those free to roam to collaborate on ways to improve it and to prepare incarcerated...

April 21, 2026

‘Earn-to-Learn’ approach offers path to full-ride college scholarship

Cal Lutheran is teaming up with The Steele Family Foundation to help exceptional high school students reach their full potential by removing financial barriers to a college education.

April 2, 2026

California Lutheran University Taps Pandemic Response Leader as Chief Strategy and Growth Officer

In the newly created position, Laureen Hill will lead the Enrollment Management, Marketing and University Advancement departments.

March 27, 2026

California Lutheran University Expands Board of Regents

Attorney and Ventura County nonprofit leader bring insights and experience.

March 23, 2026

Cal Lutheran Center for Nonprofit Leadership and Museum of Ventura County Announce Innovative Partnership

The arrangement is collaborative, responsive and grounded in service to the community.

December 8, 2025

Leader in Educational Finance Joins California Lutheran University

Dave C. Lawrence brings experience in financial leadership to his new position as chief financial officer and vice president for finance and administration.

November 24, 2025

The Gallegly Center at California Lutheran University Empowers Students to Become Leaders in Civic Public Discourse

This center will play a pivotal role in students’ collegiate experience by helping to develop the critical academic skills and broad perspectives necessary for constructive dialog and civil public discourse.

October 1, 2025

Cal Lutheran Begins 2025-26 Academic Year with Improved Student Experience

The 2025-2026 school year begins at California Lutheran University on Aug. 25 with over 1,000 incoming undergraduate and graduate students.

August 20, 2025

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,

August 12, 2025

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.”

June 20, 2025

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...

May 19, 2025

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.

April 7, 2025

Support Behind the Scenes

Meet some of the Cal Lutheran staff helping students navigate their college years and beyond.

April 7, 2025

Women’s Flag Football Coming to Cal Lutheran

The university will debut flag football as a club sport this spring, intending to develop it into an NCAA Division III-sanctioned program by the 2026-27 school year.

November 15, 2024

‘The Doctor in Spite of Himself’ Prescribes Laughter

The California Lutheran University Theatre and Dance Department will perform the Molière satire Nov. 7-17.

October 24, 2024

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