Media Releases – Cal Lutheran News

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

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.

May 14, 2025

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.

May 9, 2025

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.

April 9, 2025

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.

March 27, 2025

Senior Art Exhibit Explores Bridges of Time

The In-Between: Senior Art Exhibit 2025 will run March 20 through May 16.

March 10, 2025

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.

February 6, 2025

‘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.

January 31, 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

Executive Talent Management Forum to Explore AI in the Workplace

Using Artificial Intelligence to automate business activities likely will affect hours, tasks and responsibilities for workers across wage rates and educational backgrounds.

September 23, 2024

Latinas Give Life to U.S. Economy

The contribution of U.S. Latinas is extraordinary, according to the inaugural Bank of America U.S. Latina GDP Report by California Lutheran University’s Center for Economic Research & Forecasting.

August 27, 2024

Cal Lutheran Begins Academic Year with New Students, Programs and Interim President

California Lutheran University will welcome nearly 700 incoming first-time and transfer students on Aug. 26 for the 2024-2025 school year.

August 23, 2024

William Shakespeare Inspires “The Season of Love”

The Kingsmen Shakespeare Company will perform two of William Shakespeare’s most beloved plays: “Romeo and Juliet” and “Much Ado About Nothing.”

May 29, 2024

California Lutheran University Announces Leadership Transition

The California Lutheran University Board of Regents announced today that President Lori Varlotta will step down from her role effective May 31, 2024.

May 21, 2024

California Lutheran University Commencement Celebrates 1,031 Graduates

(THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. — May 3, 2024) After pursuing their passions and discovering their purpose through academic study, California Lutheran University’s Class of 2024 has reached a coveted goal: graduation. Cal...

May 3, 2024

Angel City Football Club Extends Contract with California Lutheran University as the Team Training Site

The wildly popular Angel City Football Club (ACFC) has extended its contract with California Lutheran University as the team’s training site for the National Women’s Soccer League team.

April 23, 2024

Kingsmen volleyball heads to Final Four

The Kingsmen are in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history, winning their Sweet 16 and Elite Eight matches.

April 22, 2024

Angel City Football Club Executives Share Insights into the Business Side of Sports

ACFC executives will sit down with the director of Cal Lutheran’s sports management program a for an in-depth discussion of the business side of sports.

March 26, 2024

Cal Lutheran Expands Sought-After Degree and Program Offerings

California Lutheran University is launching a data science bachelor’s degree for Fall 2024.

March 19, 2024

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