Overview

• Chancellor Mildred Garcia informed the CSU community that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has initiated a systemwide complaint and is contacting faculty and staff to discuss their campus experiences.
• CSU leadership said the system will comply with federal actions, while the California Faculty Association urged members to consult the union or legal counsel before responding to investigators.
• Cal State L.A. said it was subpoenaed to provide personal phone numbers and email addresses for all employees after previously fulfilling an EEOC request for contact information, according to the faculty union.
• The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights separately notified CSU of an investigation tied to the PhD Project, part of a wider OCR review involving at least 45 universities over potential Civil Rights Act violations.
• The EEOC is also working with the Justice Department on alleged antisemitism at University of California campuses, where employee contact data has been shared in prior disclosures, and CSU and the EEOC did not immediately provide further details.