Overview
- University leaders said the donation is the largest single gift in Cal State East Bay’s 68-year history.
- President Cathy Sandeen praised the grant as an extraordinary act of trust in the school’s impact, values, and focus on student success.
- A San Francisco Chronicle analysis found the 23-campus CSU system lost 27,881 students, or 6.5%, from 2019 to 2023.
- Cal State East Bay has seen one of the steepest campus declines, shedding about 3,090 students, roughly a quarter of its enrollment.
- Scott has recently supported other California institutions, including Cal State Northridge, Fullerton, Pomona, UC Merced, Mount St. Mary’s University, and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences.