Cal State Long Beach President Jane Close Conoley has announced that she will retire at the end of the school year in June.
Conoley, 77, did not specify her plans following her departure. In a video released online, the outgoing administrator said the position served as a “beautiful capstone” to a 49-year career.
“I am filled with gratitude,” Conoley said. “Through both our trials and triumphs, I’ve immensely enjoyed being part of this community, and I am so proud of all we’ve done together.”
A committee appointed by the CSU chancellor and Board of Trustees expects to have a replacement by July.
In the decade since she took office, Conoley welcomed a 12% rise in student enrollment, set fundraising records and oversaw a massive expansion of the college. She became the first woman to be regularly appointed as college president and offered leadership to a post that navigated a housing crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic and a reckoning over …