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THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT SUCCESS NETWORK

Cross-campus Community Run by Middle Leaders
for Middle Leaders

The CSU Student Success Network creates spaces for middle leaders to collaborate, experiment, and share evidence

We each have power to positively affect student success, but we need relationships and evidence to expand existing efforts and maximize our impact.

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Participants come together to support campus and system goals:

  • Increasing graduation rates
  • Closing critical opportunity and outcomes gaps
  • Supporting evidence-based, equity-focused inquiry and action

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Activities

Evidence-Based Innovation and Experimentation, Collaboration, and
Shared Responsibility for Student Success

Middle Leadership Academy

The year-long Academy gathers campus-based teams in a collaborative and supportive environment to work on equity-based problems of practice.

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Equity in Action Grant Program

The Network’s Equity in Action Grant Program invested resources back into the system to identify, understand, and disrupt inequities, so that students can learn, engage, progress, and complete a degree on time.

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CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES

Upcoming Events

Navigating Uncertainty Together: Maintaining Commitment to our DEIA Values

April 11, 2025 • 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM PT

Come together with colleagues across the CSU system to learn about the current status of anti-DEIA efforts and discuss strategies for continuing your equity-centered work.

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Middle Leadership Academy Session 2

April 16-18, 2025 • 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM PT

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Middle Leadership Academy Session 3

May 19, 2025 • 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM PT

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Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Middle Leadership Academy (AMLA) Session Dates

June 3-6, 2025 • 10:00 AM PT

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KNOWLEDGE CENTER

Practical Resources for
Equity-Focused Approaches

The Knowledge Center is an online resource for curated, synthesized, and succinct evidence-based information to support CSU middle leaders in adopting equity-minded and student-centered approaches on their campus.

Beyond Graduation Initiative 2025: The CSU Commits to Accountability and Clarity through the Year of Engagement

  • Voices Blog

March 6, 2025

Data and Evidence In Practice: Amplifying Exemplar West Coast Higher Education Research

  • Voices Blog

February 18, 2025

Q&A with Ioakim Boutakidis: Reflecting on His Impact at the Middle Leadership Academy

  • Voices Blog

December 12, 2024