Cal State names first Latina chancellor, Mildred García

• She'll be the first Latina chancellor to lead the nation’s largest, most diverse four-year public university system and its nearly 500,000 students at a time when Americans' trust in higher education is falling.

State of play: The meeting was also marked by a contentious tuition hike proposal that would impact thousands of California college students. CSU's funding gap prompted the board to consider an annual 6% tuition increase for full-time undergraduate students for five years.

• The problem is CSU, which prides itself on social mobility, can't afford the costs of academic and support services necessary for students, many of whom are low-income and first-generation college attendees, Cal Matters reported.

Yes, but: Students, faculty and staff across the system protested outside the board meeting and spoke of opposing the indefinite tuition increases.

• The California State Student Association (CSSA) released a statement saying the proposal disregards students' total costs of attendance and will be a burden, especially to those still "struggling with the pandemic aftermath and escalating living costs."

What to watch: The board is expected to vote on the tuition hike at its next meeting in September. García will begin her post Oct. 1.