California Gov. Newsom has signed a bill into law that requires students at the California State University system to complete an ethnic studies course in order to graduate.
to be more broad than the requirement that is now law, because the trustees-approved plan also allowed for social justice courses.
Starting in the 2021-22 academic year the system shall provide for ethnic studies and starting with the 2024–25 academic year undergraduates will be required to complete one three-unit course in ethnic studies as a graduation requirement, the law states. When the CSU board of trustees approved its own plan in July, Chancellor Timothy White said it was"grounded in ethnic studies, but it is broader, more inclusive, gives students choice," according to The Associated Press.The California Faculty Association, which supported the bill, tweeted that Newsom's signing Monday was a historic moment.
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