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Fond Farewell: Child Development Professor Emeritus Jim Roberts

With a powerful interdisciplinary approach, Jim Roberts is credited with forming and leading the child development program at Chico State for two decades.

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Chico in Love

Three sets of campus sweethearts share their stories about what life is like when the one you love also works where you work.

Olivia Merz closes her eyes as she embraces her black lab Tartan.

Pick of the Litter: Student Finds Perfect Guide in Disney+ Star

Olivia Merz's Guide Dogs for the Blind companion, made famous on a Disney+ series, has made her feel she can conquer college again.

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Worth Sharing: Model UN Team Shines

A listing of professional achievements by Chico State faculty, staff, and students.

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5 Questions with Distinguished Alum Liza Nagel

Liza Nagel (Child Development, ’80) is a former educator, having taught for 15 years at the University of New Mexico. Nagel is one of eight distinguished alumni to be honored by the University this fall.

A rock inscribed with the words "home sweet home" sits among the rubble of a burnt house, with only the chimney still standing behind it.

From Now On

Five students, faculty, and staff who lost their homes in the Camp Fire share how their lives have changed since that fateful morning. Each has their own challenges and hopes for the future.

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Supporting Well Women

The launch of the weekly Women’s Circle this spring brought together a group of students looking to become even better versions of themselves—better students, better leaders, and better friends.

#WhyITeach, Chico State Style

Fifty-one new faculty members joined the Chico State family in August. Each were asked to describe their motivation to teach. Here’s a sampling of what they said.