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Dr. Dianne F. Harrison Named Fifth President of California State University, Northridge. On March 22, 2012, the Board of Trustees of the California State University appointed Dr. Dianne F. Harrison, president of California State University, Monterey Bay, the next president of California State University, Northridge. She will begin her appointment on June 11.

Praise for the Appointment

For more comments and reactions to Dr. Harrison's appointment from the Campus Advisory Committee for the Selection of the President, click here.

“One of the primary goals during the presidential search was to find someone with many of the qualities that Northridge had come to treasure in President Jolene Koester. Early in the interview process it became apparent that Dianne Harrison had many of these highly valued traits: a strong belief in shared governance; a commitment to the needs of a diverse campus and the communities that it serves; knowledge of CSU budgetary and enrollment issues; a dedication to faculty development and research; and an excellent record in community outreach and development.”
—Steven Stepanek,
CSUN Faculty President and Senate Chair