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• Aug. 28, 2026 | San Diego Union-Tribune - Construction boom at San Diego colleges and universities
• Mar. 12, 2026 | San Diego Business Journal - Lines Blur in San Marcos as North City District Builds Out: University and Private Efforts Complement One Another
• Dec. 8, 2025 | San Diego Union-Tribune - Opinion: Cal State San Marcos provides $64 return on every state dollar
• Oct. 20, 2025 | Fox5 - CSU San Marcos developing $126 million affordable student housing project
• Oct. 20, 2025 | NBC7 - 7-story Cal State San Marcos residence hall to house 555 low-income kids
• Sept. 24, 2025 | San Diego Union-Tribune - Cal State San Marcos gets $10M Donation 
• Sept. 23, 2025 | Times of San Diego - LEAD San Diego hosts 23rd Annual Visionary Awards
• Sept. 22, 2025 | San Diego Business Journal - CSU San Marcos Launches $200M Fundraising Campaign
• Aug. 24, 2025 | San Diego Union-Tribune - Joy and anxiety abound as San Diego State and Cal State San Marcos begin fall semester
• Aug. 1, 2025 | Times of San Diego - CSUSM Breaks Ground on Science and Engineering Building 
• May 29, 2025 | CBS8 - Cal State San Marcos, Southwestern College partner to bring new bachelor's degrees to South County
• May 28, 2025 | San Diego Union-Tribune - Cal State San Marcos plans major expansion in South County
• Mar. 14, 2025 | Enrollify Podcast - "We All Play a Role:" A President's Perspective on Social Mobility and the Access Imperative
• Feb. 25, 2025 | San Diego Union-Tribune - Opinion: Cutting CSU budget would hurt students, economy
• Feb. 18, 2025 | Keystone Higher Ed Chats - The Role of Higher Education in Social Mobility 
• Feb. 13, 2025 | Fox 5 San Diego - CSUSM Social Mobility Symposium
• Jan. 6, 2025 | The evoLLLution - Opinion: The Evolution of Higher Education Through Continuing Education 
• Oct. 22, 2024 | LinkedIn Live - Transforming Lives: A University President's Vision for Social Mobility
• Oct. 15, 2024 | Washington Monthly - "A Launchpad for the Middle Class;" Ellen Neufeldt has worked had to promote social mobility for her students.
• Oct. 1, 2024 | San Diego Union-Tribune - Opinion: At Cal State San Marcos, we create paths to valuable degrees 
• Sept. 4, 2024 | Fox5 San Diego - Early College Enrollment
• June 26, 2024 | The Gap Minders Podcast - Dr. Ellen Neufeldt, President, California State University San Marcos
• May 12, 2024 | San Diego Union Tribune - It's boom time again at Cal State San Marcos
• May 31, 2023 | San Diego Union-Tribune - Opinion: At CSU San Marcos, 'non-traditional' students are the new normal. Here's what that means.
• Apr. 21, 2023 | Metropolitan Universities - Championing Social Mobility
• Mar. 21, 2021 | Times of San Diego - Opinion: As Women Leaders, We’re Uniting for a Bold Educational Future in North San Diego County
• June 18, 2020 | San Diego Union-Tribune - Commentary: The Supreme Court Saved DACA. Now Congress Must Protect Dreamers Permanently
• Sept. 27, 2019 | San Diego Union-Tribune - A Conversation with Cal State San Marcos President Ellen Neufeldt
• July 7, 2019 | North Coast Current - Ellen Neufeldt Begins Tenure as Cal State San Marcos' Fourth President
• July 1, 2019 | Times of San Diego - Neufeldt Starts First Day as CSUSM's New President
• June 24, 2019 | San Diego Business Journal - Cal State Trustees Name New President for CSU San Marcos
• Mar. 21, 2019  | SD Metro - Old Dominion University Administrator Named President of Cal State San Marcos
• Mar. 20, 2019 | San Diego Union-Tribune - Old Dominion Leader Ellen Neufeldt Named New President of Cal State San Marcos
• Mar. 20, 2019 | KPBS - CSU Board Of Trustees Appoints New President Of Cal State San Marcos
• Mar. 20, 2019 | Fox 5 San Diego - CSU Board of Trustees Appoints New President of Cal State San Marcos
• Mar. 20, 2019 | Times of San Diego - Next President of Cal State San Marcos Will be Ellen Neufeldt of Norfolk’s Old Dominion