Cal State East Bay students Lyla Pehrson and Christopher Prado on campus in Hayward, Calif. on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. (Gary Reyes/ Mercury News) (Gary Reyes)

Reversing the gender gap: Women surpass men at CSU

Women are leapfrogging men into the classroom at the nation’s largest university system, redefining the gender gap on California State University campuses in a startling way. About six out of 10 CSU graduates last spring were female — a complete reversal over the past four decades. Some campuses, like Dominguez Hills and Stanislaus, have almost […]