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SBCC’s search for a new superintendent-president has been narrowed down to three top finalists, the school announced on 3/6. Whoever takes on the leadership role will be the school’s fifth superintendent-president since 2019. SBCC has been seeking a permanent successor to former superintendent-president Dr. Utpal Goswami since he resigned in July 2021. In the meantime, the college has been led by Interim SuperintendentPresident Kindred Murillo. According to the school’s Search and Hire Timeline, the Board of Trustees plans to conduct final interviews 3/17-3/18 and will appoint the new superintendent-president in April. Full story at independent.com/three-finalists. UCSB alumni and a former staff member have established a fellowship for Iranian women at the
university in honor of Mahsa Amini, the young women whose death in September 2022 while detained by Iran’s morality police set off women-led protests across the country and brought international attention to the dangers women face in Iran, UCSB’s The Current reports. Shortly after Amini’s death was reported, SalmaniRezaie; Mohamad Nasr-Azadani, PhD; and another PhD alum who requested to remain anonymous, along with retired staff member Venus Nasri, came together to create the Mahsa Amini Graduate Fellowship for Iranian women studying non-STEM fields at UCSB. Read more at independent.com/mahsa-aminis-legacy.
ENVIRONMENT Student activists from UCSB rallied in Sacramento this week to push for increasing California’s marine protected areas (MPAs) to 30 percent of the state’s ocean waters by 2030. The small delegation of students, part of the UCSB chapter of the California Students Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG Students), joined others from CALPIRG chapters across the UC system on 3/6 to rally at the state Capitol in support of MPAs and meet with state leaders, including members of the Senate and Assembly’s higher education committees and the office of the governor. Full story at independent .com/save-our-oceans. The County Planning Commission on 3/1 postponed voting on Exxon’s request to install 16 safety valves onto the damaged pipeline that caused the 2015 Refugio Oil Spill and effectively shut down all offshore oil production off the Gaviota Coast. Exxon reps argued they sought CONT’D ON PAGE 10