San Diego’s Adam Day has stepped down as a California State University system trustee to avoid any potential conflict of interest that could arise involving business deals by his employer, the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation.
“It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve with you and current and former colleagues as we advanced the mission of an affordable, accessible, quality higher education in California.” De la Torre is the first woman and the first Latina to become a permanent president of SDSU, which celebrated its 125th anniversary in March.