California State University East Bay President Leroy Morishita discusses the challenges facing public higher education in California today. With over three decades of experience in the California State University system, President Morishita traces the evolution of the Master Plan for Higher Education, shrinking state support for these institutions and the opportunity gap this has created for California's most vulnerable populations. He also shares the strategies and solutions Cal State East Bay has instituted to lessen that gap. Series: "Center for Studies in Higher Education" [Education] [Show ID: 31531]