Cal State LA President Announces Retirement

The California State University–Los Angeles campus is pictured during a measles quarantine that was issued for staff and students in Los Angeles, Calif., on April 25, 2019. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—California State University–Los Angeles President William A. Covino announced Aug. 18 that he will retire at the end of this academic year.

Covino has served as president since 2013 and worked for more than 40 years in higher education. In a statement, Covino said he was honored to have held the role.