The head of California’s vast community college system formed a new study group to consider the viability of adding four-year bachelor degree options to their campuses. Read More…
A bill recently passed in the California State Assembly allowing community colleges to charge nonresident tuition during summer and winter sessions just doesn’t make sense. AB 955 will raise tuition during the community college system’s summer and winter intersessions from $46 per unit to the nonresident rate of $200 per Read More…
California State Senator Lou Correa, D-Santa Ana, introduced a bill on Tuesday to support children of deported parents in attending California higher education institutions. Read More…
California needs a new long-term plan for public higher education. In the wake of the passage of Proposition 30 — whose rejection would have triggered a staggering $250 million budget cut to the University of California and a likely 20.3 percent tuition increase — it is easy for officials to Read More…
California will need to produce more college graduates if it wants to secure a competitive economic future, according to a report released last week. By equipping more citizens with college credentials, including associate and community college degrees, the 13-page report by California Competes states California can ensure that its job Read More…
Half of the legislation that makes up the California Middle Class Scholarship Act passed in the state Assembly Wednesday. Assembly Bill 1501, which passed in a 54-to-15 vote, establishes the Middle Class Scholarship Program, which would cut fees for middle-class UC and CSU students by two-thirds and would also reduce fees at the California Community Read More…
A recent report finds that Californian college enrollment in the UC and CSU systems has declined by about one-fifth over the past five years, due to declining funding for higher education. Released by the Public Policy Institute of California on Wednesday, the report entitled “Defunding Higher Education: What Are the Read More…
Supporters of an initiative that would tax the wealthiest Californians rallied in downtown Oakland Tuesday afternoon to garner support and collect signatures to place the measure on the November state ballot. About 40 people gathered in front of the Elihu M. Harris State of California Office Building for a 4 Read More…
Diversity remains a hot topic across the University of California system. At UC Berkeley, for example, the Division of Equity and Inclusion oversees initiatives to better serve students of all backgrounds. A plan that would ask new UC students to state their sexual orientation is a positive step toward further Read More…
Future University of California students may be asked to disclose their sexual orientation upon accepting an admissions offer to a UC campus. Recent legislation and efforts to obtain this information were introduced with the goal of improving campus data and resources available for students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual Read More…