New chancellor appointed to head California Community Colleges System

Brice Harris, a veteran administrator within the California Community Colleges System, was selected to be the next chancellor of the 112 college system, officials announced Sept 27. The system’s Board of Governors unanimously appointed Harris, the longest-serving chancellor of Los Rios Community College District, to replace Acting Chancellor Erik Skinner, Read More…

Rankings show UC and CSU tuition fastest growing in the nation

The cost of tuition at various UC and CSU campuses is rising faster than costs at other colleges around the country, according to a Department of Education college cost ranking published Tuesday. The rankings calculate increases from the 2008-09 academic year to the 2010-11 academic year and show that the UC Read More…

California higher education problems stem from resource allocation, report says

A report released Sunday by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni proposed that California’s higher education problems stem not from a lack of funding but from a misallocation of current resources. The Washington, D.C.-based independent nonprofit organization published the report amid debate about whether the crisis of public higher Read More…

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Obama calls for improvements to student loan repayment plan

President Barack Obama is pushing for college students to be more aware of, and have easier access to, income-based repayment of student loans. In a presidential memorandum issued Thursday, Obama directed Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to streamline the process for income-based repayment plans and improve Internet resources for loan Read More…

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UC Regents discuss redirecting return-to-aid funds

Faced with tuition increase, regents explore alternative funding methods

Faced with fiscal cuts dependent on thestate’s budget, which is set to be finalized in mid-June, the UC Board of Regents are seeking solutions to the university’s budget by exploring alternative methods of funding financial aid for UC students. At the May 16 regents’ meeting, at which regents discussed a Read More…

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Birgeneau condemns new legislation limiting out-of-state enrollment

Chancellor Robert Birgeneau has requested that a proposed piece of state legislation that could cap out-of-state student enrollment at UC campuses be withdrawn from consideration by the state Senate. Birgeneau asked that Sen. Michael Rubio, D-Shafter, withdraw his proposed constitutional amendment — which would establish a 10 percent cap on out-of-state enrollment Read More…