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UC Berkeley launches Nancy Pelosi Institute to address democracy’s challenges
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The new research and teaching center has received more than $35 million in donations with a fundraising goal of $50 million.California
California lawmakers look to settle turf war over community college bachelor’s degrees
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State law permits community colleges to create bachelor’s degree programs, as long as they don’t duplicate what’s offered at California’s four-year universities.Technology
Cal State faculty push to prevent AI tools from replacing them as schools and staff experiment
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A bill proposing limitations so far has garnered no opposition from lawmakers and may clear the Legislature as soon as Monday.Bay Area
University of California committee to consider bringing back SAT, ACT requirement in admissions
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Committee will also investigate the possibility of using 11th grade Smarter Balanced scores.College
UC freshmen increasingly are not ready for college math. Some professors want to require the SAT again
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Other faculty disagree and say the exams would only serve to benefit affluent students. UC stopped requiring the standardized exams in 2020.Bay Area
Effort to get California dropouts to finish degrees yields promising results, study says
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Nearly 6 million Californians have college credit without degrees.California
California State University renews controversial system-wide contract with OpenAI
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The move has sparked debate about the cost of the agreement and the quality of ChatGPT's educational product.Technology
How San José State leaped to No. 2 in national computer science ranking
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SJSU's computer engineering and software engineering programs now surpass top-tier schools such as CalTech, UC Berkeley, and Stanford.Bay Area
