Education Without SAT, ACT, what’s next for Cal State admissions? By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | March 31, 2022 New set of eligibility criteria will focus on student high school grades and life experiences.
California Cal State board officially eliminates SAT/ACT for admissions By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | March 22, 2022 CSU joins UC and other campuses in eliminating the admissions exam requirement.
California UCLA apologizes and backtracks on controversial ad for unpaid adjunct job By Emma Gallegos | EdSource | March 21, 2022 A UCLA job ad for an unpaid adjunct job triggered criticism followed by backtracking and an apology.
Education The collapse of community college enrollment: Can California turn it around? By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | March 21, 2022 Despite sinking overall enrollment, some community colleges in California are seeing more students come back.
Bay Area Legislation would save UC Berkeley from court-ordered enrollment cuts By Michael Burke | EdSource | March 11, 2022 New law would prevent courts from immediately forcing a campus to cut enrollment over population concerns and could be retroactively applied.
Bay Area What people get wrong about first-generation college students By Itzel Luna | CalMatters | March 8, 2022 The CalMatters College Journalism Network spoke with first-generation college students across the state about the challenges they face on campus.
gavin newsom Lawmakers want UC to add 7,000 new students this fall By Michael Burke | EdSource | March 4, 2022 The university suggested it will add only 2,000 more students across its nine undergraduate campuses.
Bay Area UC receives more freshman applicants, but fewer transfer students apply By Michael Burke | EdSource | February 25, 2022 Big decline in transfers reflects dramatic dip in community college enrollment during the pandemic.
Bay Area Universities could skip environmental review for campus housing under proposed bill By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | February 22, 2022 State Sen. Scott Wiener's bill would apply to UC, CSU, and community colleges.
Education If UC Berkeley must cut 3,000 students, should it spare Californians? By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | February 18, 2022 In a coda to ongoing tension over how many nonresident students the UCs should enroll, one key lawmaker says yes.