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Tag: California
News Roundup
Six Pennsylvania Universities to Merge Into Two New Institutions
Six state-owned universities in Pennsylvania will merge into two new institutions, reports CBS Philly, following a unanimous vote by the State System of Higher Education’s governing board. Pennsylvania’s Bloomsburg, Mansfield and Lock Haven universities will form one institution. Western Pennsylvania’s California, Clarion and Edinboro universities will form the other. The university system hopes to raise […]
July 19, 2021
Latinx
Have California HSIs Boosted Latinx Success? Virtual Panel to Explore That Question
A March 2 virtual panel will explore just what impact Hispanic serving institutions (HSIs) have had on California’s Latinx student population over the past 25 years. Titled “California Briefing on 25 Years of HSIs in Accelerating Latinx Student Success,” the panel is hosted by Excelencia in Education — a nonprofit dedicated to identifying and promoting […]
February 26, 2021
COVID-19
Study Shows Decline in Federal Student Aid Filings from Potential College First-Years in California
Federal student aid applications from potential college first-year students in California fell 14% between mid-March and mid-August of 2020, after the onset of the COVID-19 crisis last March, according to a recent study published in Educational Researcher. University of Missouri (UM) public affairs professor Oded Gurantz and UM PhD student Christopher Wielga served as the […]
February 11, 2021
Latest News
Report Provides Recommendations On Improving Outcomes for Formerly Incarcerated Students
The Campaign for College Opportunity’s latest report uses first-hand experiences of formerly incarcerated Californians to highlight the barriers faced during their transition from prison to postsecondary education.
February 4, 2021
News Roundup
California Voters Reject Affirmative Action Measure in Tuesday’s Election
Voters rejected Proposition 16, a statewide ballot measure that would allow affirmative action programs to be reinstated in California, during the Nov. 3 election, the Los Angeles Times reported. Proposition 16 – put on the ballot by California’s Democrat-controlled legislature – would permit public universities and state and local governments to consider race, sex, color, […]
November 4, 2020
News Roundup
Californians to Vote on Racial, Gender Preference Programs
California is voting on whether to allow affirmative action in public hiring, contracting and college admissions — almost a quarter century after voters outlawed programs that give preference based on race and gender, according to The Associated Press. In fact, the California of 2020 is less Republican and more diverse than it was 24 years […]
October 2, 2020
Students
Student Enrollment Declines Across California’s Community College System
According to EdSource, student enrollment within California’s community college system has declined this fall — systemwide. Some campuses have even reported in double-digit losses. Though it is the nation’s largest college system, the circumstances have been compounded by the coronavirus pandemic, significant job loss, remote school/work as well as historic wildfires. “This is an issue […]
September 22, 2020
News Roundup
University of California Endorses Measure to Restore Affirmative Action
The University of California’s governing board on Monday unanimously approved restoring affirmative action in state colleges and government jobs, reported the Associated Press. What this means is the university’s Board of Regents endorsed a proposal that would ask voters in November to end a statewide ban on considering an applicant’s sex or race in public […]
June 15, 2020
COVID-19
Decline in Spring College Enrollment Slowed Prior to COVID-19, Says Report
Data gathered prior to the impact of COVID-19 shows there was a decrease in postsecondary enrollment in spring 2020 but the pace of decline slowed compared to the previous four years, says a report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
June 8, 2020
African-American
Following George Floyd’s Death, Virginia and California Community Colleges to Review Police Training
The community college systems of Virginia and California will review their police training curricula in the wake of the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. The Virginia system will create a panel to examine the curricula used to educate law enforcement officers across its 23 colleges, said Glenn DuBois, chancellor of Virginia’s […]
June 4, 2020
Students
California Higher Ed Leaders Call for Emergency Aid for DACA Students
Higher education advocates in California wrote to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday calling for the utilization of state and federal relief funds to provide emergency financial aid during the COVID-19 pandemic for more than 82,000 low-income California college students, including nearly 12,000 undocumented students supported by the California Dream Act. They also called for a […]
May 7, 2020
COVID-19
Cal Maritime Academy to Resume Limited In-Person Classes in May
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, California Maritime State University Academy (Cal Maritime) has received permission to resume limited in-person classes for this semester, starting in May, reported the Associated Press. The academy also hopes it can send 350 students and staff on its annual summer training cruise, which is a graduation requirement for cadets, said the […]
April 29, 2020
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