Tag: Janet Napolitano

Leadership & Policy

Former UC President Janet Napolitano Receives ACE Lifetime Achievement Award

Janet Napolitano, former University of California president and first woman in that role, has been given the American Council on Education’s (ACE) Lifetime Achievement Award. Napolitano is currently a professor of public policy and director of the Center for Security in Politics at The Goldman School at UC Berkeley. She was U.S. secretary of homeland […]

May 17, 2021

African-American

The UC System Just Admitted Its Most Diverse Class of Californians. How Did These Campuses Do It?

The University of California (UC) system admitted its largest, most diverse class of Californians this year, according to preliminary data. Notably, for the first time, the system welcomed a higher percentage of Latinx prospective students than White students from the state. What did admissions leaders do to make it happen?

July 23, 2020

African-American

Latinx Students Are Largest Group Admitted to U of California’s Freshman Class

In a first, Latinx students are the largest group admitted to the University of California’s (UC) freshman class for the upcoming academic year, reported CNN. Latinx students comprise 36% of the 79,953 students from California offered admission to at least one of the UC campuses, according to the institution’s preliminary data published on Thursday. They surpassed Asian […]

July 17, 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

Students

Online Drag Shows and Shoe Box Parade Floats: Campus Communities Virtually Celebrate Pride in Style

Online drag shows, miniature floats made out of shoe boxes, virtual panel discussions and dance parties – these are just a few of the ways LGBTQ students and alumni are marking Pride month. Even with parades shut down and campuses closed, college communities are gathering online to celebrate.

June 9, 2020

COVID-19

In a Move to Promote Equity, U of California to End the Use of SAT/ACT

After a six-hour debate, the University of California’s (UC) regents on Thursday voted to scrap the SAT/ACT standardized exam requirement for undergraduate admission by phasing it out through 2024 and completely eliminating it for California students by 2025, reported the Los Angeles Times and The Mercury News. UC has been debating the use of SAT/ACT […]

May 21, 2020

COVID-19

U of California Anticipates Most Campuses Will Operate in Hybrid Mode for Fall 2020

University of California (UC) president Janet Napolitano said on Wednesday that “every campus will be open and offering instruction” this coming fall but added that she “anticipates that most, if not all of our campuses, will operate in some kind of hybrid mode,” reported The Mercury News. A hybrid mode entails some in-person instruction and some […]

May 21, 2020

News Roundup

U of California System President Recommends Suspending SAT/ACT Until 2024

The University of California (UC)  system president Janet Napolitano has recommended the suspension of standardized exams, such as the SAT/ACT, as a requirement for admissions until 2024. In an ‘action item’ memo to members of the university’s board, Napolitano further recommends the institution creates a new test “that better aligns with the content UC expects […]

May 12, 2020

COVID-19

U of California Suspends SAT/ACT Requirements For Fall 2021 Admissions

In response to the massive upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the University of California (UC) said this week it will suspend requirements for the SAT/ACT standardized tests for students applying for admission as freshmen for fall 2021. Among other measures, UC is also suspending the letter grade requirement for academic classes taken in winter, […]

April 2, 2020

Home

Students Protest at UC System Conference on Free Speech and Student Dissent

The thorny issue of free speech on campus played out in real time at the University of California (UC) National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement’s second annual #SpeechMatters Conference on Thursday when student protesters held up signs in front of the UC President Janet Napolitano as she addressed the crowd.

February 27, 2020

News Roundup

UC System President Plans to Step Down Next Year

After seven years leading the University of California system, President Janet Napolitano announced that she plans to step down in August 2020. Napolitano was the system’s first female president. “My time at UC has been deeply gratifying and rewarding,” Napolitano said. “I have been honored and inspired every day to serve this institution alongside incredibly […]

September 19, 2019

Opinion

Climate Change is a Diversity Issue for Higher Ed

The extreme heat this year has turned much of my state into a giant tinderbox. I’ve seen the smoke of major wildfires both north and east of me reach my home. Even without the fires, I am in a rural part of the state, where dairies and their cows contribute huge amounts of methane, known to be far worse than the emissions from cars and trucks.

September 17, 2018