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Bass' purported USC application shows she had scholarship before applying for social work degree

LOS ANGELES — For weeks, Rep. Karen Bass has faced intensifying questions over her free University of California master's degree in social work while in Congress.

Los Angeles Times

UC admissions to give second chance to rejected students who failed to meet requirements

LOS ANGELES — The University of California, aiming to widen admission access for disadvantaged students, will give a second chance to thousands of rejected California high school applicants who had a qualifying 3.0 grade point average but failed to complete the required series of 15 college preparation courses.

Los Angeles Times

Pac-12’s Kliavkoff Welcomes Possibility of UCLA Remaining in League

The Bruins and USC are expected to move to the Big Ten.

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Assault near UC Berkeley campus being investigated as anti-Asian hate crime

A possible anti-Asian hate crime is being investigated near the University of California, Berkeley campus after someone threw rocks at another person, according to authorities.

Los Angeles Times

Rep. Katie Porter lives in a home she bought on the UC Irvine campus. Now she's facing criticism

LOS ANGELES — The high cost of housing in Orange County created an obstacle for the University of California, Irvine when it sought to recruit talented faculty and administrators. So state university leaders created a nonprofit that built a sprawling suburban development, dubbed University Hills, laced with nature trails, swept…

Los Angeles Times

Rep. Katie Porter's university housing deal draws scrutiny

In Orange County, California, the typical house sells for $1 million

The Independent UK

California, Michigan universities argue they need affirmative action

The Supreme Court is set to consider the future of affirmative action later this fall.

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Michael Hiltzik: Republicans attacking student loan relief as a taxpayer burden got degrees on taxpayers' dime

President Joe Biden's student loan relief proposal, including a freeze on payments through the end of the year and forgiveness of $10,000 to $20,000 in loan balances, has elicited predictable cries of outrage from Republicans.

Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Goldberg: Will California keep its 150-year-old promise to keep UC affordable?

In a letter to The Times in May, Ralph Jones of Riverside reminisced about how easy and cheap it was to go to the University of California in the old days.

Los Angeles Times

Colleges are making tuition free for Native students. Will more students graduate?

The University of California system is the latest to announce free tuition for native students — but many say colleges shouldn't stop there.

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University of California leaders propose limits on major athletics changes in wake of UCLA’s jump to Big Ten

LOS ANGELES — Concerned about UCLA’s hasty exit from the Pac-12, the University of California system leadership proposed Wednesday new rules that could limit campuses from making major decisions involving athletics contracts on their own.

Los Angeles Times

UC and CSU campuses to provide cheap abortion pills amid California’s post-Roe push

LOS ANGELES — Abortion pills will soon be easily and cheaply available to students at the University of California and California State University under a state law aimed at expanding access to the medication to college students, a move that could become a flashpoint for anti-abortion groups vowing to challenge…

Los Angeles Times

With surging admissions demand, UC aims to grow by 33,000 California students by 2030

LOS ANGELES — The University of California, facing record surges in applications, is aiming to increase seats for California students by as many as 33,000 by 2030 — the equivalent of building a new campus.

Los Angeles Times

UC could grow by 33,000 California students, equivalent of new campus, to meet surging demand

The University of California, facing record surges in applications, could increase seats for California students by as many as 33,000 by 2030 — the equivalent of building a new campus.

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UC Irvine and other schools reinstate indoor mask mandates amid rising COVID wave

LOS ANGELES — The University of California, Irvine on Monday will require all students and staff to wear masks while inside campus buildings, following the lead of other colleges that have chosen to strengthen safety measures in recent weeks as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom roasts UCLA for lack of transparency in Big Ten move, vows regental action

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday blasted the lack of transparency behind UCLA’s move to the Big Ten conference and said the University of California Board of Regents is “looking into it.”

Reason

The Academic Freedom Podcast #15 on Recent Controversies

A conversation with Eugene Volokh about the Shapiro controversy and political statements by university leaders

Reason

Should State Universities Have Official Positions on Whether Constitution Should Be Read as Protecting Abortion?

Apparently, "The Court's decision"—and by implication the position of students, staff, and faculty who endorse that decision—"is antithetical to the University of California's mission and values."

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The Independent UK

UCLA to pay record of nearly $700M in doctor abuse lawsuits

The University of California system has agreed to pay $375 million to more than 300 women who said they were sexually abused by a longtime UCLA gynecologist

Los Angeles Times

University of California pays record $700 million to women who accused UCLA gynecologist of sexual abuse

LOS ANGELES — The University of California system agreed Tuesday to settle lawsuits brought by hundreds of alleged victims of a former UCLA gynecologist, bringing total litigation payouts to nearly $700 million, the largest ever reached related to sexual abuse involving a public university.

Daily Mirror

Experts disprove one year is equivalent to seven dog years - it's much longer

A research team from the University of California San Diego’s School of Medicine has developed a more accurate formula to calculate a dog's age - it's based on the chemical changes in the DNA as organisms grow old

The Conversation

US schools are not racially integrated, despite decades of effort

Nearly seven decades after the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, the court’s declared goal of integrated education is still not yet achieved.

Los Angeles Times

UC, CSU and community colleges set to get big funding boost — with big expectations

LOS ANGELES — California's three systems of public higher education are set to get a big funding boost — but in exchange will need to meet comprehensive targets to improve access, affordability and equity under Gov. Gavin Newsom's revised budget proposal set to be unveiled Friday.

USAFacts

Are fewer students taking the SAT?

Hundreds of colleges, including the University of California, stopped requiring admission tests during the pandemic.

Los Angeles Times

UC and CSU are unaffordable, and a 4-year degree isn't the only way to succeed, Californians say in poll

LOS ANGELES — Most Californians believe the University of California and California State University are unaffordable, and they highly value community colleges and vocational training as alternative paths to career success, according to a statewide poll released Monday.

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