Schools take on new designs for extra security in era of campus shootings
A would-be intruder would have a difficult time trying to sneak into the new Del Sol High School in Oxnard, which opened in August with its first group of 475...
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UC Riverside’s new health center at forefront of national student wellness trend
A newly built $36 million student health clinic at UC Riverside aims to provide a wide array of medical and mental health services in an attractive building that showcases views...
More CSU students graduate during pandemic, but drop may loom
The campaign to improve graduation rates at the 23-campus California State University system has progressed even during the pandemic. But problems loom as the system grapples with more low-income freshmen...
California school counselor of the year urges college applicants to get past fears
Fresno high school counselor inspires students with his own life story as a young immigrant and garners statewide prize.
Feds alert colleges nationwide to financial aid scam under investigation at California Community Colleges
The type of fake-student scams designed to siphon off federal aid and pandemic relief money under scrutiny at California’s Community College system is now being investigated nationwide, federal officials said...
Colleges prepare for incoming freshmen with high school learning loss
Beyond the usual efforts to get new students off to a good start, college and university campuses in California and across the nation this fall face special challenges in welcoming...
What’s in a college course number? Lots of confusion
At Pasadena City College, college algebra for STEM majors is labeled Math 003. At Cypress College, it’s Math 141 C and at Napa Valley, it’s Math 106. For anyone hoping...
Should California get another science-focused university?
An effort is underway to possibly reverse Humboldt State's enrollment decline by converting what is now a general-interest campus, with lauded environmental programs, into CSU’s third Polytechnic University. Such a...
Napolitano says farewell to UC, advocates for affirmative action and Covid-19 research
UC's first woman president helped expand enrollment and successfully pushed to end testing as admissions requirement.
Endangered: large university lecture hall classes
Technology and new in-the-round designs will alter teaching experience.
