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Khadeejah Khan is a Muslim South Asian American journalist and a fellow with the CalMatters College Journalism Network. She is a sophomore studying Asian American Studies at UC Davis and writes about student activism, transnational politics, diaspora communities, labor movements, and inequity in higher education. In her coverage, she believes in the power of stories to mobilize communities and hold power to account. Originally from the Bay Area, her work has been published in KQED, The Mercury News, The Nation, PBS, The California Aggie, The Modesto Bee, and other publications. Khan is a bilingual journalist who speaks Urdu and Hindi, and is currently learning Arabic.

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Three young adults sit on front of a white table while looking down at their phones or paperwork. A fifth yound adult stands at the end of the table while speaking and holdinga small stack papers.
Education
Does lobbying at the Capitol work? These UC students say yes, and they’ve got receipts
Over 250 college students spent a day lobbying at the California Capitol recently, holding over 100 meetings with state leaders and their staff. The students are backing several bills aimed at increasing basic needs support, including one to streamline CalFresh applications and another to reform the process for building student housing. They also are leading the push to add more student voting power to the UC Board of Regents.
By • March 24, 2026
People wearing face masks sort through piles of donated food at a pop-up donation center for residents affected by the Los Angeles wildfires.
CalMatters en Español
Universidades de Los Ángeles operarán de forma remota y ofrecerán servicios a estudiantes afectados por incendios
Después de que los incendios de Los Ángeles provocaron que varias universidades y colegios cerraran o pasaran a operar de forma remota. Varias de ellas están reanudando sus actividades después de las vacaciones de invierno esta semana con instrucción y recursos en línea para estudiantes, empleados y comunidades cercanas.
By , , and • January 15, 2025
A person is seated in a wheelchair-accessible voting booth with a blue privacy screen, their legs and hands visible as they hold a pen. In the foreground, another individual, wearing a mask and blurred in motion, walks by, partially obscuring the booth. The setup includes a touchscreen ballot marking device for accessibility, and a storage room door is visible in the background.
Elections
We talked to California college students about today’s election. Here’s what’s on their minds
California’s college students represent a wide array of ages, ethnicities, lived experiences and political beliefs. Eight voters who attend a California college shared their perspectives with CalMatters on the issues that matter to them as some vote in local, state and national elections for the first time.
By , , , , , and • November 5, 2024

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