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Author Archives: Felicia Mello

Felicia Mello covers the state's economic divide. Prior to this role, she was editor for CalMatters' College Journalism Network, a collaboration with student journalists across California to cover higher education from the ground up. Her reporting on affordability, equity and innovation at California colleges and universities has earned awards from the California News Publishers Association and the Society for Professional Journalists Northern California chapter. She was a finalist for the Education Writers Association’s beat reporting prize in 2018. Felicia came to CalMatters from Las Vegas, where she built the digital team at Vegas Seven magazine and served as the Nevada reporter for the Center for Public Integrity’s nationwide investigation of transparency in state governments. She has also contributed stories to The Washington Post, The Nation, NPR and CNN’s Parts Unknown, among others. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from UC Berkeley.

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¿Ese estudiante en tu clase de colegio comunitario podría ser un bot?

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Matthew Reagan, Charlotte West, Mikhail Zinshteyn and Felicia Mello September 2, 2021September 3, 2021
Graduates on stage with speaker, Dr. T. Robert Przeklasa, Jr., during the first CINC commencement ceremony at Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage on June 6, 2021. Photo by Eric Martinez courtesy of California Indian Nations College
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Las nuevas universidades tribales ofrecen un ‘sentido de pertenencia’ a los estudiantes nativos, pero se enfrentan con obstáculos

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Charlotte West and Felicia Mello August 5, 2021August 7, 2021
Los Angeles Mission College offered cash incentives for students who agreed to be vaccinated on July 21, 2020.
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Colegios comunitarios ofrecen dinero en efectivo y libros de texto a los estudiantes que se vacunan

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Matthew Reagan and Felicia Mello August 3, 2021August 5, 2021
Marie Manipud sostiene su tarjeta de vacunación COVID-19 en Lindbergh Neighborhood Park el 4 de mayo de 2021. Los estudiantes de UC San Diego pueden asistir a una graduación en persona este año con una prueba de COVID negativa o prueba de vacunación. Foto de Arlene Banuelos para CalMatters.
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Los estudiantes universitarios de primera generación presionan por las graduaciones en persona

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Julianna Domingo, Shehreen Karim, Matthew Reagan and Felicia Mello May 11, 2021May 12, 2021
David Lewis, de 29 años, dejó la escuela en Long Beach City College después de luchar para administrar las clases en línea con su trabajo en Trader Joe's. Foto de Pablo Unzueta para CalMatters
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La matrícula de los colegios comunitarios cae a medida que los estudiantes luchan contra la pérdida del empleo y el aprendizaje en línea

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Tess Kazenoff, CalMatters and Felicia Mello November 18, 2020November 18, 2020
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College Journalism Network expands, announces new partnerships

Avatar photo by Felicia Mello September 25, 2020September 25, 2020
Dr. Jospeh Castro, President of Fresno State University, has been named successor to Timothy White. Photo courtesy of Fresno State University
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Cal State chooses first Mexican American chancellor

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Mikhail Zinshteyn and Felicia Mello September 23, 2020September 25, 2020
Isael Corona, estudiante de matemáticas en UC Berkeley, mira por la ventana desde su apartamento de estudiante cerca del campus donde vive con un compañero de cuarto el 3 de septiembre de 2020. Corona dice que él extraña estar con sus amigos, pero quiso regresar al campus. Fotografía de Anne Wernikoff para CalMatters
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Las pruebas de coronavirus en las universidades varían según el sistema, el campus

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Mikhail Zinshteyn and Felicia Mello September 10, 2020September 17, 2020
Isael Corona, a math major at UC Berkeley, looks out the window from his student apartment near campus where he lives with a roommate on Sept. 3, 2020. Corona says he misses being with his friends but wanted to be back on campus. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
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College coronavirus testing varies by system, campus

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Mikhail Zinshteyn, Felicia Mello and Kimberly Morales September 10, 2020September 24, 2020
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Los estudiantes presionan a la UC para abolir los departamentos de policía

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Felicia Mello and Vanessa Arredondo June 19, 2020June 26, 2020

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