Higher Education

The former Arizona governor and Homeland Security secretary fought for immigrant students and more state investment in the university system — and for her health, after a recurrence of breast cancer in 2017. But political battles and a scathing 2017 state audit marred her tenure as well.

The decision caps a multi-year campaign by students and faculty who argued the university had a responsibility to address climate change.

The high cost of college doesn't stop at tuition, according to a new state survey. More than 30% of California students said they did not have enough money to pay for housing, and another 35% said they can't afford books and supplies.

Setting up a showdown with California, the U.S. Veteran Affairs Dept. canceled its contract with a state agency that approves colleges to receive GI Bill funds.

Democratic lawmakers sought to tighten oversight of the troubled industry. Then the lobbying began.

A bill that would have allowed homeless students to park overnight on campus is dead for the year, after amendments that its author said stigmatized the students it was meant to help.

As universities struggle to diversify their faculties, the youngest UC campus is preparing many low-income, first-generation students of color for academic careers.

The Varsity Blues college scandal has drawn attention to UC "admissions by exception." Some are athletes, some homeschoolers, some out-of-staters — and at most campuses, they're cloaked in secrecy. 

A bill to allow student athletes to earn compensation for the use of their names and images could provide the most benefit to women, walk-on players and those playing in less high-profile sports and schools, its author says.

A state audit found CSU failed to fully disclose the existence of a budget surplus to legislators and students even as it raised tuition and lobbied for more funding. CSU disputes the audit's conclusions.