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Marie Manipud holding her COVID-19 vaccination card at Lindbergh Neighborhood Park on May 4, 2021. UC San Diego students are able to attend an in-person graduation this year with a negative COVID test or proof of vaccination. Photo by Arlene Banuelos for CalMatters.

First-generation college students push for in-person commencements

by Julianna Domingo, Emma Hall, Shehreen Karim and Matthew Reagan May 11, 2021May 12, 2021

UC Irvine student Yutika Khemka photographed via Zoom in her bedroom in Kolkata. Khmeka isn't certain if the vaccines currently available in India will qualify her to return to campus in the fall but she says she will take whichever vaccine she can get. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Higher Education

International students heading to California colleges navigate vaccine, visa hurdles

by Mikhail Zinshteyn, Charlotte West and Elena Shao May 6, 2021May 7, 2021

Kiki Hall, who lives in Southeast Fresno, shares an internet connection with as many as eight other people in her home throughout the day leading to slow connections and frequent outages. Photo courtesy of Samantha Phillips

How we analyzed why millions of California students lack broadband access

by Jackie Botts and Jeremia Kimelman April 28, 2021April 29, 2021

Mario Ramírez Garcia, 10, listen as his teacher addresses the class during distance learning in the bedroom he shares with his sister on April 23, 2021. According to their father, the internet connection at their Oakland home cuts out about twice a week, which is especially frustrating to the kids when they are taking tests. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

California Divide

The wires may be there, but the dollars aren’t: Analysis shows why millions of California students lack broadband

by Jackie Botts and Ricardo Cano April 28, 2021April 29, 2021

Watch: Students, college leaders debate the future of campus policing

by Katherine Swartz April 27, 2021April 26, 2021

Stephen Kodur, a student at Reedley College, was denied a Cal Grant due to time-out-of-high-school restrictions. Photo by Gary Kazanjian for CalMatters

Higher Education

Expanding Cal Grant would help a quarter million older students — and cost hundreds of millions more dollars

by Mikhail Zinshteyn April 23, 2021April 23, 2021

Shae Hammond wears a mask while lying on the floor in her apartment with light across her face during quarantine

Photo Essay: When Our Roommate Got COVID

by Angel Fabre, Shae Hammond and Charlotte West April 15, 2021April 20, 2021

Brandy Brager, a small business owner in San Jose, poses for a portrait with her children at their home on April 1, 2021. Her children went back to school last week, but she’s working spread out hours, often into the night. “The way I think about my career changed. I had to cut my salary. My business had to take a bit of the back seat.” Photo by Dai Sugano, Bay Area News Group

California Divide

For moms, back to school is not back to normal

by Laurence Du Sault April 12, 2021April 20, 2021

Campus police look on as a crowd forms in the Quad over a religious demonstration at Cal State University, Fullerton on Oct. 22, 2018. Photo by Riley Mcdougall, The Daily Titan

Event: The Future of Campus Policing

by CalMatters staff April 5, 2021April 29, 2021

Isabel Lopez, a third year student at Chico State studying agriculture science and education, has yet to receive her $800 student stimulus payment even though it appears on her financial aid documents. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Higher Education

Did you get federal relief money from December? Depends which college you go to

by Mikhail Zinshteyn April 5, 2021April 5, 2021