• Donate
  • Subscribe
  • About
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • WhatMatters
  • Politics
    • 2020 Voter Guide
    • Votebeat
    • Election 2020
    • Inside the Capitol
  • Justice
    • California Divide
    • Housing
    • Immigration
    • Labor
  • Economy
    • California’s Pension Crisis
    • Poverty
  • Education
    • Corona on Campus
    • Disaster Days
    • K-12 Education
    • Higher Education
  • Children and Youth
  • Environment
    • Building Efficiency
    • California Wildfires
    • Climate Change
    • Frayed Wires
    • Rising Seas
    • Water
  • Health
    • Coronavirus
    • Breakdown: Mental Health
    • Drug Costs
    • Wellness
  • Commentary
    • Dan Walters
    • My Turn
    • Reader Reactions
  • Multimedia
    • Explainers
    • Data Points
    • Force of Law
    • Gimme Shelter
    • California State of Mind
    • Interactives
    • Video
  • Events
  • DONATE
  • About
    • Advisory Board
    • Board of Directors
    • California Dream Project
    • Contact Us
    • Inside CalMatters
    • Institutional Partners
    • Internships
    • Jobs
    • Media partners
    • Meet Our Team
    • Mission
    • Reports & Financials
    • Supporters
  • WhatMatters
  • Politics
    • 2020 Voter Guide
    • Votebeat
    • Election 2020
    • Inside the Capitol
  • Justice
    • California Divide
    • Housing
    • Immigration
    • Labor
  • Economy
    • California’s Pension Crisis
    • Poverty
  • Education
    • Corona on Campus
    • Disaster Days
    • K-12 Education
    • Higher Education
  • Children and Youth
  • Environment
    • Building Efficiency
    • California Wildfires
    • Climate Change
    • Frayed Wires
    • Rising Seas
    • Water
  • Health
    • Coronavirus
    • Breakdown: Mental Health
    • Drug Costs
    • Wellness
  • Commentary
    • Dan Walters
    • My Turn
    • Reader Reactions
  • Multimedia
    • Explainers
    • Data Points
    • Force of Law
    • Gimme Shelter
    • California State of Mind
    • Interactives
    • Video
  • Events
  • DONATE
  • About
    • Advisory Board
    • Board of Directors
    • California Dream Project
    • Contact Us
    • Inside CalMatters
    • Institutional Partners
    • Internships
    • Jobs
    • Media partners
    • Meet Our Team
    • Mission
    • Reports & Financials
    • Supporters
Skip to content
CalMatters

CalMatters

California, explained

  • Donate
  • Subscribe
  • About
  • Trending
  • California Policy Primer
  • Coronavirus Tracker
  • Covid Stories
  • Staying Sheltered

Tag: california higher education

Posted inMy Turn

Racial (in)justice and the UC budget crisis

Avatar by Guest Commentary February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

We fear the budget crunch could lead the UC to fail to deliver on the soaring hopes for social mobility for underrepresented minority students.

students
Posted inMy Turn

Investing in our college students will pay dividends

Avatar by Guest Commentary January 28, 2021January 27, 2021
Posted inEducation

How to make sense of affirmative action in UC admissions

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn September 15, 2020October 21, 2020
As the coronavirus has blown a hole in the state budget, California campuses such as California State University East Bay campus face budget cuts. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inHigher Education

Coronavirus set to chop $2 billion from California higher ed — but financial aid survives

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn May 15, 2020May 16, 2020
A hopeful message is seen on the marquee of the The Chabot theatre on Castro Valley Boulevard day nine of the coronavirus stay-at-home order in Castro Valley, Calif., on March 26, 2020. Photo by Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group
Posted inWhatMatters

CA to begin reopening on Friday

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven May 5, 2020May 5, 2020
UC, SAT, University of California, Varsity Blues
Posted inHigher Education

If the University of California drops the SAT, what would take its place?

Felicia Mello by Felicia Mello December 10, 2019December 16, 2019
GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter being sworn into Congress, alongside his wife.
Posted inWhatMatters

California confronts higher education issues, and Newsom is Iowa-bound

Dan Morain by Dan Morain December 3, 2019December 2, 2019
San Jose State University senior Jaelyn Deas, 22, is a recipient of the Spartan Completion Grant and plans to graduate in December in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, July 25, 2019. When Deas discovered that the grant would cover her summer school registration fees she said it felt like Christmas morning. Photo by Alison Yin for the Hechinger Report
Posted inHigher Education

Can California save higher education?

AvatarFelicia Mello by Jon Marcus and Felicia Mello December 3, 2019December 3, 2019
Posted inNewsletters, WhatMatters

Finding a friend in Oregon, Newsom’s lawsuit pays off and the Nazi next door

Avatar by Ben Christopher June 7, 2019
anta Clara University 2018 commencement in Stevens Stadium on Saturday, June 16, 2018 in Santa Clara, Calif. (Maritza Cruz/ Bay Area News Group)
Posted inPolitics

As Trump rolls back student loan protections, an Obama-era watchdog brings the fight to California

Felicia Mello by Felicia Mello April 23, 2019August 30, 2019
© 2021 California, explained. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic Privacy Policy
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube