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Racial (in)justice and the UC budget crisis

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.

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Investing in our college students will pay dividends

by Guest Commentary January 28, 2021January 27, 2021

How to make sense of affirmative action in UC admissions

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

Higher Education

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

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

CA to begin reopening on Friday

by Emily Hoeven May 5, 2020May 5, 2020

UC, SAT, University of California, Varsity Blues

Higher Education

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

by Felicia Mello December 10, 2019December 16, 2019

GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter being sworn into Congress, alongside his wife.

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

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

Higher Education

Can California save higher education?

by Jon Marcus and Felicia Mello December 3, 2019December 3, 2019

Newsletters, WhatMatters

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

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)

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

by Felicia Mello April 23, 2019August 30, 2019