Higher Education

University of California’s Board of Regents is a step closer to requiring that statements of academic departments appear on separate webpages rather than on departmental homepages. Interest in the issue swelled as professors and students debated the war in Gaza.

A program for low-income, first-generation STEM students at community colleges is receiving millions of dollars to expand across the state.

A doctor shortage in the San Joaquin Valley drives many residents far out of the region for health care. That's one reason California is developing a medical program at UC Merced.

Five college graduates reflect on their unique college experience and look forward to their early career plans.

The California Student Aid Commission conducted focus groups and found emotional messages connected well with students and parents. They then said they were more likely to apply for financial aid.

The measure’s author said it would compete with other priorities this year, including an effort to fend off a proposed constitutional amendment to punish retail thieves and another to restrict forced labor in prisons. He wants to propose it for a future election season.

Gov. Newsom’s latest budget proposal cuts the Middle Class Scholarship to $100 million. The Legislature wants to provide more than $900 million for it.

Adults without high school diplomas can attend community college, but few of them receive financial aid, even when they’re eligible. A new proposal from Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Community Colleges Chancellor Sonya Christian aims to fix that. But it may be too late.

The state is directly investing money for low-income students and all newborns to attend college. After two years, the program is still not widely known by the students who need the most financial assistance.

Once federal grant funding ends many resources and opportunities at Hispanic Serving Institutions continue only through student and faculty efforts. Experts say campuses must maintain programs to better serve Latino students.