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Education

College coronavirus testing varies by system, campus

With sometimes competing public health guidelines coming from the CDC and state and local sources, colleges and universities have made different decisions about how much coronavirus testing should be done, and when. Resources are a factor, according to experts.

By Mikhail Zinshteyn, Felicia Mello and Kimberly Morales • September 10, 2020

Commentary

You can put a price tag on environmental and economic returns from protecting rangeland

From parks to rangeland, California’s open spaces provide a variety of benefits that it’s next to impossible to put a price tag on – until now.

By Guest Commentary • August 6, 2020

Education

UC Regents want to investigate top salary cuts

Two key members of the UC Board of Regents are in favor of a model that would reduce top salaries to help offset pandemic expenses. Also, next year’s UC budget has more money for policing and the stage has been set for a likely September vote about a telescope in Hawaii.

By Mikhail Zinshteyn • August 3, 2020

Higher Education

Financial aid appeals surge as students cope with pandemic hardships

UCLA student Dulce Jimenez didn’t file a federal student aid application for the 2020-21 school year; she was set to graduate in spring, and thought the days of worrying about paying for school would be behind her. But then the coronavirus pandemic hit. Jimenez found herself dropping a class, then needing to make it up […]

By Vanessa Arredondo • July 22, 2020

Higher Education

UC students must ready for an online, socially distanced fall

The majority of UC campuses have released guidelines and policies for the next school year. UC guidelines call for the vast majority of classes to be taught online, sparsely populated dorms and regular symptom surveys of students and employees.

By Mikhail Zinshteyn • June 25, 2020

Education

Students push UC to abolish police departments

Recent nationwide protests have re-ignited scrutiny of how the University of California polices its students.

By Felicia Mello and Vanessa Arredondo • June 19, 2020

CalMatters en Español

¿Es ahora el momento de reinstaurar la acción afirmativa en California?

En medio del debate nacional sobre raza y justicia aparece el último intento de revocar la prohibición de California de los programas de acción afirmativa.

By Ben Christopher • June 3, 2020

College Beat

Last student standing? A coronavirus diary

Lee este artículo en español. California college students cancelled their housing contracts and left their dorms en masse following the shift to online classes and statewide lockdown caused by the coronavirus. But at the University of California at Berkeley, several hundred stayed on campus, either because they couldn’t afford to make it home, did not have a […]

By Vanessa Arredondo • May 20, 2020

Higher Education

A new reality for student parents: Teaching their children’s classes while taking their own

Lee este artículo en español. Before the coronavirus, Katie Self’s days followed a predictable routine.  At 5:00 a.m., she woke up her three children and got them ready for school.  By 7:00 a.m., Self was hitting the books at Fresno City College, where she was studying to be a radiology technician. Classes and tutoring wrapped up […]

By Adria Watson • April 29, 2020

CalMatters en Español

Una nueva realidad para los estudiantes con hijos: Dar clase a sus hijos mientras toman sus propias clases

Hello! We’re publishing more of our work in Spanish to better serve our diverse state. Make sure to click here to read the article in English. Antes del coronavirus, los días de Katie Self seguían una rutina predecible. A las 5:00 de la mañana, despertaba a sus tres hijos y los preparaba para la escuela. A las […]

By Adria Watson • April 29, 2020