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UC unfairly admitted well-connected students

by Emily Hoeven September 23, 2020September 23, 2020

Students sunbathe on the lawn at UC Berkeley on March 12, 2020. The university suspended most in-person classes on Tuesday due to Coronavirus concerns. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

State auditor blasts UC for admitting unqualified students based on wealthy connections

by Mikhail Zinshteyn September 22, 2020September 22, 2020

A few students walk through Sproul Plaza, normally bustling with student organization tables, on March 12, 2020. UC Berkeley suspended most in-person classes beginning on Tuesday of this week due to Coronavirus concerns. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Coronavirus-induced student housing levels could cost UC a billion dollars per year

by Mikhail Zinshteyn September 18, 2020September 18, 2020

President of the United States Donald Trump speaking at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr

Trump headed to California as wildfires rage

by Emily Hoeven September 14, 2020September 14, 2020

Dr. Sonia Angell, Director of California Department of Public Health, at a press conference in the state capitol following the first COVID-19 death in California on March 4, 2020. Angell has just announced that she is resigning from her post. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

CA Director of Public Health resigns

by Emily Hoeven August 10, 2020August 10, 2020

A young woman looks distraught as she gazes at a positive pregnancy test. California could become the first state to offer abortion pills at public universities.

California soon may be first state to require public universities to offer abortion pills

by Elizabeth Castillo July 24, 2018June 23, 2020