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College Beat

UC, Cal State police much less diverse than the students they serve

At 32 of 33 UC and CSU campuses, police officers are whiter than the students — and in many cases, disparities are glaring

By Omar Rashad and Katherine Swartz • March 10, 2021

CalMatters en Español

La policía de UC, Cal State es mucho menos diversa que los estudiantes a los que sirven

En 32 de los 33 campus de UC y CSU, los agentes de policía son más blancos que los estudiantes y, en muchos casos, las disparidades son evidentes

By Omar Rashad and Katherine Swartz • March 10, 2021

College Beat

California colleges slowly begin vaccinating faculty, students — but likely won’t require immunization

Lea este artículo en español. In mid-January, science education professor Al Schademan received one of around 2,000 emails sent to faculty, student employees and essential staff at California State University, Chico. The email contained a surprise for Schademan: He would be among the first higher education employees in California to gain coveted access to the coronavirus […]

By Zaeem Shaikh, Shehreen Karim, Ryan Loyola, Elena Shao, Mallika Seshadri and Matthew Reagan • February 26, 2021

CalMatters en Español

Las universidades de California comienzan lentamente a vacunar a profesores y estudiantes, pero es probable que no requieran inmunización

Read this article in English.   A mediados de enero, el profesor de educación científica Al Schademan recibió uno de alrededor de 2.000 correos electrónicos enviados a profesores, empleados estudiantiles y personal esencial de la Universidad Estatal de California en Chico. El correo electrónico contenía una sorpresa para Schademan: estaría entre los primeros empleados de educación superior […]

By Zaeem Shaikh, Shehreen Karim, Ryan Loyola, Elena Shao, Mallika Seshadri and Matthew Reagan • February 26, 2021

Capitol

Public Universities and colleges can serve as economic engines to drive economy out of pandemic slump

California’s public colleges and universities will continue to struggle to fulfill their mission without stable state and federal funding.

By Guest Commentary • February 25, 2021

WhatMatters

Challenges ahead for new vaccine system

Good morning, California. It’s Friday, February 12. Note: Due to Presidents’ Day, the newsletter will pause until Tuesday. Trifecta of concerns California is slated to launch on Monday its new vaccine distribution system helmed by Blue Shield and Kaiser Permanente — one that will inherit longstanding concerns over supply, equity and speed. Here’s a closer […]

By Emily Hoeven • February 12, 2021

Commentary

Racial (in)justice and the UC budget crisis

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

By Guest Commentary • February 8, 2021

Education

Newsom calls textbooks “racket,” proposes money to create free ones

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to spend $15 million to develop more degree programs that include free textbooks, taking aim at the “usurious costs” of commercial textbooks today. The state spent $5 million on a similar program in 2016-17.

By Mikhail Zinshteyn • January 13, 2021

WhatMatters

Vaccine rollout a critical test for Newsom

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, January 12. Only 27% of doses used Gov. Gavin Newsom has a lot of political capital riding on his goal of vaccinating 1 million additional Californians by this weekend. Apart from school reopenings, no issue looms larger for Newsom’s third year in office — and his ability to fend off […]

By Emily Hoeven • January 12, 2021

College Beat

As Trump supporters stormed Capitol, students watched history unfold in real time

Sara Romero tutors math for middle school students in San Diego during their last class of the day. But on Jan. 6, her attention was divided between two monitors: one showing her students and another open to news coverage of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. “I had to tell the kids, ‘I’m fine!’” said […]

By Janelle Marie Salanga, Maddie Beck, Julianna Domingo, Hannah Getahun, Ryan Loyola and Marisa Martinez • January 8, 2021