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Isael Corona, estudiante de matemáticas en UC Berkeley, mira por la ventana desde su apartamento de estudiante cerca del campus donde vive con un compañero de cuarto el 3 de septiembre de 2020. Corona dice que él extraña estar con sus amigos, pero quiso regresar al campus. Fotografía de Anne Wernikoff para CalMatters

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Las pruebas de coronavirus en las universidades varían según el sistema, el campus

Con pautas de salud pública que a veces son contradictorias, provenientes de los CDC y de las fuentes estatales y locales, los colegios y las universidades han tomado diferentes decisiones acerca de cuántas pruebas de coronavirus se deberían hacer, y cuándo. Los recursos son un factor, según los expertos.

By

Mikhail Zinshteyn

and

Felicia Mello

• September 10, 2020

Isael Corona, a math major at UC Berkeley, looks out the window from his student apartment near campus where he lives with a roommate on Sept. 3, 2020. Corona says he misses being with his friends but wanted to be back on campus. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

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

Instead of laying off employees, UC should use assets to give them security

The University of California is laying off hundreds of workers in the midst of a pandemic, pushing employees onto the unemployment system.

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Guest Commentary

• September 2, 2020

Kayla Monnette, 20, of Corona, Calif. majors in cognitive science at the University of California San Diego. Photo by Mohammad Djauhari for CalMatters

College Beat

Pandemic tests an already-fragile college mental health system

This spring, as the coronavirus pandemic disrupted campus life for college students across California, UC San Diego sophomore Kayla Monnette had trouble sleeping at night. The stress of moving to online classes, figuring out how to safely buy food during quarantine, and worrying about the well-being of her immunocompromised family manifested in what Monnette described […]

By

Ethan Edward Coston

• August 27, 2020

Retrato de la Dra. Melina Abdullah, expresidenta del departamento de estudios panafricanos de Cal State Los Ángeles y cofundadora del capítulo de Los Ángeles de Black Lives Matter el 18 de agosto de 2020. Abdullah dice que la prohibición de la acción afirmativa ha sido "enormemente problemática tanto en términos de reclutamiento como de retención de profesores afroamericanos". Fotografía de Alexis Hunley para CalMatters

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Una propuesta electoral que podría impulsar la equidad racial entre el profesorado universitario

La derogación de la prohibición de la acción afirmativa facilitará que los colegios y universidades públicas se dirijan a grupos insuficientemente representados para ocupar puestos de profesorado.

By

Mikhail Zinshteyn

• August 20, 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

WhatMatters

CA Director of Public Health resigns

Good morning, California. It’s Monday, August 10. Second top resignation in two months The director of California’s public health department resigned late Sunday night, less than a week after state officials reported a tech glitch that resulted in an undercount of coronavirus cases and confusion about the scope of infections as the state’s death toll […]

By

Emily Hoeven

• August 10, 2020

Commentary

Federal investments needed for state’s higher education system in fight against COVID-19

Congress should approve federal funds needed for universities to continue to play a leading role in combating today’s public health emergency.

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Guest Commentary

• August 6, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses his plan for the gradual reopening of California businesses during a news conference at the Display California store in Sacramento May 5, 2020.

WhatMatters

At last: some good coronavirus news

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, August 4. Newsom guardedly optimistic For the first time in a long while, California has some good coronavirus news. The state’s positive case rate declined by 7%, hospitalizations by 10% and intensive-care admissions by 5% over the past two weeks, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday. One month ago, California’s positive […]

By

Emily Hoeven

• August 4, 2020

Reader Reactions

How should the state fund core courses at UC?

I wish that the three UC deans had made some specific suggestions as to how the funding for core instruction might be achieved.

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Guest Commentary

• August 4, 2020

University of California police form a barrier around a group of students before they are arrested and carted away for blocking an intersection at the entrance to UC Santa Cruz on February 12, 2020. Photo by Dan Coyro, Santa Cruz Sentinel

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

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