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Students and faculty sue administrators over last spring’s UCLA pro-Palestinian protests

The suit alleges that UC officials discriminated against pro-Palestinian supporters and failed to protect them when counter-protestors attacked their encampment.

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Mikhail Zinshteyn

• March 20, 2025

Groups of students walk through a plaza in front of a main building on the University Of California Los Angeles campus.

Higher Education

Judge blocks Trump administration’s cuts to key federal research funds

The funds, known as “indirect costs,” help universities maintain expensive labs and other infrastructure. Trump’s administration seeks to cut that funding by roughly half the current amount.

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Mikhail Zinshteyn

• February 10, 2025

People wearing face masks sort through piles of donated food at a pop-up donation center for residents affected by the Los Angeles wildfires.

Higher Education

LA colleges move classes online, offer services to students affected by fire

After the LA fires prompted several colleges and universities to close or move to remote operations last week, several are resuming from winter break this week with online instruction and resources for students, employees and surrounding communities.

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• January 15, 2025

College Beat

College protests swept across California last year. Why have they stopped?

Campus administrators have been swift in enforcing their protest rules this fall, a marked change from last spring where protest encampments grew unchecked for days or weeks. Meanwhile, students are asking courts to weigh in on policies in court.

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June Hsu

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Lizzy Rager

• December 19, 2024

Commentary

UC Merced turns 20 years old yet remains California’s awkward stepchild

UC Merced has fallen far short of enrollment goals, spends more to operate than other UC campuses and has had less economic impact than expected.

By

Dan Walters

• December 13, 2024

"A close-up view of a sign taped to a pole that reads 'CAL MOVE-IN' with dates 8/15/23, 8/16/23, and 8/20/23 from 7 AM to 7 PM, indicating no parking during these times due to move-in events. The background shows a blurry scene of people, including a person pushing a cart with large boxes and an orange suitcase, as they navigate a busy sidewalk.

Higher Education

UC faces half-billion-dollar budget shortfall and increases tuition for new nonresident students

The University of California anticipates more than a $500 million budget gap next summer, so It’s increasing tuition by at least $3,402 for new nonresident students next fall. Meanwhile, the system is planning billions in construction projects.

By

Mikhail Zinshteyn

• November 14, 2024

A student writing on a white board under a banner for the AI club in a classroom.

Education

California students want careers in AI. Here’s how colleges are meeting that demand

The governor’s recent deal with Nvidia will boost AI education at community colleges and open the door to similar deals for public four-year universities in California. Meanwhile, computer science programs are adding AI concentrations and majors to prepare students for a range of "blue collar" and technical AI jobs.

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Delilah Brumer

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Jeremy Garza

• October 29, 2024

Higher Education

UC says federal law prevents it from hiring undocumented students. A lawsuit seeks to change that

Lea esta historia en Español Update: On Oct. 10, The California Court of Appeals in the First District denied the legal petition filed against the University of California. The legal team suing the UC said on Oct. 14 that it’ll file a new petition with the California Supreme Court within a week. Members of the […]

By

Mikhail Zinshteyn

• October 1, 2024

A man with a hat on top of an RV to check the roof while it's parked next to a street.

Education

Homeless students can sleep safely in their cars at this California college. Other campuses say no

Failed legislative bills have attempted to create safe parking programs for students to sleep in their cars on California campuses while awaiting housing. Meanwhile, Long Beach City College allows homeless students to park overnight.

By

Briana Mendez-Padilla

• September 18, 2024

Higher Education

Will the same protest policies yield a different response from campus leaders at the University of California?

The unfolding rules are a response to last spring’s series of campus protests that led to hundreds of arrests. State lawmakers withheld $25 million from the UC until the system updated its policies.

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Mikhail Zinshteyn

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Matthew Reagan

• September 16, 2024

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