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May 19, 8:53 pm

‘Fight to keep these papers alive’: Student journalists react to print budget cuts

Stefano Fendrich had only been editor in chief of the Daily Trojan for a few weeks when he received bad news. The University of Southern California’s Student Life office told him the paper had a budget deficit of $80,000, print was being cut from daily to three days a week and his staff would no longer be paid, Fendrich said. Read more...

Photo: A collage of student newspapers including the Daily Trojan, the University Daily Kansan, the Daily Collegian and the Indiana Daily Student. College newspapers across the country are facing budget cuts threatening the future of their print newspapers. (Photos courtesy of Henry Kofman/Daily Trojan, Marissa Meador/Indiana Daily Student, Chad Cushing/University Daily Kansan and Kate Hildebrand/The Collegian. Collage by Lindsey Murto/Design director)

A Closer Look, California, Higher Education, News, UC

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May 16, 8:03 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May Revision reduces proposed budget cuts to the UC

This post was updated May 18 at 10:03 p.m. California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May 14 revision of the state budget reduced proposed funding cuts to the UC. Read more...

Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom and former UC President Mark Yudof are pictured. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May 14 revision of the state budget reduced proposed funding cuts to the UC. (Daily Bruin file photo)

A Closer Look, Academics, California, Higher Education, News

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May 16, 12:41 am

California Community Colleges offer affordable option for in-state students

College students said the California Community Colleges system has allowed them to pursue higher education at an affordable cost. As the largest system of higher education in the country, CCC collectively serves 2.1 million students. Read more...

Photo: A lecture hall is pictured. Students said the California Community Colleges system has allowed them to pursue higher education at an affordable cost. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Higher Education, National, UC

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May 14, 10:30 pm

UCLA students react to Trump’s attacks on higher education, federal funding cuts

This post was updated May 16 at 12:35 a.m. Students said UCLA should fight back against the Trump administration’s attacks on higher education. The United States Department of Education has withheld funding from Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Harvard University, Northwestern University, Princeton University and University of Pennsylvania since the beginning of the Trump administration. Read more...

Photo: Students walk down Bruin Walk. Students said UCLA should fight back against the Trump administration’s attacks on higher education. (Alexandra Crosnoe/Daily Bruin senior staff)

A Closer Look, Academics, Higher Education, Science & Health

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May 13, 5:10 pm

From starlight to spotlight: UCLA professor Amy Mainzer defends planetary science

This post was updated at 11:23 p.m. Amy Mainzer didn’t plan on studying asteroids when she graduated from her doctoral program in 2003. But now, Mainzer – who received her doctorate of astronomy from UCLA – is building a telescope that will be sent to space to detect asteroids before they hit Earth’s surface. Read more...

Photo: Amy Mainzer stands in the UCLA Meteorite Museum. Mainzer will testify before Congress on Thursday on NASA’s planetary defense strategy. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin staff)

A Closer Look, California, Higher Education, News

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May 8, 11:06 pm

UCLA study finds CalFresh program underused by college students

CalFresh, a federally funded food assistance program, is a largely untapped resource for California college students, a recent UCLA study found. Researchers at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and California State University, Fullerton, published a report measuring the impact CalFresh has had on food-insecure students at schools across California. Read more...

Higher Education, National, News, UC

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May 2, 4:18 pm

James Milliken appointed by UC Board of Regents as next University president

This post was updated May 6 at 10:26 p.m. The UC Board of Regents appointed James Milliken to be the University’s next president Friday. Milliken, the current chancellor of the University of Texas system, will assume the role Aug. Read more...

Photo: James Milliken, the current chancellor of the University of Texas system, is pictured. The UC Board of Regents appointed Milliken to be the University’s next president. (Courtesy of US Department of Education/Wikimedia Commons)


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