In politics, pipelines bring to mind President Barack Obama’s veto. In education, pipelines are important pathways from underserved public schools to the state’s public universities. At the California State University system, a decade of efforts have proved less-than-stellar, with African American enrollments declining rather than growing in spite of increased outreach to underserved and minority communities. Read more...
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Before he ever tried to tear down a wall, former president Ronald Reagan had a much more local foe: the University of California. Forty-eight years ago this past Saturday, the conservative California governor delivered a stirring sermon: The state budget was tight, education was expensive, and people shouldn’t be given “intellectual luxuries” on the state dime. Read more...
Photo: Ronald Reagan shaking hands on the campaign trail in 1966, only one year before he made a speech on the role and importance of higher education as California governor. (Courtesy of Brett Tatman)
When students try to communicate with school administrators, their grievances often fall on deaf ears. The appointment of a new administrator, however, has a chance to initiate a paradigm shift. Read more...
Less than 9 percent of eligible voters aged 18 to 24 turned out to vote in the 2014 midterm election this past November in California, a historic low, according to a January UC Davis report. Read more...
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In the fight over the proposed tuition increase, the state seems to have chosen the path of direct intervention. First, in December, there was bipartisan support for Senate Constitutional Amendment 1, which grants the state unprecedented legislative oversight of the UC. Read more...
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While there are many different elements that make up a successful university, the core interactions by which students learn is in the hands of the professorship. Read more...
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This myth goes all the way back to the elementary school playground: Men are from Mars and women are from Venus. We’re in college now, but variations of this gender divide just keep on coming. Read more...
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