“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” – unless they don’t have the proper paperwork and want to go to college. Read more...
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September 2, 12:00 am
Travis Fife: Minerva Project reinvents classroom model, universities should take note
What’s really shocking about universities isn’t how much they’ve changed. It’s how much they’ve stayed the same. Think about the typical classroom: There’s a professor lecturing, a group of students taking notes and maybe a graduate student or two there helping the professor. Read more...
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August 25, 2:36 am
Ryan Nelson: Public transit improvements can only come with shift in attitude
For more than two years, in an attempt that would’ve made the Simpsons proud, the city of Beverly Hills has argued that L.A. Metro should scrap the Purple Line extension, a Westside-to-downtown subway extension that will run underneath Wilshire Boulevard in favor of a comprehensive, above-ground monorail system, citing faulty scientific research and a lack of demand. Read more...
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August 18, 2:00 am
Ryan Nelson: “Power Five” autonomy unfavorable for lower-ranked schools
In a move that benefitted few and surprised no one, the NCAA voted last Thursday to allow its five richest conferences – the Pac-12, the Southeast Conference (SEC), the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big Ten, and Big 12 – a certain degree of autonomy when governing their players. Read more...
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August 11, 1:06 am
Julia McCarthy: UC support for sexual assault survivors needs to be solidified
This post was updated on Aug. 11 at 10:17 a.m. This past spring, “#WhyIDidntReport” became a trending hashtag on twitter. Survivors of sexual assault flooded the social media website with accounts of why they didn’t report their assaults. Read more...
Photo: U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Rep. Susan Davis (D-San Diego) recently introduced the Survivor Outreach and Support Campus Act, a bill that would establish an independent advocate for sexual assault survivors at universities that receive federal funding. (via senate.gov)
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August 4, 1:19 am
Travis Fife: Family history helps us appreciate present experiences
A deaf and drunken priest who couldn’t speak English and was a little too handsy with my mom and aunt wasn’t the preferred tour guide when trying to understand the history of a 13th century church. Read more...
Photo: The cemetery in Bribir, Croatia is where Fife’s great-great grandmother is buried. Fife visited the cemetery this summer with his grandmother and other family members to connect to their family’s roots and learn about their past. (Courtesy of Travis Fife)
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July 28, 12:59 am
Aram Ghoogasian: UC harms public image with administrator pay increases
If you or I received a base pay increase after going seven years without one, it likely wouldn’t raise any eyebrows. But university administrators aren’t paid like you and me. Read more...
Photo: (The Daily Californian) At their most recent meeting, the UC Board of Regents approved a three percent base salary increase for some senior level administrators, including UCLA’s Chancellor Gene Block.