LAist April 21, 2021 By Adolfo Guzman-Lopez Like colleges nationwide, California universities are beginning to reveal whether they'll require students to be vaccinated if they want to return to campus in the fall. Chico State told its students this month that those wishing to live in the dorms in the fall, as well as student

The College Post April 19, 2021 By Marianne Besas The Cal State Student Association (CSSA) passed a resolution supporting the addition of castes — a rigid system of social stratification native to India — as a protected category of California State University (CSU) 23 campuses’ anti-discrimination policy by a 22-0 vote. The resolution stipulates that

Aljazeera April 16, 2021 By Raqib Hameed Naik San Jose, California, US – An association representing nearly half a million university students in California, United States has passed a resolution seeking a ban on caste-based discrimination faced mainly by the Dalit students, with rights groups calling the move “historic”. Formerly referred to as “untouchables”, Dalits

EdSource March 17, 2021 By Ashley A. Smith, Michael Burke, and Larry Gordon For many, the coronavirus pandemic was expected to last a few weeks, at most. Instead, after more than a year, it’s completely changed higher education in a way that will persist even after campuses have repopulated and California and the U.S. reach

The California Aggie March 8, 2021 By Annette Campos Students say the pandemic and increased housing insecurity have contributed to the need to increase the grant, which provides aid to many UC Davis students The UC Student Association, in partnership with the UC, has launched the Double the Pell campaign as part of a nationwide

The Chronicle of Higher Education February 26, 2021 By Eric Kelderman Last May, just weeks after college campuses shuttered in response to the coronavirus, the California State University system announced a decision that would send a sort of ripple across the nation’s higher-education landscape. Long before many institutions had set their plans — and despite

Daily Titan February 15, 2021 By Michelle Ibañez Efforts to allow students to identify as Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA), instead of identifying as white on the Cal State application continue. A Cal State Fullerton student presented the possible passing of the resolution to the Cal State Student Association (CSSA) on Saturday. “Since our

EdSource January 15, 2021 By Andrew Reed EdSource: We asked leaders from California’s institutions, policy and advocacy organizations for their thoughts on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s postsecondary budget proposal. Their responses are presented below in no particular order. Scroll down and click on the photos to read their thoughts on the governor’s plans for postsecondary education.

LAist January 11, 2021 By Adolfo Guzman-Lopez The digital divide that has widened during the pandemic has been more than a stumbling block for many college students trying to adjust to online learning -- it's been a closed gate. But there could be at least some relief in sight from the federal government. The coronavirus

Six days before its application window closes, the California State University system serving nearly half a million students has announced a plan for all 23 of its campuses to reopen next fall after more than a year of virtual instruction amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The early announcement is aimed at helping students and families as