Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to San Francisco was a major subject of discussion for Asian Americans as protests broke out throughout the city on issues ranging from China’s human rights record, labor issues and Tibetan independence. This visit brought up concerns regarding the rise of anti-Asian hate, which surged in the U.S. during and after the pandemic, largely...
This past spring, University of California students voiced their concerns about the UC system’s shortcomings related to disability services. The UC Student Association has put out statements showing the need to spend exponentially more on university disability services as students face unreasonable wait times and their accommodations go unmet. At UC Riverside, the problem expands beyond the capabilities of...
As the popularity of Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms like ChatGPT skyrockets, its role has been under scrutiny in conversations about academic integrity. Personal statements are a standard part of the college admissions process, once thought to be the only medium of showing off an applicant’s unique qualifications. Administrators are concerned that AI will negatively impact the integrity of these...
According to the Center for First-Generation Student Success, 56% of college students’ parents have not attained bachelor’s degrees. The population of first-generation students is a growing majority, but these students are struggling to obtain their degrees, and 90% of these students are not graduating on time. These students deserve to be uplifted by the UC system and all educational...
Quote: “Realistically, too much damage has been done, and the situation is too far gone for this level of lackluster international cooperation to save anyone, much less the planet.”
California Governor Gavin Newsom, in a move that came as a slight surprise to Americans, traveled to China to meet with President Xi Jinping on the topic of climate change and...
Governor Gavin Newsom recently approved legislation requiring California State Universities to report all sexual misconduct investigations to the state. The bill, S.B. 808, comes after a barrage of failures on the part of various CSUs to address and investigate misconduct properly. An audit found faulty data collection, which severely limited the scope of the audit, and ultimately discovered that...
In the last year, UC President Michael Drake has faced a series of security breaches at his university-provided housing that both damaged the property and created concern for him and his family’s safety. Most notably, President Drake’s home was spray-painted this past May with horrifying racial slurs in a profanity-laced tirade. Luckily, President Drake was not home at the...
Education has become an important site for contentious issues, from parents’ rights to LGBTQIA+ rights to book bans. As Republican presidential candidates squared off for the primaries, education became a frontal issue despite not earning these individuals many political points. In California, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill in early September that takes aim at book bans in response...
Enrollment of Latine students at colleges has made leaps and bounds in the last 20 years, with numbers doubling. However, Latine and African-American students remain the least likely to be enrolled or obtain a bachelor’s degree, listing financial constraints as the main reason. A D.C.-based nonprofit, Excelencia in Education, recently released a report noting that despite these increases in...
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In a six to three decision by the Supreme Court, affirmative action in college admissions has been struck down. This decision will have large implications for higher education institutions who are struggling to ensure equal opportunity for applicants and diversity at their campuses....