Tag: education
Hopeful policies will change UC education for the better
Mark Yudof, President of the University of California from 2008 to 2013, led the UC system through fighting times when budget deficits were apparent,...
Humanities and STEM make strange but necessary bedfellows
"Oh, you're an English major? That's interesting." An assuring nod, a brief pause. "So, what are you planning to do with that?
I'm often inclined...
Editorial: Letter to Chancellor Kim Wilcox
Dear Chancellor Wilcox,
The University of California, Riverside welcomes you to your new position as chancellor, keenly awaiting the positive transformations you promise to bring...
Student loan compromise pays lip service to struggling students
Back in the days of VHS tape and before the HUB was even built, George W. Bush was president of the United States. Vowing...
Jerry Brown Takes His Budget Proposal Back
In April 2013, Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a budget increase for the California State University and the University of California systems. According to the...
Editorial: The skills of the humanities provide more than students believe
There are numerous steps involved in beginning your college career: the daunting application, the self-anger at being “too lazy” in high school while filling...
Back in my day, student loan rates were higher
Congress has until July 1 to figure out how it is going to deal with the impending increase in student loan rates. If a...
Writing cannot be graded by technology
“You are smarter than a calculator,” elementary school teachers often tell their students. “The human mind is a wonderful tool.” But as academic technology...
Gov. Brown’s proposal and its hidden consequences
It is a sad but true statement that money is what makes things happen when it comes to the education of students and the...
Gov. Brown’s proposal to change community college funding for the better
When have you gone to a restaurant and had to pay before you even got to taste your meal? You don’t show up to...