California State University

June 14, 2019

More aid for older and homeless students in California's higher education budget

The budget provides an increase to 41,000 Cal Grants for older students to pay tuition. Advocates say more help is needed and hope for bigger reforms next year.

Larry Gordon And Michael Burke

May 22, 2019

Cal State application fees expected to rise to $70 per campus amid access concerns

The proposed $15 hike, the first in 30 years, would support technology. Low-income students would get four free applications but concerns remain.

Larry Gordon

May 22, 2019

California Community Colleges will extend chancellor's contract through 2023

California Community Colleges board of governors plans to extend contract for Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley through 2023.

Michael Burke

May 10, 2019

Gov. Newsom proposes more help for homeless California college students but no major Cal Grant boost

Much debate is ahead about legislation to expand Cal Grants beyond tuition costs. Gov. Newsom says state must balance different needs.

Larry Gordon

May 7, 2019

California colleges help students dress for success — for free

More colleges open shops to provide students with free professional attire for work interviews, internships and new jobs.

Larry Gordon

April 10, 2019

A 4th year of high school math for CSU admissions? Just the idea triggers debate

A fourth course of high school math could be calculus, computer science, statistics, business math to fill possible extra CSU entrance requirement.

Larry Gordon

April 2, 2019

Lack of effective state education data system holds students back

Longitudinal system that connects K-12 and higher ed could help more students complete college.

Michal Kurlaender

March 28, 2019

California legislators seek reforms after college admissions scandal

Lawmakers say they want to level the admissions playing field. Sweeping proposals would add oversight to athletics admissions, ban legacy admissions and regulate private counselors.

Larry Gordon

March 13, 2019

Wealthy California parents undermine push for 'meritocracy' in college admissions

Most parents charged in the bribery scandal are from California, as are those who carried out the schemes and received the bribes.

Louis Freedberg

February 20, 2019

California’s black students lag in college completion despite some gains

With only a third of black adults earning a degree, the report urges colleges to get more students to come back and finish.

Larry Gordon

February 5, 2019

California State University graduation rates show uneven progress, some backsliding

Eleven campuses still graduated less than 20 percent of students who entered as freshmen four years ago.

Larry Gordon

January 22, 2019

Cal State pledges to freeze tuition in response to governor's budget plan

CSU tuition will be frozen for a second year in a row at $5,742 annually for full time undergraduates who are California residents. Undergraduates taking six or fewer credits still would pay $3,330.

Larry Gordon

January 10, 2019

Newsom's higher education budget would boost aid, freeze tuition and repair campuses

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s overall $209 billion budget would increase the amount the state spends on the California State University system by $562 million.

Larry Gordon And Mikhail Zinshteyn

January 2, 2019

California higher education leaders have high hopes for Newsom's spending plans

Higher education experts expect Newsom to be more generous to academia than Gov. Brown. New funding and expansion of free community college tuition are anticipated.

Larry Gordon

December 2, 2018

California students find tuition discounts, less-crowded campuses out of state

Enrollment from California students in the Western Undergraduate Exchange tuition reciprocity program has more than tripled over the past decade.

Nico Savidge