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Janet Napolitano
College & Careers
July 17, 2020

California’s top higher education officials urge voters to support affirmative action in hiring and admissions

California’s higher education leaders appear together for what may be their last public gathering in an online forum, entitled “New Realities for Higher Education."

Larry Gordon
Podcast
June 26, 2020

State budget anxiety; Janet Napolitano on reopening UC

Fresno Unified's superintendent sizes up the new state budget; departing UC President Napolitano discusses reopening campuses and repealing Prop. 209.

EdSource staff
College & Careers
June 26, 2020

Napolitano says farewell to UC, advocates for affirmative action and Covid-19 research

UC’s first female president helped expand enrollment and successfully pushed to end testing as admissions requirement.

Larry Gordon
College & Careers
June 22, 2020

California universities prepare for possible return of affirmative action in admissions

If voters repeal the state ban on affirmative action in college admissions, some expect only moderate change among racial groups at UC and CSU while others predict significant shifts to match California's overall population.

Larry Gordon
Policy & Finance
June 1, 2020

'A turning point’: California education leaders speak out about racism and police brutality

This current crisis must be more than a teachable moment; it must lead to real change, education leaders say.

Carolyn Jones
College & Careers
May 21, 2020

In historic action, UC moves to drop SAT/ACT and develop a replacement exam for admissions

Ending the SAT/ACT as a requirement for freshman admission at UC will likely get attention nationally. Supporters of the move expect it will result in more ethnic and income diversity on campuses. Critics fear it will backfire.

Larry Gordon
College & Careers
May 20, 2020

UC may allow partial campus reopenings in the fall

Decisions would be made in the months ahead. If they reopen, campuses would at first require face coverings, limit class sizes, ban audiences at sports events.

Larry Gordon
College & Careers
May 15, 2020

Newsom’s proposed budget cuts to higher education force difficult choices ahead

UC, CSU and community colleges face significant declines in state funding, prompting fears of tuition hikes and program cuts. Federal funds might ease the pain.

Michael Burke And Larry Gordon
College & Careers
May 11, 2020

UC president wants SAT/ACT mandate suspended through 2024 and new exam created

UC's Napolitano plan conflicts in part with faculty position and could be very influential nationally. UC regents are to vote on the issue next week.

Larry Gordon
Covid-19
April 20, 2020

University of California faculty leaders want admissions tests restored after health crisis

Requirements for SAT or ACT are suspended for a year and UC faculty votes to keep the exams in the future. Regents will have the final say.

Larry Gordon
College & Careers
April 1, 2020

University of California suspends SAT/ACT requirements for 2021 applicants

UC's one-year pause in testing does not mean a permanent end to SAT/ACT for admissions. CSU may follow. Neither university will require letter grades for high school courses this spring.

Larry Gordon
College & Careers
January 17, 2020

Leaders selected in California’s unprecedented searches will help shape future of higher education

The efforts to replace UC’s president Janet Napolitano and CSU chancellor Timothy P. White by summer have raised worries about competition between the two systems for academic talent.

Larry Gordon
Student Well-Being
November 12, 2019

University of California will support undocumented students, even if DACA ends

UC considering ways to help undocumented students stay in school, if their DACA status is terminated.

Zaidee Stavely
Student Well-Being
November 8, 2019

University of California heads to Supreme Court to defend protections for undocumented immigrants

Thousands of California college students, graduates and employees would be at risk of deportation if DACA is terminated.

Zaidee Stavely
College & Careers
October 22, 2019

California State University chancellor to retire, touts graduation gains

Hired in 2012, White pushed CSU efforts to drop remedial courses and raise graduation rates. His departure and that of UC’s Napolitano leave two big vacancies.

Larry Gordon And Michael Burke