After months of deliberations, UC's board of regents voted Wednesday to allow UCLA to move most of its athletic programs to the Big Ten, but with caveats.
UC faculty have pledged to withhold more than 30,000 grades this fall in solidarity with striking graduate workers. That could have implications for undergraduates who need certain grade point averages to keep their financial aid.
A student shares how taking college courses while still in high school helped her get ahead in college and save on tuition. But access to these courses remains uneven across California.
Responding to pressure to prioritize California residents, UC accepted fewer out-of-state applicants and about 1,000 more in-state students for fall 2022.
UC board of regents calls for review of UCLA's planned move to the Big Ten following closed door meeting with Gov. Gavin Newsom who said UCLA must explain how the move will benefit students and preserve its relationship with UC Berkeley.
Advocates argue letter grades aren't a good measure of student learning and that pass/no pass grading in certain courses could be a better alternative for first-year students at the University of California.
New California legislation would prevent courts from immediately forcing a campus to cut enrollment over population concerns and could be retroactively applied to UC Berkeley.
Lawmakers want the University of California to add 7,000 new students this fall, but UC has indicated it will only add 2,000 more students compared with last fall.
