Category: California Colleges
Cal State to back three proposals on nursing education, campus safety and more
California State University, Fullerton Credit: CSU Fullerton/Flickr Top Takeaways Cal State trustees agreed to sponsor legislation at a Jan. 27 […]
February 6, 2026
Sonoma State grapples with aftermath of budget cuts and new leadership
California Faculty Association members at Sonoma State walk the “Hope” box filled with written messages of hope to the president’s […]
February 5, 2026
Arizona State navigates financial aid pitfalls of California expansion
Arizona State University’s presence in California includes ASU FIDM in downtown Los Angeles, pictured on Jan. 14, 2026. Michael Burke […]
February 2, 2026
How dual enrollment programs can enhance racial equity
Students attend a dual enrollment Sociology 101 class in Los Angeles. Credit: Kate Sequeira / EdSource Across California, dual enrollment […]
January 17, 2026
Inland Empire students benefit from localized college aid programs
Inland Empire College Corps Fellows gather at a midyear leadership retreat hosted at Cal State San Bernardino. The regional program, […]
January 7, 2026
Q&A: Outgoing Cal State Dominguez Hills President Thomas A. Parham
Thomas A. Parham, left, the outgoing president of California State University, Dominguez Hills, chats with students on campus. Matt Brown/CSUDH […]
December 30, 2025
New federal alert warns that 132 schools and colleges in California produce ‘lower earnings’
Federal data shows Barstow Community College graduates earned less than the statewide median for high school-only graduates, but college officials […]
December 18, 2025
CSU campuses show vastly different results on graduation after 10 years and $3 billion
Cal State Monterey Bay students celebrate graduation. CSUMB was among the California State University campuses to make the most progress […]
December 3, 2025
California colleges brace for food aid delays, offer assistance to students
Top Takeaways An estimated 330,000 students across California’s community colleges and the University of California system participate in federal food […]
November 4, 2025
Looking to enroll and retain more students, California colleges try shorter courses
Top Takeaways California colleges experimenting with short courses report promising results for adults, returners and Black students. A group of […]
October 29, 2025
New laws aim to ease California’s student housing crunch
Alarmed by expensive housing that drives up the cost of college degrees and leaves some students struggling to make rent, […]
October 13, 2025
It’s time to set a bold vision for higher education in California
Escalating federal actions are shaking the foundations of higher education: college presidents ousted, research grants revoked midstream, and DEI initiatives […]
August 19, 2025
Trump’s law reshapes federal loans and Pell Grants, impacting California students
Top Takeaways The law blocks graduate students from taking out new Grad PLUS loans and caps Parent PLUS loans starting […]
July 9, 2025
Ice cream socials, fights and vomit: Why Cal State resident assistants want to unionize
Takeaways: The union wants to absorb 1,400 or more resident assistants, who do everything from organizing karaoke nights to navigating […]
April 11, 2025