Few were closer to the violence the students/protesters endured the past two nights at UCLA than Sergio Olmos for CalMatters calmatters.org/education/high…

New: CHP isn’t supposed to aim less-lethal munitions at protesters’ heads and fire into crowds. It did at UCLA. We found at least 25 instances in which officers appeared to aim their weapons at the eye-level of protesters or fired them into crowds. calmatters.org/justice/2024/0…

Nearly 3.7 million students and 667,000 newborns in California have money invested in a savings account to help pay for college. But most families don’t know the money is there. How to look up your account: cal.news/3KqL8aM 📝 Jacqueline Munis

A program for low-income, first-generation STEM students at community colleges is receiving millions of dollars to expand across the state. cal.news/3W0fmXp 📝 Li Khan

My latest for CalMatters

Un programa para estudiantes STEM de primera generación y de bajos ingresos en colegios comunitarios está recibiendo millones de dólares para expandirse en todo el estado. CalMatters College Beat CalMatters calmatters.org/calmatters-en-…

New from CalMatters College Beat: Could this new systemwide program help California graduate more STEM students? By Li Khan calmatters.org/education/2024…

Months-long delays. Lack of trust. Failure. These are just a few ways in which investigators a year ago described the inadequate responses to sexual assault and discrimination at The CSU. So what's changed since then? Elizabeth Wilson • CalMatters calmatters.org/education/2024…

Roughly half of California community college students are taking classes online — a significant shift compared to before the pandemic. Nationally, the federal government is concerned about a lack of oversight for the growing number of online courses. calmatters.org/education/high…

Hey I’m a reporter for CalMatters College Beat 👋🏼 If you’re a student or faculty experiencing infrastructure issues (mold, unreliable HVAC, etc.) at your CSU/UC, please message me via DM or email me at [email protected]

.CalMatters's Briana Mendez-Padilla spoke with Public Advocates' Senior Staff Attorney Jetaun about the struggle community college students face accessing basic needs and housing—and the need for legislators to pass policies students desperately need: calmatters.org/education/2024…

Los estudiantes sin hogar pueden dormir seguros en sus autos en esta universidad de California. Otros planteles dicen que no cal.news/3MV0m92 📝 Briana Mendez-Padilla

Only 1 in 5 California community college students makes it to a university, audit says calmatters.org/education/high…

Today’s CalMatters newsletter by Lynn La — Alexei Koseff + Malena Carollo on Gavin Newsom refinery bill — WendyFry on reparations — Jenna Peterson on Newsom vetoes — Carolyn Jones on CSBA suit — CalMatters College Beat on The CSU calmatters.org/newsletter/gas…

Read my first story with CalMatters College Beat on Title IX reform at the The CSU: calmatters.org/education/2024…

My first article as a fellow at CalMatters & CalMatters College Beat explores the challenges faced by part-time community college faculty across the state. It also looks at AB 2277, a vetoed bill that some part-timers said would have made their lives easier. calmatters.org/education/2024…

AB2277 would have eased the lives of part-time professors at the California Community Colleges. Last week, Gavin Newsom vetoed the bill, citing potential costs. Delilah Brumer x CalMatters College Beat spoke with professors on what the bill would have meant for them. calmatters.org/education/2024…

❌ A bill vetoed by the governor would have increased the number of classes part-time community college faculty can teach at a single campus. Part-timers often have to commute between multiple campuses to make ends meet. cal.news/3BzfOoJ 📝 Delilah Brumer

Community colleges and universities are working to lay the groundwork for students to pursue those more advanced degrees, while also finding ways to get students involved in AI at the undergraduate level. calmatters.org/education/2024…

California colleges enroll 2 million undergrads in a given year spanning the forests of Arcata to the beaches of La Jolla. We spoke to college students about what issues are important to them and how college has informed their perspectives. CalMatters calmatters.org/politics/elect…