University of California System

Students Ask Regents Not To Proceed With UC Tuition Hike

latimes.com | Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times | Posted 09.13.2011

Reporting from San Francisco -- Students appealed Wednesday to University of California regents not to proceed with a proposed second tuition increase...

The Undervaluation of California Higher Education

Christina Gagnier | Posted 05.25.2011

Christina Gagnier

Today welcomed newly inaugurated California Governor Jerry Brown's unveiling of his proposed budget for 2011-2012. As with every budget cycle since th...

UC Waiting Lists: Less Than 2,000 Offered Spots At Cal. Universities

latimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011

After much anxiety among high school seniors, relatively few applicants were offered fall freshman admission to a University of California campus this...

The Emergence of the National University and the Role of the Federal Government

Linda Katehi | Posted 05.25.2011

Linda Katehi

If ever the United States needed to formulate a long-range compass for the future of its higher education system, now is that time. And if ever the United States needed to make a long-term cut: fiscal investment to safeguard those aspirations against short-term contingencies, and to declare education as its highest priority both for the good of its citizens and for the continued welfare and security of the nation, now is that time.

UC System Overload: 16 Percent Enrollment Increase Expected

The Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

A new study, aptly titled "Ready or Not, Here They Come," predicts that California's college enrollment will increase by 16 percent in the next nine y...

Student Activists Beaten After Rally On Interstate (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

HuffPost Citizen Reporting | Brandon Jourdan & David Martinez | Posted 05.25.2011

Produced by HuffPost's Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit On March 4th, 2010, demonstrators in California and across the country took to the stree...

Day Of Action: TOP MOMENTS

The Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

Though yesterday's California-born Day of Action to Defend Public Education became a national event, activity was anchored in the Golden State. The st...

March 4 Day Of Action: MAP

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Tomorrow is the official "day of action" to demonstrate against California higher education cuts, but the verve from the state's recent protests -- al...

Berkeley RIOT: Fire, Destruction

The Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

Overnight, an impromptu riot to protest budget cuts and tuition increases at the University of California-Berkeley snowballed to include more than 200...