Friday, May 8


Students, protesters decry FBI response

Students and activists alike are not satisfied or convinced by the FBI’s response to a Nov. 23 New York Times article revealing an internal FBI memo asking police agencies to scrutinize demonstrations and fundraising activities of anti-war groups. Read more...


Dynes pledges to be a friend to students

Robert Dynes might be the president of the most prestigious university system in the world, but he still insists on being called “Bob.” And although he may have made the jump from the chancellor’s office at UC San Diego to the UC president’s office in Oakland, part of him still lingers on the sun-drenched campus in Southern California. Read more...



Outreach programs threatened by deficit

To improve his chances of being accepted at UCLA, Carson High School senior Richard Din participated in a University of California application workshop organized by the Early Academic Outreach Program. Read more...



Kerr’s Master Plan shaped modern UC, CSU systems

As Clark Kerr’s friends and colleagues sift through their memories of him, many remember his dream of universal access to higher education. Kerr was a major force behind the Master Plan for Higher Education, which dramatically increased Californians’ access to college, and that dream of access may be in jeopardy as California faces its current fiscal crisis. Read more...